When you start your day off with something sweet, like this breakfast bake, it’s pretty much a guarantee that it’s going to be a good one. This bake does the impossible: It improves on flaky, buttery croissants by soaking them in a rich, custardy liquid and baking them with a slew of juicy blackberries. The result is pure decadence for breakfast — something we all need every once in a while.
Restaurant menus can reveal a lot about a country’s cuisine, but there’s a more authentic place to find the true building blocks of local food: in home kitchens. We turned to three passionate Mexico City eaters and peeked inside their cupboards to find out which ingredients they have on hand at all times. Here’s what they had to say.
Everyone has their tried-and-true method for making perfect fried eggs. Some people might cook them in pork fat, while others might add a lid to steam the tops to set them to perfection. There are people who like loading on the butter, and there are people who like olive oil for crispy edges. There are also people who swear by only using Grandma’s cast iron skillet for the most awesome, eggy goodness.
But Ree Drummond, aka the Pioneer Woman, has a method we’ve yet to hear about anyone doing. It might sound strange at first, but her technique is intriguing and something I need to try out immediately. Have you tried this?
An Amazon Echo can do a lot of things. It can play music, brew coffee, order pizza, and even help you find better deals on Amazon shopping holidays. It can definitely make a person feel a little like Big Brother is watching them, however. Amazon Echo is always listening, and that makes some people a little uncomfortable about privacy issues. Nobody wants to think their speakers are spying on them. Now Alexa has a new app that is a little less “Big Brother” and more “nosy mother-in-law,” because it tracks and records a user’s alcohol consumption and tells them when they’re drinking too much.
If there was ever a morning to start the day with a smoothie, this is it. From super-fresh green smoothies to tropical twists, here are 17 smoothies to help you start your day of eating leftovers with something light, wholesome, and still good to eat — or rather, drink!
When you’ve had your fill of turkey sandwiches and turkey soup, but there are still leftovers waiting to be eaten in the fridge, choose greatness. And by greatness we mean a towering lasagna filled with layers of roasted Brussel sprouts, creamy sweet potatoes, Thanksgiving stuffing, and of course, the turkey. One might even argue that this next-day meal is even better than the main event itself.
You’ve roasted your turkey, and now it’s time for gravy. You don’t need a recipe; this step-by-step guide will show you how to make delicious gravy to pour over your mashed potatoes and turkey with wild abandon.
The deeply browned and rich scrapings from the bottom of the roasting pan might not look like much when you first take the turkey out of the oven, but those drippings are Thanksgiving manna. Let’s make some gravy.
Often the trickiest part of hosting and cooking Thanksgiving dinner isn’t the major planning and prep you tackle in the weeks leading up to the year’s most delicious holiday — it’s all those big and small snafus that pop up at the last minute. Don’t sweat it, though! You’ve got this. And to make sure, we’re here to help.
From cracked pie crust and lumpy gravy to a frozen-solid turkey, here are the best solutions to 15 very common, last-minute Thanksgiving problems.
When it comes to Thanksgiving sides, there’s no question that mashed potatoes are an absolute must. And there’s another thing to love about this crowd-pleasing dish: It’s actually easier than you might think to make ahead. So get a jump on your Thanksgiving prep by making your mashed potatoes now, freezing them, and then reheating on the big day.
