• $299.95
• Williams-Sonoma
Kitchen tool giant OXO just released a new line of small electrics called OXO On, and it’s hitting stores right now. First thing to catch my eye? This drip coffee pot. Why? Well, it really wants to do it all.
You might readily order a Bellini at brunch or a mojito at your favorite Mexican restaurant, but do you know how those cocktails got their names?
As part of their ongoing quest to explain everything, Mental Floss has a list of the origins of some of your favorite cocktails’ names.
A warm bowl of pumpkin soup on a chilly fall evening is comfort food at its finest. Even better? A warm bowl of pumpkin soup that practically cooks itself. Get out your slow cooker and make this fragrant, coconut milk-laced soup ASAP.
I’m pretty sure that Pop Rocks ranked quite high as one of the most entertaining candies of your childhood. A fizzy, popping feeling of tiny bubbles exploding, accompanied by their signature crackling sound when they hit your tongue – even your friends could hear them pop and fizz every time you opened your mouth. But where does the “pop” in Pop Rocks come from?
One of my probably most annoying insistences in the 15 years that I didn’t eat meat was that I suspected people didn’t really like it as much as they thought they did. Take bacon, no doubt the first thing that comes to mind when some leaf-horfing former vegetarian has the audacity to suggest that you could live without flesh. You love the way it’s smoky and salty and crispy and fatty, right? But how much of that has to do with the actual taste of pork belly, versus the way we’ve treated it to make it even more amazing? How much of Korean short ribs are about the unseemly delicious marinade, how much of Southern fried chicken is about that shattering crust, comprise mostly buttermilk, flour and grandma love? How much of barbecued ribs is about the gloriousness of the meat on the bone versus the long tenderizing, smoking and the sweet-salty-spicy stuff we mop or crust on top? [Sorry, I have to stop this paragraph right here so I can eat it.]
And while it pretty much only took me one pregnancy, the one where I craved burgers nonstop to understand that yes, there is perhaps more to meat than the sum of its seasonings and cooking methods, I still get more excited about vegetables being treated like big ol’ slabs of meat than I do about that what they’ve mimicked. Any restaurant should know how to cook a rib-eye medium-rare; but can they make broccoli steaks?
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There are a number of ways to become a better cook: You can read a lot of cookbooks, learn from the experts, go to culinary school, or work your way through The Kitchn’s Cooking and Baking Schools. You can make the same recipe dozens of times or cook all day to prep for the week or a big party. Do any of these at any time, and you’ll improve your cooking skills — no doubt about it!
The only potential problem? You need time to do most of those things. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could improve your cooking life in — oh, say — five-minute chunks instead? You can! Our list of mini tasks and projects to do in five minutes or less will make cooking feel easier, faster, and a little bit more experienced.
If you’re looking for a DIY candy to make this Halloween, I’ve got just the thing for you: pumpkin seed butter cups. They’re easy to make; look a little spooky (I mean, who expects to find green filling in their candy?); and best of all, eschew the traditional peanut butter, making them safe for friends with nut allergies.
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by Pam Garrison
“Four jalapeno peppers are diced and mixed into this very tomato salsa, so it ‘s quite nippy. And there ‘s a bit of garlic and cilantro to help it along as well. It ‘s finished with a splash of lime juice and chilled until ready to serve. Makes three cups.”
There really isn’t a more versatile ingredient to always have on hand in the refrigerator than eggs. Eggs help us start our days off right and give our baked goods moisture and structure. They’re also inexpensive, full of protein, and a lifesaver at dinner when you need throw a quick meal together.
But eggs at dinner can be just more than just scrambled eggs; they can truly be the star! Whether they’re stirred into soups, baked with veggies or lentils, or fried on top of polenta or greens, here are 20 delicious ways to eat eggs for dinner tonight.
