If you’re a lover of food, you probably spend most of your money on meals — whether it’s your fondness for the taco truck, your penchant for fancy cocktails, or your desire to eat at the newest, hottest restaurants.
Why not save up by using one of these appropriately food-themed piggy banks?
I feel like there are people who like all the food on their plate to touch and people who like the different dishes to maintain their own space into carefully managed sections of the plate. I am firmly in the first camp and unsurprisingly a great fan of food in bowls for this very reason. Breakfast is probably my favorite time for a bunch of things to get tossed together in a bowl, which is why this meal of cumin-spiced black beans, plantains, and a fried egg is everything I ever wanted from the first meal of the day.
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Sometimes dinner inspiration starts with a side rather than the main dish. Case in point? This braised purple cabbage. With only three ingredients, humble cabbage is transformed into an outrageously delicious side dish that just might steal the show come dinnertime.
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I am not a fancy hand soap kind of person. I did not grow up in a home with fancy hand soap. I did not know people with fancy hand soap. And I did not, as a fledgling adult, suddenly acquire a love of fancy hand soap. So, it is something of a mystery to me that I am willing to pay a small fortune for a particular Australian hand soap.
Do you know the one I’m talking about?
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I used to think I wasn’t the kind of person who wanted something sweet first thing in the morning, but then someone handed me a pastelito de guyaba along with a cup of strong coffee tinted with milk and my mind was forever changed.
The combination of intensely sweet guava paste and tangy cream cheese all encased in a flaky pastry dough has long been a common breakfast treat for Cuban communities and many others throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. Bakeries stock this treat, home kitchens churn them out by the batches, and now you can count yourself among the many who know just how incredible this combination is with this recipe for making guava and cream cheese pastelitos at home.
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When you’re tired at the end of a long day (like maybe today) and you don’t feel like making anything too complicated for dinner, this sheet pan chicken will be there for you. After a little prep work, everything cooks together on one pan in the oven, leaving you free to change into comfy clothes, pour a glass of wine, and maybe even read a few pages of that book you started a month ago.
Breakfast is the meal of the day that seems the hardest to get some vegetables in, and to be honest, the idea of vegetable chopping first thing in the morning isn’t very appealing. That’s where this easy egg bake comes in. Loaded with sautéed spinach, carrots, and mushrooms and held together in a creamy cheddar, potato, and egg base, this breakfast casserole is a tasty way to start your morning. And the best part? It has five different types of vegetables that can all be found pre-cut at the grocery store, making this a no-chop breakfast that couldn’t be simpler to throw together.
Remember that jar of green curry paste you bought for that one recipe you never made? Well, tonight it’s going to be the key to one of the most delicious vegetarian recipes you can make when you’re in a hurry. Take a cue from a favorite Thai takeout dish and make a fragrant green curry filled with tender cubes of tofu and broccoli, all in a coconut milk sauce layered with hints of pungent garlic, ginger, and fresh basil. In just 30 minutes you’ll have a meal that’s nothing short of hearty, fresh, and satisfying.
Although cafe culture is relatively new to Australia — we didn’t really have many coffee shops until the 1980s — we Aussies have taken to coffee like kangaroos to the outback … or shrimp to the barbie? You get the point! So strong is our passion that we have even managed to export our flat whites and long blacks to the rest of the world, with Australian cafes springing up everywhere from New York to Paris to Barcelona.
Related: What Exactly Is a Flat White?
But what may surprise you is that, despite our obvious love for coffee, most Aussies don’t own coffee makers. That’s right: Go into any Australian home and chances are, you won’t find the appliance that is a staple in most American kitchens.
Want a simple way to make salmon even more delicious? Spicy Dijon mustard, maple syrup, and a splash of apple cider vinegar join forces to turn basic salmon fillets into a flavorful dinner that will far exceed your weeknight expectations.
And since this whole meal of fish, crispy potatoes, and asparagus cooks on a single sheet pan, you won’t be staring down a sink full of dishes later.