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Best Stove Top, One Pot Macaroni and Cheese Recipe. Update: Try this “healthier” version of Broccoli Mac and Cheese.

Best Stove Top, One Pot Macaroni and Cheese Recipe

Dinner Rolls Recipe – Yeast Rolls with caramelized onions, gorgonzola cheese. Woe to the dinner roll.

Dinner Rolls Recipe – Yeast Rolls with caramelized onions, gorgonzola cheese

So plain and boring. Dinner rolls piled in a basket to stave off hunger before the “real meal” arrives or utilized as a gravy clean up tool throughout the feast. It’s the wallflower of the dinner table. It is time for the dinner roll to stand and say “Notice Me!” Let mashed potatoes and green beans be the boring ones. The dough for this yeasted roll recipe itself isn’t overly crucial (although this dinner roll dough recipe kicks some ass, too.) Just because the topping is out of this world, you don’t have to skimp on making the dinner roll yourself, however. Their book’s main principle falls directly in line with how Diane and I organize cooking for a large party. Slowly caramelize onions to sweet perfection- yummy! Brie-Style Mac and Cheese with Mushrooms. Previous image Next image.

Brie-Style Mac and Cheese with Mushrooms

Fall Recipe: Vegetarian Steamed Buns. Last week, Nealey talked us through making Pork Buns (Baozi).

Fall Recipe: Vegetarian Steamed Buns

Today, I bring you the vegetarian version. Have you ever bit into a fluffy, savory steamed bun at your local dim sum restaurant and thought, How on earth are these made? I marveled over this question for years before my sweetheart decided to take on this DIY cooking project at home. Thank goodness he did because veggie steamed buns are one of my favorite restaurant treats. Read on to find out how he conquered this recipe in our very own tiny kitchen. How to Make Creamy Macaroni and Cheese on the Stovetop Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn. This is the mac and cheese that I grew up on—creamy sauce, chewy pasta, and don't spare the cheese!

How to Make Creamy Macaroni and Cheese on the Stovetop Cooking Lessons from The Kitchn

It always felt like a special treat to us kids, though I suspect that my mother liked it more because it was an easy stove top dish that required almost no thought to pull together at the end of a long day. Whatever the reason, whatever the occasion, a bowl of this mac and cheese will always spell comfort. Party Recipe: Spicy Oven-Roasted Chickpeas. Lemony Pesto Pasta with Edamame & Almonds Six Ingredients (and Salt) Pull-Apart Spicy Cheese Bread. Pull-Apart Spicy Cheese Breadinspired by Stella's hot and spicy cheese bread of Maidson, WI 1 rustic loaf of sourdough bread¾ cup shredded Monterrey jack cheese¾ cup shredded provolone cheese (or sliced provolone, cut into strips)1 tablespoon fresh chives, chopped2 teaspoons red pepper flakes (more if you want spicier bread)¼ cup butter, melted Preheat oven to 350&def; F.

Pull-Apart Spicy Cheese Bread

Using a serrated knife, carefully cut bread horizontally into inch-wide strips without cutting all the way through the bottom crust. Use the same method to cut bread vertically so that the result is a grid of 1-inch square cuts, leaving the bottom of the loaf intact. Set aside. Easy Dinner Recipe: Slow-Cooker Black Bean Enchiladas. Slow Cooker Enchiladas Serves 4-6 1/2 yellow onion, diced small1/2 bell pepper, diced small (any color)1 16-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed1 cup frozen corn2 teaspoons chili powder1 teaspoon cumin1 teaspoon salt1 1/2 cups cheese, shredded and divided - we like monterey jack2 16-ounce jars of your favorite salsa12 6"-8" tortillas, flour or cornOptional: 1 cup leftover meat - chicken, pork, hamburger, or shredded beef In a medium bowl, mix together the onion, pepper, black beans, corn, spices, meat (if using), and just 1/2 cup of the cheese.

Easy Dinner Recipe: Slow-Cooker Black Bean Enchiladas

Pour about a cup of salsa (half a jar) into the bottom of the slow cooker and spread it around evenly. Scoop about 1/3 cup into one of the tortillas, roll it up, and nestle it into the bottom of the crock pot. Continue with the remaining filling and tortillas to create a second layer. Serve the enchiladas with the remaining salsa. Panera’s Stove Top Mac and Cheese. Deep-Fried Ravioli On a Stick.

Deep-Fried Ravioli On a Stick At the very tip top of my food blogger inspirations list is a man whose blog I have admired since the first time I ever hit “publish” on Just a Taste.

Deep-Fried Ravioli On a Stick

And that’s why the second his cookbook hit stores, I sprinted to my nearest Barnes & Noble and picked up a copy. Matt Armendariz, you are one talented dude. Matt’s book, On a Stick! , is one of the most beautiful and thoughtfully laid out books I’ve ever read. Deep-Fried Ravioli On a Stick Yield: 4 servingsPrep Time: 15 minCook Time: 10 min Ingredients:1 quart vegetable oil 1 cup all-purpose flour 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup plain bread crumbs ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided 2 Tablespoons dried oregano 2 Tablespoons dried basil 1 Tablespoon dried thyme 2 teaspoons garlic powder 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon pepper 12 store-bought ravioli (or 20 tortellini)Directions:Preheat vegetable oil in a large, heavy pot over medium-high heat.Place flour in one shallow dish and eggs in another.

Braided Spaghetti Bread » The official blog of America's favorite frozen dough. We are carb lovers at our house, so when I saw the Braided Spaghetti Bread recipe in the Rhodes Home Baked Family Favorites with frozen dough cookbook I knew we would love it.

Braided Spaghetti Bread » The official blog of America's favorite frozen dough

This is a really simple recipe; it just takes a little planning for thawing the dough. It will take 2-3 hours for the bread loaf to thaw to room temperature or 1-2 hours for the rolls to thaw to room temperature. Arancini (Rice Balls) with Marinara Sauce. My first taste of authentic arancini, or Italian rice balls, was at Stuzzi Ristorante, a tiny restaurant in Manhattan’s Flatiron neighborhood and just steps from where I attended culinary school.

Arancini (Rice Balls) with Marinara Sauce

Back then, we knew the local hotspot as Bar Stuzzi, and it was a favorite for Italian small plates paired with towering glasses of crisp Prosecco. I’ll never forget my first taste of arancini, as my eyes went wide at the sight of the baseball-sized rice balls coated in breadcrumbs, deep-fried and served atop a bed of bright red marinara. They were a total triple threat: crunchy, creamy and cheesy. If fried rice isn’t your thing, then arancini are the ultimate excuse for using up what’s left of the ol’ Uncle Ben’s in the fridge.