I first got the idea of adding fruit to guacamole years ago at a cooking class with Diana Kennedy, an expert on Mexican cooking, who made for us a guacamole with chopped peaches and pomegranate seeds. The bits of sweet and tart fruit balance beautifully with the creamy salty mashed avocado. In addition to the strawberries in this guacamole, I’ve also added some chopped dried cranberries, for bursts of sweetness....
Pecans, No Marshmallows My friend topped his sweet potato casserole with marshmallows, and while I gamely gave it a try, I just couldn’t get past how overly sweet and mushy the marshmallows made the dish. To me, melted marshmallows belong in s’mores and rice krispies treats. When I started making sweet potato casseroles for my own Thanksgivings, I decided to skip the marshmallows altogether and topped my casserole with a nutty pecan crumble instead....
These tahini swirl brownies are a riff on what I consider the greatest brownie recipe—I find myself coming back to it again and again and again. I’m obviously talking about Smitten Kitchen’s classic brownies. It all goes down in one bowl and it is as simple as they come, with flour, butter, unsweetened chocolate, sugar, vanilla, eggs, and salt. No rising agents, no shopping for chocolate in a variety of percentages—just one kind of the good stuff....
We bought the dough from the ‘tamale lady’ who sold it from her house in a nearby town. My brother-in-law slow-cooked a pork shoulder with chiles, garlic, and onions to shred for the filling. It was a family effort; without a large cast of cooks (at least eight), it would be impossible to accomplish such a feat. That’s why this tamale pie is such a revelation! Layers of cheese, canned green chiles, scallions, and shredded chicken from a rotisserie bird are tucked between two blankets of dough in a skillet to make a pie....
Served with a Sweet Chilli Dipping Sauce, these are seriously tasty!! If you’re in the mood for a Thai Banquet, try these Thai Meatballs with a side of Chicken Satay and Thai Fried Rice! Thai Meatballs You can mix together mince with coriander/cilantro, garlic and a dash of soy and get away with calling that Thai. And they will be ok(ish). But if you want some Thai Meatballs that are seriously delicious, and really truly do taste real-deal Thai, then you’re going to need the help of a few more things....
I’ve just done a quick count and I’ve found that we’ve got more than 20 curry recipes on Kitchen Sanctuary! I guess I just really like curry. We make curry at home at least once, and usually twice, a week. Quite often we’ll make our own curry paste, but sometimes we’ll use store-bought paste if we’re in a hurry (or just too hungry to wait!). Mae Ploy and Thai Taste (<–affiliate links) are both relatively hot but nicely authentic in flavour....
As the title (released last month) implies, “Baking With Dorie: Sweet, Salty & Simple” contains a range of desserts, breakfasts, and anytime treats that will feel both inviting to non-bakers and exciting to pros. No matter your comfort level in the kitchen, don’t expect to flip through this book without dog-earing every page. There are the Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies and the Rye-Cranberry Chocolate Chunk ones from Mokonuts in Paris, the S’mores Ice Cream Cake, and the Cheese-Swirl Babka Buns....
Scoops are also designed to shape the food they’re being used for, whether it’s ice cream, muffin batter, cookie dough, or meatballs. And they also save time since the struggle of plowing a regular spoon through hard ice cream does take a lot of time. These scoops are built to minimize that time and effort. When looking for an amazing and effective scoop, take into account features like spring release levers, curved edges, ergonomic handles, and spade-like scoops that work with sharp edges when cutting into hard ice cream....
When you’re shopping for a tea kettle, it is important to consider every feature available to you. For instance, many stovetop kettles are small, so they likely won’t take up a lot of space, but their materials and capacity will matter depending on how frequently you need to use them. We kept these attributes in mind when we tested our top kettles. All were sent to home kitchens to determine how long it took a couple of cups to get to a boil, how pouring boiling water felt, and if the kettle was easy to clean....
Jump to:📋 What do we need to make the best burgers? 🔪 How to make it 🍽️ What to serve it with 🍲 More fantastic Burger recipes The Ultimate Double Cheeseburger 💬 Reviews A proper meat-fest, this burger is just so good! Served up with a portion of homemade chips and extra special sauce for dipping, it makes a fantastic Friday night treat. It’s really important to go with 20% fat minced beef....
The History of the White Lady Cocktail The White Lady cocktail’s first iteration was created by Harry MacElhone at London’s Ciro’s Club in 1919 and was a far cry from the drink we know today. It consisted of equal parts creme de menthe, triple sec, and lemon juice. Bar patrons a hundred years ago must have liked their drinks sweet, as this recipe would make your teeth sing. When MacElhone moved on to open Harry’s New York Bar in Paris in the 1920s, the recipe was reworked into something more familiar, with equal amounts of gin, Cointreau, and lemon juice....
I recently brought home a whole tilapia from our local Asian fish market and made quite a mess of trying to fillet it myself. Dad pitched in, with no more luck than I, and we ended up throwing the pieces (you couldn’t quite call them fillets anymore) into a fish stew. Now we know better. Just buy the straight fillets. Fresh Tilapia Recipe Tilapia are mild tasting, and fresh vegetables can really shine and highlight this relatively inexpensive fish....
Have you ever had King Cake before? This delicious braided sweet bread is a Mardi Gras tradition. It is a beautiful and vibrant cake that is PERFECT for any party! With mixtures of lemon and vanilla in the dough alone, the aroma will make you go crazy. However, just wait until you actually taste it! The flavor of the bread mixed with the filling and glaze is truly something else....
This Celery and Lime Bruschetta topping remains “undiscovered” but once you try it, you’ll definitely add it into your summer rotation. It’s a fantastic way to get a lot of healthy nutrition into you without even thinking twice about it, each slice has about 1 1/2 sticks of celery in it, but you would never guess. While I do like celery, and I often serve it cut up into sticks alongside dip as a “healthy” snack, I get sick of it easily....
There are endless bruschetta recipes “out there”. Google “bruschetta recipes” and you’ll be returned with 19.4 million hits. And I’m betting that 98% of them aren’t authentic Italian ones! I don’t judge – I am all for putting your own spin on things, doing modern / western / fusion versions of traditional recipes. And I’ve eaten and made my fair share of non-authentic bruschetta (eg. ricotta with grilled peach drizzled with honey…oh my!...
Dinner at the end of summer needs to be affordable, fast, and healthy. It also needs to refuel my entire family after long days of school and energize them for early season sports. Tuna burgers are my answer. Tuna Burgers Are Fast, Healthy, and Filling This tuna burger recipe is indeed fast, healthy, and filling. Canned tuna is inexpensive. I keep it stocked in the pantry so I can make this recipe on those days when I forget to plan dinner....
Two Recipes in One Neither one of us has made stuffed potatoes in a while, so we ended up experimenting over several days with various combinations. We settled on two — one a classic twice-baked potato mashed with some combination of sour cream, milk, and butter, and mixed in with crumbled bacon, green onions, and grated cheddar cheese. The other combination uses our blue cheese with some chopped chives. Infinitely Adaptable Twice Baked Potatoes The best thing about this recipe is that it’s wonderfully flexible....
We know many people are looking for an easy introduction to sourdough, without worrying about technique, so consider this your introductory lesson to making sourdough starter and bread from scratch. There are many methods and recipes for sourdough out there, and we are just focusing on one simple method. If you graduate from this and want to get fancy, there is a lot more to try out with sourdough baking!...
The truth is, it’s a soup for everyone. A very democratic soup. With its velvety texture, vibrant color, and delicately sweet squash flavor, it’s just plain delicious. The vegan of it all is a bonus. What Makes Vegan Butternut Squash Soup So Creamy? The creaminess comes from coconut milk, which lends pleasing richness to every bowl. After sautéing onions, carrot, garlic, and herbs, a can of coconut milk is added and simmered long enough to infuse the aromatics into the mix....
