If you love a good hollandaise sauce, whether it’s over eggs Benedict on Saturday morning or a plate of asparagus at Easter dinner, then you’re a friend of mine. Maybe you didn’t even know that this creamy, buttery, slightly tangy sauce that you love so dearly could be made at home in about two minutes using just a blender. Want to impress your friends this weekend? Invite them for brunch and tell them you’re making hollandaise sauce.
Everyone likes to dress up now and again, right? Well, scrambled eggs feel the same way. Don’t deny them the opportunity to be adorned with some silky crème fraîche and aromatic herbs. This sandwich will raise your standard breakfast sandwich routine to the height of elegance.
No matter the entrée, an Indian dinner just isn’t complete without a side of naan. In fact, I’ll happily skip the rice and double down with an extra piece of naan every time. But this puffed flatbread has the power to move beyond dinner accoutrement. It’s worthy of a role far better — like actually being the main course.
Sometimes I feel like a pariah of the food world, carrying around a dark secret that I fear will get me banished from my career and knocked off my perch as a so-called professional. Friends have laughed in my face when I’ve shared it with them in confidence, but I guess it’s finally time to come clean. I am not in love with my slow cooker. Not by a long shot.
Let’s be clear — breakfast food is the best kind of food, and it’s a crying shame if you only enjoy it at breakfast time. We can’t think of a single food traditionally served in the morning hours that we wouldn’t enjoy eating for dinner. Yes, even down to the simple bowl of cereal or humble piece of toast.
These 15 breakfast recipes are some of our favorites, so we’re liberating them from their morning status, and promoting them to prime-dinnertime players.
As with any country, you can find traces of its history in its cuisine. Pork vindaloo, famed for its fiery heat, speaks directly to the Portuguese occupation of the southern Indian state of Goa. As Neela explains, “Carne de vinha d’alhos, a Portuguese dish made with pork, was the basis of the now-famous vindaloo served in Indian restaurants. Although many make it with lamb, chicken, or shrimp, I prefer the original recipe with pork, redolent of tamarind, vinegar, and black pepper.”
Last month’s theme on Instagram for The Kitchn was “Awesome Appetizers.” There were so many reasons to get together in February – Valentine’s Day, the Super Bowl, and Lunar New Year — so there were plenty of appetizers on Instagram. Here are a few of our favorites that you shared with us last month, plus a look at March’s Instagram theme.
While classic French cuisine certainly doesn’t make use of a slow cooker, it’s no stranger to dairy. This is an ingredient the French know well; they’re masters of turning milk and cream into a whole world of rich foods. In fact, we can learn one of our most important tips about cooking dairy in the slow cooker from them.
I know what you’re thinking: Is it really possible to say there’s any one small appliance (let alone five!) that every kitchen should have? Kitchens, after all, come in all shapes and sizes. A studio apartment kitchen doesn’t have the luxury of space that a suburban kitchen has, so telling me I have to have something in my kitchen (or else!) will probably just bum me out.
So perhaps this is a better way to say it: If you can only fit five small electric appliances in your kitchen, choose these five. Whether you’re clearing out a cluttered kitchen or setting up a kitchen from scratch, they’re endlessly useful and worth the money and space.
