Sure, when you are starved for time — and just plain starving — you can always boil spaghetti and crack open a jar of your favorite sauce for a hearty (albeit boring) meal in under 20 minutes. But there is a better way. The cheese hack you've been missing calls for one ingredient: ricotta cheese.
Read More
There are a few pitfalls to avoid and steering clear of a few practices can go a long way. One popular item to make in slow cookers is chicken, but there's an important step to take before putting your chicken into the crockpot. You should either buy skinless chicken or take the skin off yourself.
Read More
Some like it soft and chewy, while others prefer that first bite of fatty, salty goodness to be crispy and crunchy. Even members of the royal family have preferences when it comes to bacon. Prince Harry may have a fancy title, but he is just like us.
Read More
Is there anything more debatable than the correct way to create perfect scrambled eggs? The internet universe is full of scrambled egg techniques and recipes, but here is a hack that begins at the beginning — with the actual scrambling. It's a jar hack.
Read More
And, really, if you've just spent time making pasta and creme brulee from scratch, you need a break. No need to put yourself on a four-day egg white expiration deadline. The solution is to freeze your egg whites. There's no fancy technique needed here: Just drop your egg whites into the tray.
Read More
Onion rings are kind of the perfect side to a burger. They're even good on a burger. But this twist will take your onion rings to a new whole new level: We're talking bacon onion rings. That's right — we went there. If you haven't been wrapping your rings in bacon, you've been doing it all wrong.
Read More
If you're a little nervous about your steak-cooking technique and fear that you might turn your piece of meat into lightly charred shoe leather, we feel you. Luckily, Michael Ollier, senior corporate chef for the Certified Angus Beef ® brand, shared with us how to make the perfect steak every time.
Read More
If you have ever really over-seasoned your food with too much of anything, then you know it can easily become inedible. It's a very slippery slope between a little salty and the point of having to toss an entire dish. Professional chefs follow one simple rule in their kitchens to avoid catastrophes.
Read More
Step aside and make way because there's a new secret ingredient in town, er, sitting on your pantry shelves, or perhaps tucked away in the back of your refrigerator, and you will want to use the next time you are making bread. What is it? Pickle juice.
Read More
It's hard not to love all of the Pioneer Woman's recipes, but her twist on chocolate cake is really something to swoon over. Though cakes can get complicated quickly or heavily rely on difficult techniques, this deliciously chocolatey cake is a thing of simplicity. (And it comes with a secret.)
Read More
Believe it or not, chocolate eggs are not just for your Easter basket. As it turns out, there is also a fan following for chocolate in everyday eaten-for-breakfast eggs, too. Milk chocolate, dark chocolate, white chocolate — there are endless options, should you decide to ride this breakfast train.
Read More
If you've ever wanted to make fresh donuts at home but are averse to bringing a large pot of oil to a boil for fear of burning yourself, we totally understand the struggle. Now, it seems like everyone across the country owns an air fryer, which means there's a much safer and healthier way.
Read More
Without the right ingredients, tools, or techniques, your homemade latte might disappoint. One of the most basic tips for getting your dairy-free latte right comes down to using high-quality ingredients. Look for barista-grade dairy-free milks like M*lkman's Oat M*lk for example.
Read More
Your get-together is running smoothly, except you notice no one is touching the shrimp you spent your morning cleaning, deveining, and poaching. What gives? You taste one and it's like chewing on an eraser — gross and rubbery, with no flavor. Here's the big mistake you're making with poached shrimp.
Read More
If bacon has one flaw, it's that it's a bit insubstantial and tends to be more of an accent than a main dish. Well, this new way to cook bacon is about to change all that. If you want to know how to beef up your bacon, it turns out the secret lies in giving it the old chicken-fried steak treatment.
Read More
If we need to put together a no-fail cake in record time, we usually rely on our old friends, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, or Duncan Hines. But what if adding eggs and dairy are even too much trouble when you're looking for a simple dessert to satisfy your sweet tooth? Enter the 2-ingredient cake.
Read More
However, this summer, a pineapple might be just the thing to add to your repertoire of grilled items. Delish suggests a Fireball Cinnamon Whiskey-soaked grilled pineapple that is sure to spice up any barbecue. To prepare the dish, cut the pineapple into wedges, and put them in a bowl of Fireball.
Read More
We know movie theater popcorn tastes better than homemade, no matter how bad it may be for us. So, what's the real difference between the two? How do they make it taste so good at the theater, and can you recreate that same flavor when you make popcorn at home — sans all the extra fat and calories?
Read More
It's all about the coffee: how quickly we can get it. But espresso — the base of your morning cappuccinos, lattes, macchiatos, and flat whites — has an etiquette of its own. In Italy, the drink's birthplace, espresso is an everyday ritual, meant to be sipped at the bar and savored
Read More
Of course, every chef has their own view on how best to whip up scrambled eggs. Some eschew dairy products all together, saying that it detracts from the egg flavor of the dish. But Ramsay's secret ingredient is indeed a spoonful or two of dairy, in the form of crème fraiche.
Read More
So, how do we say this nicely? Your toaster is about to become toast. Because if you want to enjoy that sourdough or 7-grain grain or country baguette with the true gusto with which all bread is meant to be enjoyed, you must stop toasting it. You need to fry it instead.
Read More
The sauce relies on parmesan and butter, and a vegan Alfredo sauce couldn't use these ingredients. Recipes are out there to accommodate those who don't eat animal byproducts, like the recipe for vegan Alfredo sauce on the site, Minimalist Baker. In keeping with the times, we can turn to TikTok.
Read More
Covering everything from pancake cereal to easier lemon juice extraction, TikTok has become a veritable treasure trove of trendy recipe innovations and helpful food hacks that go viral. In recent weeks another clever idea has been sweeping the social media site: freezing cereal before eating.
Read More
While fast-casual food can get old when you go through the drive-thru too often, the beauty of these take-home dinners is that you can assemble them yourself with Chick-fil-A chicken and just a few extra ingredients. The nuggets sheet pan dinner introduced a new level of simplicity that we love.
Read More
True whiskey connoisseurs will say that adding a couple of drops of water to your glass actually improves and enhances the taste of the drink. Is that true?
Read More
Alton Brown's recipe for brownies (which he calls Cocoa Brownies 2.0) calls for the usual ingredients: large eggs, two types of sugar, natural cocoa powder, salt, and vanilla. Combine wet and dry ingredients, pour the batter into a pan. Then we get to the hack.
Read More
Both tofu and tempeh are soy products, but there are some major differences between the two. The taste, texture, and nutrition differ, which means that some recipes work better with one or the other. While tofu is strictly made from soy, tempeh contains other ingredients like flaxseed.
Read More