When you cut open an avocado you’ve been saving for the perfect moment of ripeness and the inside starts to turn slightly brown, you might be disappointed, but there’s no reason to throw the whole thing away. Yes, it might be a little mushy. And yes, you might even be tempted to call it gross-looking. The truth is, it’s actually still safe to eat.
Just five protein myths? We could call this “500 Protein Myths,” as there are countless myths about protein. But we don’t have all day, so let’s focus on the five most common in American culture.
Protein is a complicated topic but the basics are quite simple. Understanding the true answers to five of the most common myths out there will not only set you up for success when it comes to consuming a wholesome diet, but it will also impress your friends — and teach them something too.
Few cuisines are better suited to Instant Pot cooking than Indian. While pressure cookers were long a staple of Indian kitchens, the added settings on the Instant Pot expand that utility even further. There is a world of Indian foods that the multi-cooker can make — and we’re not the first to notice. This fall saw the arrival of both The Complete Indian Instant Pot Cookbook and The Essential Indian Instant Pot Cookbook.
But what should you have for dinner tonight, even before Amazon could bring you one of those cookbooks? We’ve rounded up a few of our favorite Indian Instant Pot recipes from around the blogosphere to help you out.
As a mom to two macaroni-loving kids, I have made almost every type of macaroni and cheese variation you can imagine: baked, stovetop, one-bowl microwave, and boxed. But none of these techniques has wowed me quite the way this Instant Pot version has.
Instant Pot macaroni and cheese requires just five ingredients (OK, six if you include water) and cooks up perfectly from start to finish in 20 minutes. Between boiling the water and making the cheese sauce, even the best boxed macaroni and cheese can’t beat that timing. Plus, this Instant Pot version is creamier and more unctuous than any other one-pot macaroni around. Here’s how to make the very best weeknight macaroni and cheese in the Instant Pot.
There are so many trendy appliances on the market right now, from the Instant Pot to the KitchenAid stand mixer — and many of them are investments. If you’re having trouble deciding which one you need the most, you’ll want to thank Joanna Gaines because she just revealed the appliance she thinks every home cook should own: a bread maker.
When it comes to easy dinners, chili reigns supreme. It’s hearty, budget-friendly, and a staple weeknight dish for families all across the country. But not all chilis are created equal — so in an attempt to find out which recipe should earn its place in our rotation, we decided to test some of the most popular chili recipes out there (from Carla Hall, Ina Garten, Guy Fieri, and Ree Drummond) to see which one was the absolute best.
So which chili recipe took the crown? Here’s how they ranked, from our least favorite to the clear winner.
Ree Drummond (aka The Pioneer Woman) is everybody’s favorite aspirational rancher. When she’s not busy testing out recipes with her family or taking care of her sprawling ranch, she’s building her booming food empire that has amassed leigons of loyal fans. So when looking for a simple chili recipe that would please a crowd, I knew Ree would have something up her sleeve.
So you’ve been invited to a dinner party. There are some rules for this type of social situation that you’ve definitely heard before: For instance, you should always bring a bottle of wine or some other token as a gift for your host. But these occasions can be tricky to navigate and it’s important to make sure you arrive fully equipped to make a good impression on your fellow guests. Thankfully, Twitter users recently stepped in to offer their advice on what to avoid doing during dinner with the hashtag #BadDinnerPartyEtiquette.
We’re just over three weeks into 2019, which means that most of us haven’t completely abandoned our New Year’s resolutions yet. In addition to trying to cut down on my LaCroix intake (it’s not even that good, you guys) and trying to stop obsessing about mistakes I made in, like, 2004, I’m trying to really focus on – and stick to – my monthly budget this year.
Because I am SERIOUS-in-all-caps about this, I made an Excel spreadsheet to try to determine where every paycheck goes. Although most of my monthly bills are pretty consistent, my grocery receipts can fluctuate like crazy, depending on how well I’ve planned my meals in advance (spoiler alert: I am a poor planner) and whether or not I buy whatever impulse-in-a-box is currently being showcased on the end-cap. Fortunately, a not-quite-new but increasingly popular and free phone app can help me – or force me – to make a grocery list ahead of time, and it can also calculate which store has the best price on those items.
Everyone has their own weird food quirks. Much to the consternation of my entire family, for years I only ate vanilla ice cream with a drizzle of olive oil and a dash of sea salt because a men’s fitness magazine told me that it would cause me to eat less of it (it did not). My father used to eat scrambled eggs every morning with a heaping helping of ketchup and melted butter, which for some reason as a teen grossed me out to no end. And on Fridays (until the entire family begged her to stop), my mother used to smoke her own herring, knowing full well it’s already sold pre-smoked at the store. My siblings and I would climb into the car like clockwork and drive every Friday to wander the mall for two hours while she cooked, which gives you an idea of how strongly it smelled.
Still, in comparison to what you’ll see below, these are minor food sins.