Instant Pot Tips We love making this ropa vieja in our Instant Pot, and one of the best tips we have for making really juicy, tender meat is to use the “sauté” function. Pressure cooking can easily result in a dried out roast when you just throw it in and cook. So, we like to cut up our roast into large cubes (about 2 inch cubes), and then brown it with the “sauté” function before adding the rest of the ingredients and pressure cooking....

“I’ve never bought duck in a store, but I guess it would work.” Thanks Keith for introducing our family to a delicious way to prepare duck! Add apricots; reduce heat, and cook for 1 minute or until the apricots begin to soften. Links: Prick the skin all over with a sharp-tined fork, taking care not to prick the meat. Rub the duck all over with a little bit of olive oil....

Ready in about 30 minutes and truly easy to make, they’re absolutely perfect for a weekend brunch. I really like having eggs for breakfast. 🍳 They are so delicious and very filling. I usually don’t mind simply fried or poached eggs, especially on toasted keto English muffins. But sometimes you want variety, you know? Festive, pretty, and delicious, salami and egg cups are tasty, gorgeous, and very filling. They are perfect for breakfast, and you can absolutely serve them to your guests for brunch....

We eat a lot of ground meat in my house, so it’s nice to have a variety of dishes in rotation. When we’re tired of pasta with meatballs, Joe’s Special, chili, and our other standbys, that means it’s time to circle back to Salisbury steak. Video: How to Make Salisbury Steak What Is Salisbury Steak? The name is a little misleading – these “steaks” are actually ground beef held together with egg and breadcrumbs....

I have two of them, both of which I have used to make this salmon mousse over the years. But try as I may, it’s almost impossible to make salmon mousse in a fish mold look good. These days I take the easy way and just pour the mousse mixture into serving bowls, chill until set, and serve. This doesn’t mean the fish molds are retired, I just have to be up for a decorating challenge if I use them again....

The ribs from that bunch went into this dish, which was so good we ate it up before I could get a photo. The basic recipe for the chard comes from The Victory Garden Cookbook. Just straight with the cream and butter, the chard recipe is too rich, but mixed in with pasta? It’s superb!

Personally, I couldn’t be more pleased. We love our greens here—collard, kale, spinach, beet, chard. Anything that encourages people to cook with and eat more of these fabulously good-for-you and good tasting greens is alright by me. Scrambled eggs, for example, are great with sautéed onions and kale. Stir in some shredded cheese and seasonings, perfection! Scrambled eggs with kale and prosciutto from Living Lou Bacon, kale, and swiss cheese egg scramble from Coupon Clipping Cook

They are really good over cauliflower rice or even over raw spinach leaves - they wilt the leaves just enough to slightly cook them. If you like shrimp and enjoy Asian-style dishes, I think you will love this super quick recipe. It’s in minutes, literally. It takes about 20 minutes from start to finish, including prepping the ingredients, so it’s ideal for weeknight dinners. Ingredients The full list of ingredients and their measurements is included in the recipe card below....

What Is Harissa? Harissa is a red-colored paste blended from chilies, spices, garlic, and olive oil. Nearly every family in its region of origin has its own formula. Think of harissa as a cross between your favorite hot sauce (especially if that hot sauce is sriracha) and ketchup (if ketchup were made with peppers instead of tomatoes). A little goes a long way, so I like to stir olive oil and a little cumin and coriander into harissa to stretch it....

You have a lot of sausage options when it comes to sausage gravy, and we prefer ground sausage. Use country style ground sausage for a plain option, or flavor things up with something like maple and sage ground sausage or a spicy Italian ground sausage. Pick a flavor that sounds good to you. If you live in an area where you can only find sausage in casings, you can slice up your sausage and have large pieces, or depending on the sausage, you might be able to remove it from the casing to have ground sausage....

So then why am I giving you a skinny recipe? It certainly isn’t to get your body beach ready. Feel free to go to the beach the way you are. I definitely understand counting calories though and watching what you eat though. I suffer from a chronic illness and what I eat really matters. I share a skinny recipe because it feels good to eat on the lighter side on a regular basis....

This one-pot wonder is an adaptation of the Irish dish of bacon and cabbage, something I enjoyed on multiple occasions during my culinary internship in Ireland. I was intrigued to find out that Irish-Americans mimicked their new Jewish neighbors and used the cheaper salted (corned) beef in place of their traditional piece of bacon. As a result, another contribution to the American melting pot was created. With its one-pot wonder status firmly established, it makes great sense to adapt this to the slow cooker....

A super-quick but super yummy post for you today. This is my rum sorbet float! Things have been a bit crazy around here recently. I told myself I could still get three posts a week out to my lovely readers over summer, but frankly that idea was completely insane. Let me see… School holidays involving lots of short trips, longer trips and visits to family and attractions Starting building work on our extension at home Chris and Gracey’s birthdays Deadlines for my regular freelance work A looming live cook-off that almost makes me want to faint every time I think about it (more about that coming soon - probably from hospital after I’ve tripped up on stage and landed face-first in a pan of hot custard)...

He found a grilled turkey burger recipe that he wanted to try, but rather than just use any old ground turkey, he would make half the burgers with ground dark meat (his favorite) and half the burgers with ground white meat and see if he preferred one over the other. I complicated the test further by suggesting that we use regular Tabasco sauce with the white meat turkey burgers and chipotle Tabasco sauce with the dark meat burgers, thinking that the stronger flavor of dark meat would hold up well to the chipotle....

This Spinach and Artichoke Dip recipe is beautiful served warm or at room temperature. Spinach Artichoke Dip I do like artichokes. Alot. But a good friend of mine is abnormally obsessed with them. I’ve never seen anyone get so excited when artichokes make it to the antipasto platter. So. To my dear friend who is abnormally obsessed with artichokes – this Spinach Artichoke Dip is dedicated to her! What goes in Spinach Artichoke Dip As one would expect, the two stars in this dip are artichoke and spinach....

For dad’s birthday, one of the dishes we prepared was this spinach gratin with hard boiled eggs dotting the surface. Certain foods I associate with my father, beets for example, or sauerkraut, and then of course spinach. When we were kids, we always had cans in the pantry (Popeye!). Later, he turned to fresh spinach from the farmers market. Because of my father, we are a family of spinach lovers....

Thus the inspiration for this lovely green spinach risotto. It’s a simple risotto—made in the classic Italian way with risotto rice, stock, wine, and Parmesan—with the addition at the end of a half pound of chopped baby spinach with a little lemon zest and juice to brighten the flavors. A tip about making risotto—use a rice that is meant for risotto, like arborio or carnaroli—and don’t rinse the rice. You want to use a starchy rice because it’s the stirring and slow even cooking that helps loosen the starch to create the creaminess of the risotto....

The best part? Sufganiyot are best enjoyed right away, so it was a night to indulge in as many fried donuts as we could handle. What Are Sufganiyot? Sufganiyot are Israeli jelly donuts that are commonly eaten in celebration of the Jewish holiday, Hanukkah. They are often filled with jam and dusted with powdered sugar. It’s customary to eat fried foods during Hanukkah, like latkes and donuts, to commemorate a miracle: a small amount of oil kept the Temple’s light shining for eight days (hence the eight nights of Hanukkah)....

Why are stir fry dinners so underrated? Rather than fuss over cooking your meat, veggies, and favorite carb separately, you can cook it all together in the same pan! It’s fairly quick to prep and cook, cleanup is super fast, and that leaves you to simply take your time and enjoy dinner. The sauce is really what makes this stir fry so amazing. It’s a little bit sweet and a little bit savory and packs a lot of flavor!...

Storage and Reheating Instructions: Meat Options for Taco Casserole: We love to keep tacos classic with ground beef, but you could really replace it with any ground meat. If you prefer a lighter option, go ahead and use ground chicken or turkey. If you prefer pork, use ground pork. If you are vegetarian, use your favorite meatless crumbles. Whichever meat you choose, you can’t go wrong! Green Chiles and Spice Level: Green chiles are typically sold in tiny cans in the Mexican food aisle of your grocery store....