So on one of those crazy nights where I literally had 15 minutes to get food on the table I whipped out some pre-made raviolis, cooked them (which takes, what, 3 minutes?) and made a brown butter garlic sauce. The longest part was waiting for the water to boil to cook my raviolis so the whole thing came together in less than 10 minutes. Awesome sauce! It gave me 5 minutes left to shoot a few quick photos and wa-la!...

How long does it take salmon to cook on the grill? Cooking time for salmon on a grill will vary depend on the thickness of your salmon filet or salmon portion. A 1-inch thick salmon portion will take approximately 8 minutes to cook. What temperature for grilled salmon? The USDA recommends that fish needs to be cooked to an internal temperature of 145 degrees F. However, some say that salmon is overdone at this point....

When I was a kid, on the days peas were being served for dinner, my siblings and I would jockey for a particular seat at the dining room table. This spot had a secret drawer in the table. (Well maybe not so secret, but good enough to not catch the notice of our unsuspecting parents.) The trick was to take a spoonful of peas, cover your mouth as if you were wiping something away, extricate the peas from your mouth into your hand, slyly open the drawer, and place the peas in the drawer....

Hi everyone, it’s Kevin from Kevin Is Cooking. Special thanks to Rachel for letting me contribute here on The Stay at Home Chef. For today’s post I’m sharing my Slow Cooker Chicken Mole Tacos! A mole is a Mexican sauce that is comprised of toasted nuts, dried fruit, chiles, chocolate and other savory ingredients, herbs and spices. When I think of a mole I think of a rich, savory Mexican sauce that has complex, layered flavors, and has been painstakingly nurtured, simmered and labored over....

It comes down to three simple, game-changing techniques: 1. Do NOT score the skin; 2. Low heat followed by high heat; 3. Keep the pork level using balls of foil. Perfect meat, perfect crackling … Every. Single. Time! . . Slow-Roasted Crispy Pork Belly Now that you’ve scrolled past the photos above, is it fair to say I have your attention? 😉 When we’re talking about roasted pork belly, I feel like the pursuit of bubbly, perfectly crispy pork crackling goes without saying....

Most lemon cookies also tend to be crispy and crumbly. I have nothing against those cookies, but I want a cookie that I can really sink my teeth into. These soft and chewy lemon cookies are certainly that. Lemon Lovers Only! It seems like my friends are evenly split between chocolate lovers and lemon lovers when it comes to dessert. On one side are those folks who crave dark, rich, earthy, dense chocolate....

Watch the video below where Caytlin will walk you through every step of this recipe. Sometimes it helps to have a visual, and we’ve always got you covered with our cooking show. You can find the complete collection of recipes on YouTube, Facebook Watch, or our Facebook Page, or right here on our website with their corresponding recipes. What are grits? Grits are simply coarsely ground corn — and sometimes hominy....

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This Italian Chicken Casserole is inspired by a Sicilian Chicken recipe by Mario Batali, an Italian- American chef and restauranteur. He’s also one of the collaborators of New York’s popular Eataly, an emporium of all things Italian that was the single most visited place during my last visit to New York. Great for souvenirs, for a quick lunch, for afternoon tea (oh, the pastry counter!!), for an early evening glass of wine (oh, the wine bar!...

Forget the packets of dried ramen noodles this is the BEST! I’ve had so-so ramen (always a little disappointing when the broth is too watered down) and I’ve had great ramen, like when we visited New York (that definitely falls into the category of great, if not magnificent!). The broth is made by slow cooking the pork for 4 hours, along with lots of delicious extras such as garlic, ginger, soy sauce, mirin and gochujang....

Homemade barbecue sauce is easy to make and the possibilities are endless. This particular recipe utilizes my favorite spring fruit: strawberries. Use this sauce anywhere you’d normally use barbecue sauce. Brush it on some chicken and throw it on the grill, or take it up a notch and make some homemade ribs. It doesn’t get any easier than my Secret to Crockpot Ribs. However you decide to use it, get ready to lick your fingers with BBQ goodness....

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It’s one of my favorite dips, and perfect with pita bread or veggies. This version is a slight departure from the traditional tzatziki. In this one we are swapping out the cucumbers for leafy green Swiss chard. It’s a great way to put leafy greens to work (could use beet greens or spinach as well), and it tastes great! (Can’t stop eating great) I’ve also added some fresh chopped mint, lemon juice and lemon zest....

I make pasta meals at least a couple of times a week. Good old spag bol appears on the menu most weeks, and then there’s usually some kind of variation with salmon or chicken. I like to throw in whatever I’ve got lying around at the time - maybe some chorizo, or crispy bacon. Sometimes cream or chillies. I’m slightly constrained at the moment since I’m trying to lose a few pounds, so I’ve been looking at other ways of getting in a flavour punch without going over-the-top on the naughty additions....

It’s a quick and easy method that any home cook can do, any night of the week. No deep frying, no special equipment. This is a game changer! How do Chinese restaurants get their beef so tender?? Ever notice how the beef at Chinese restaurants is so incredibly tender, and how your stir fries at home are just never the same? The secret is tenderising the meat. It’s called velveting beef....

Tequila Sunrise Am I the only person who wonders why it’s called a Tequila Sunrise when it looks just as much like a sunset when it’s certainly more appropriate to be drinking these??! 😂 Name aside, this is one of the most popular Tequila Cocktails around, the other being margaritas. Orange and tequila is a classic combination and it’s a refreshing drink that even people who don’t like tequila will enjoy drinking because really, you can’t taste the tequila at all!...

Easy + Clean Teriyaki Sauce While there are definitely more readily available store-bought sauces these days made with clean, healthy ingredients, we still make almost all of our sauces at home. It’s so easy, and often tastes so much better. For this teriyaki chicken zoodles bowl, we have made a clean and easy teriyaki sauce, sweetened with maple syrup rather than refined sugar. You could even use dates and combine everything in a high powered blender to make the sauce Whole30 compliant....

Savory + Sweet We love Asian inspired dishes and eat them often. Healthy stir-fry dishes are among our favorite to prepare, especially when they have savory, sweet flavors like this Thai basil chicken. You get savory goodness from the sauce and seasonings, and paired with the bell peppers you get a bit of crunch and sweetness. You will love the combo of flavors and how easily they liven up this chicken stir-fry....

Curry As A Superfood Not only is curry super delicious, it is also hosts a slew of health benefits, most notably from the turmeric in it. This PBS post shares more about the history and health benefits of turmeric. Full of antioxidants, anti-inflammatory and brain healthy goods, curry powder is probably an underutilized super spice in your cabinet if I had to guess. It’s really just a combination of spices – most often turmeric, coriander, cardamom, cumin, ginger, mustard seed, pepper and cinnamon....

To help figure out what the top nonstick pans are, we decided to put a few of our picks to the test. We took them into our kitchens to make eggs over easy, whip up batches of pancakes, warm up leftovers, and then clean it all up. We then reported back on whether dripped cheese burned into the surface or if stewed tomatoes stained the ceramic enamel during the at-home testing....