How to Cook Easter Dinner Without a Recipe. Here at Food52, we love recipes—but do we always use them? Of course not. Because once you realize you don't always need a recipe, you'll make your favorite dishes a lot more often. Today: Don't worry, it's not too late to throw together a fantastic Easter feast. We've got eleven Not Recipes to make your guests happy (and to make you look good). We don’t know why you’re making an Easter feast at the last minute: Maybe your parents decided to make the trip into town after all, maybe the Easter dinner you were going to attend was cancelled, or maybe your friends pressured you into hosting brunch. Whatever the reason, we have you covered.
And certainly don’t skimp on sweets today. Here are eleven dishes that will make it look like you’ve been planning Easter dinner for weeks: Baked Brie Potato Salad Trifle Deviled Eggs Fruit Crumble Savory Galette Pasta Salad Bread Pudding Baked Eggs Cereal Treats Puréed Vegetable Soup Tell us: Which Easter dishes will you be winging this year? How to Roast Citrus and 5 Ways to Use It. This article is brought to you by our friends at Electrolux as part of an ongoing series focusing on seasonal ingredients. This month we're talking citrus. Today: Brighten up your winter dinner spread with some warm roasted citrus. Leafless trees and freezing commutes aside, produce aisles may be the bleakest part of winter. Without tomatoes, figs, and cherries on the shelves for inspiration, our fresh and colorful dinners can too easily fall few and far between.
In the face of dinners featuring canned goods and root vegetables, our one respite is the citrus aisle. A bag of winter citrus, like clementines or grapefruit, can go a long way in adding some color into our winter diets, especially when roasted. More: No time to cook? Rather than dry the juices out, baking citrus at a high temperature concentrates its sugars and therefore, its flavor. To roast citrus by itself, place an oven rack in the middle of your oven, then heat it to 350º F. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. How to Roast Citrus and 5 Ways to Use It. Our 10 Best Vegetarian Weekday Dinner Recipes.
Let's do some simple math: There are approximately an infinite number of vegetarian mains, approximately an infinite number of vegetarian sides, and approximately an infinite number of vegetarian desserts and cocktails. By our calcuations, that means that there are approximately an infinite number of ways you can put together a meatless weeknight meal. The paralyzing number of possibilities can leave you lost in the internet like a mouse in a maze. That's why we've dug up some of our favorite meat-free menu ideas so that no matter what mood you're in, you'll be able to get to cooking (and to eating) more quickly.
And the results are guaranteed to be satisfying. Here are 10 of our favorites: For when you wish you were Italian: Spaghetti alla Foriana + Swiss Chard Agradolce For when you want to eat cheese for dinner: Ooey Gooey Toasted Cheese + Rapini with Vin Cotto And for when you want to go one step further and eat chocolate for dinner: Roasted Endives + Grilled Chocolate Sandwiches.
Salads. 4 Recipes To Make After Having A Bad Day. These easy dishes don't require a ton of brainpower and contain ingredients that just might have you doing a dance of joy right in your kitchen. By Lynn Andriani The Better-Than-A-Bowl-Of-Pasta Carb Andrew Purcell There may be a scientific reason why we crave starchy foods when we're feeling low; one hypothesis suggests carbohydrates can help your brain produce serotonin, which regulates moods. Even more interesting: While a square of lasagna may put an immediate smile on your face, complex carbs, such as quinoa, take longer to digest, making them a "time-release" happy pill. Try this bright and filling dish, which combines quinoa with broccoli, red bell pepper and pistachios. It also includes orange segments and orange juice (research shows that eating fruit can make you feel calmer, happier and more energetic, too). 12 Recipes That Sound Difficult But Are Surprisingly Easy. Cooking an impressive meal doesn't have to be difficult.
Sure you could take painstaking measures and spend days preparing a perfect Beef Wellington or Baked Alaska, but you can also get by doing a lot less. Luckily, there are so many dishes out there that require very little work and experience but have a very rewarding payoff. Think risotto is out of your reach? How about chicken liver pâté or vichyssoise? Trust us -- they're easier than they sound. Here are 12 recipes that sound difficult but are surprisingly easy to make.
Let us know what your go-to easy but impressive meals are. Risotto Adventures in Cooking. Food52 Chocolate mousse -- that sophisticated, elegant, airy dessert -- sounds difficult, but it can be extraordinarily simple. Green Bean Bacon Bundles. Have any love to spare? These bundles need it. Remember when I made those strawberry lemonade cupcakes? The cupcakes that I treated like dirt?
The cupcakes that I felt were undeserving of my love? These came out of my kitchen that same day. I must not have been feeling the kitchen that day. [I just learn to move on. No idea what was going on that day. Ate bacon. Weeks ago, a lovely reader named Laura sent me this recipe. No idea. Made them. Which means you will love these. Green Bean Bacon Bundles makes about 10-12 bundles 1 pound fresh green beans 10-12 slices of thick-cut bacon 2 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon brown sugar 2 cloves of garlic, minced 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Wash and thoroughly dry green beans, then season with salt and pepper. Heat a small saucepan over low heat. Bacon for life! Baked Potatoes...Sort Of. When I asked my husband what side dish he wanted with simple grilled chicken breast for dinner tonight, he wasn't sure, until I said, "How about twice baked potatoes? " "Yeah! That sounds great. Unless... ""Yeah?
What are you thinking? ""Potato skins. "" Twice-Baked Potatoes in a Dish and Potato Skins 9 medium russet potatoes4 ounces cream cheese1/2 cup sour cream4 tablespoons butter3 cloves garlic, finely chopped1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1/4 to 1/2 cup milk (if potatoes are too thick)1 jar bacon bits, or a half pound of bacon, fried and cut into bits, or cut into bits and fried2 1/2 to 3 cups shredded cheddar cheesecanola oil to fry insour cream, if desired3 green onions, sliced Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit.
When potatoes are done, cut in half and carefully scoop out insides, leaving about a 1/4-inch layer of potato inside. For the Twice Baked Potatoes in a Dish: Place potato insides in a large bowl or the bowl of a standing mixer. Makes about 9-10 servings. Baking Powder Biscuits Article. Perfect Spring Pasta « - (Private Browsing) Nothing says spring like a pollen covered car. It’s the sign that spring has sprung, that new life is blossoming, and that light, yet flavorful meals are a comforting dinner. My new standby pasta dish? Thanks to Pioneer Woman? Fits the bill perfectly. You see, one of my favorite movies is Julie & Julia. “You know what I love about cooking? Well, this dish serves as that comfort for me. Baked Lemon Pastaadapted from The Pioneer Woman Ingredients half pound Thin Spaghetti2 Tablespoons Salted Butter1 Tablespoon Olive Oil1 cloves Garlic, Minced1 whole Lemon, Juiced And Zested1 cup Light Sour CreamKosher Salt to tasteGrated Parmesan CheeseChopped Flat-leaf Parsley Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
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