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The added garnishing gives this recipe a fascinating and drool-worthy look that gratifies the savory cravings best. Here is the perfect crowd-friendly recipe that is great as an appetizer for a large gathering. From their crunch to the toppings display, everyone drools over the sight of a nacho tray. Besides the exquisite flavors, this drool-worthy recipe is also high in nutritional value. The final garnish furnishes the dish with mouth-watering ecstasy that outstays the fascinating flavors!...

This pasta can be served alone or paired with homemade focaccia bread or garlic knots. There is absolutely nothing that beats a generous bowl of warm pasta drenched in a rich tomato sauce. It’s simply mouthwatering! But hold on a second, this isn’t just any pasta dish – it’s Penne Rosa! Whether it’s a quick family dinner, a casual get-together, or unexpected guests, this easy pasta dish will surprise everyone....

At the end of February, I spent a weekend in NYC with my mother at a food conference. Upon entering one of the large banquet halls for a food sampling from local restaurants, my mother disappeared. I eventually found her at the Fork table, eating gnocchi tossed with a lamb ragu and fermented sunchokes*. The scent of the lamb no doubt had percolated her Greek blood, leading her to the table, but I am convinced she would have lingered there regardless of what the gnocchi were tossed with—they were, as they say, light and pillowy, and just so darn good....

A few years ago, I discovered Ina Garten’s pasta alla vodka or as she calls it, pasta alla vecchia bettola, named after a restaurant in Florence. It takes about two hours to cook in total, but it’s worth every second, most of which is hands-off time. So when I saw the recipe for smoky garganelli alla vodka in Colu Henry’s Back Pocket Pasta, I was struck by the cooking time, which promised to be about 20 minutes....

A few weeks ago, I pulled out a bag of my favorite Caramelo flour tortillas to inspect the ingredient list. I had known the company used only high-quality ingredients and very few of them, but I had forgotten if they used some sort of leavening agent, such as baking powder or soda. If you are unfamiliar, Caramelo tortillas char and blister so beautifully due to the presence of myriad air pockets throughout the dough....

Earlier this week, while flipping through Danielle Kartes’s new book, Rustic Joyful Food: My Heart’s Table, I spotted a recipe I hoped might put to use the half jar of sun-dried tomatoes sitting in my fridge. The recipe was for a pesto, something Danielle says she smears over “bread or fish or uses as an accompaniment to Brie and cured olives.” It called for many of the usual pesto players: garlic, nuts, parmesan, olive oil, and fresh lemon....

What to drink? Punch, of course. Holiday Bread No-knead, no excuse. Classic Bread Stuffing My favorite part of the meal every year. Potatoes Five Ways Sweet Potato Casserole ALL the Sauces Make-ahead gravy, cranberry, mustard, and more. Simple Salad Palate cleanser. Other Sides If you’re up for it. Dessert Pie Pie Pie Pie Pie Pie Pie Pie. Vegetarian Entrée? This one steals the show. Turkey Dry-brined. Schedule + Shopping Get organized!...

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review: “Love this recipe! I’ve made this so many times that I’ve lost count. Super simple and delicious. My family loves it. Whenever someone asks me for a focaccia recipe, I always show them this one. This recipe is awesome. Thank you for sharing!” — Lucy I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: focaccia is the bread recipe for beginners. Why? Because: The no-knead, 4-ingredient dough takes 5 minutes to mix together....

How to feed vegetables to a crowd? This is a question I’ve found myself asking often in recent weeks. I’ve been on the road, first in Lake George, then in Connecticut, each for a week-long trip with extended family. When it has been my turn to make dinner, I’ve found myself wanting to make something vegetarian — like a big, chopped salad with chickpeas and cubed cheese — but worrying about two things: This time of year, when the produce is nearing its peak, it’s easy to throw together a big green salad or to steam a dozen ears of corn or to chop up a bunch of tomatoes and call the side dish done....

In addition to that, these kulchas tastes divine when served with a smear of homemade ghee next to a homemade matar recipe or pindi chole recipe. When cooked in a clay oven or tandoor, kulchas bakes up instantly and becomes perfectly brown on the outside and pillowy soft on the inside. It tastes amazing! So, today, I have a wheat kulcha recipe that tastes exactly like your neighborhood bakery –...

Earlier this fall, Margaret Roach and I spent some time cruising around the cookbook table at HGS Home Chef and noticed a theme: spice! And so, for our annual cookbook chat, we’ve narrowed the focus to cookbooks whose recipes and resources will help spice things up in the kitchen. These are the five books we discuss (with the exception of Amá, due to time constraints): Sababa by Adeena Sussman The Gaijin Cookbook by Ivan Orkin and Chris Yin Mastering Spice by Lior Lev Sercarz Maangchi’s Big Book of Korean Cooking by Maangchi Amá by Josef Centeno and Betty Hallock...

Summer is here and so are the raw mangoes. Markets are flooded with green raw mangoes and a perfect time to put in some homemade Aam ka achar – Mango pickle. Every year when I get ready to prepare this achar, it takes me down the memory lane. I remember in summer break whenever it was achar making time, all the ladies including my mom would collect their ingredients and gather at a house....

As a bonus, this recipe with the achari flavoring is completely customizable and can be experimented with other flavors too. Being simple, you can rustle it up in a few minutes and delight your spice cravings. Since they are baked, they are a healthier alternative to deep fried peanuts recipe. You can serve your guests these little delights of crunchy deliciousness at get-togethers or home parties and see how they disappear within a few moments....

Follow a step by step guide below on how to grill eggplants on a cooktop. Eggplants are very low in calories and rich in fiber. In Indian cooking eggplants can be prepared in many ways like eggplant pakodas, bharwan baigan (stuffed eggplant), baghare baigan, eggplant and potato vegetable (Alu baigan ki sabzi), Tawa sabzi to name a few. Just came back from the grocery store with a bag full of fresh eggplants and am craving for Baigan Bharta aka mashed baigan (eggplant)....

I need to be better at remembering this: every March, when I fall into a cooking rut and find myself eating the same thing — beans! — over and over again, the best way to find a little inspiration is to get out. Anywhere: restaurants, a friend’s house, or even, well, the grocery store. I have mentioned the Honest Weight Food Co-op before — it’s where I stock up on all of my muesli ingredients — and while I typically give their bulk food section the most attention, I’ve recently discovered their prepared-food aisle, a battery of salads and slaws, grains and legumes, vegetables and fruits, tofu and curries, an array of textures and colors, each clamshell as enticing as the next....

Busy weeknights call for quick fixes. And what could that better than a Cranberry Bowtie Pasta Salad accompanied with a bowl of hot comforting soup – healthy, light, and, easy to digest! When tossed into a bowl, these ingredients bring all of the flavors together beautifully that is loved by all – kids to adults. You don’t need a lot of dressing for this colorful pasta salad. Just a drizzle will bring out tons of flavor....

At some point during the spring, Ben and I watched Cooked, Michael Pollan’s documentary on the history and evolution of food preparation. In each of the four episodes — Fire, Water, Air, Earth — Pollan explores various cooking techniques, tackling classic recipes along the way. After watching Air, an episode devoted mostly to bread that prominently features Richard Bourdon of Berkshire Mountain Bakery, I added “day-trip to the Berkshires” to our summer bucket list....

You don’t need a special occasion to indulge in these lip-smackingly delicious Dahi bhallas, and the best part, they’re loved and relished by children and adults alike! Whether it be Holi, Diwali, birthday celebrations, or anniversaries – Dahi Bhalla was always on the menu. Honestly speaking, this is one of the things I miss the most while staying away from home – Indian Street food. No matter wherever I go, my love for street food is endless, and nothing can replace it....

Baking with my mom! From the Bread Toast Crumbs photo shoot last spring: Flowerpot Bread: Peasant bread dough mixed: Dough, rising: Dough, risen: Ready for the oven: Freshly baked: A sprinkling of sea salt is especially nice: 5 from 8 reviews Flowerpots: I use 6 small flowerpots measuring about 4 inches in diameter at the top opening and a little over 3 inches tall. Are they safe to use? I can’t say for sure....

This is not a sponsored post, but I really like the Applegate Uncured Sunday Bacon. 5 from 2 reviews Scale recipe as needed.