An easy way to get homemade apple chips nice and crispy is to bake them in the oven. The type of oven affects baking time as well as the final step towards getting crisp apple chips. You can make this recipe with or without sugar, it comes down to the flavor of the apple and...
Artichokes can be cooked in almost any way, but that doesn't make this vegetable any less confusing to a novice. This cooking guide walks you through the different methods to prep and cook artichokes, along with 20 recipes and links to even more in-depth guides. Artichoke guide: everything you need to know (including what good...
When a plum and apricot are crossed, you get plumcots, pluots, and apriums. Think of the flavor like a juice blend where the sum is better than the parts. How are they different? Horticulturalists create these hybrids by using natural breeding to bring out specific characteristics (they aren't GMO). The difference is based on how...
September gives us a brief overlap between summer and fall produce, allowing you to cook with the end-of-season blackberries one day, and the first seasonal cranberries the next. Guide: September seasonal guide for fruits & vegetables Berries Strawberry, blackberry, and raspberry season is ending, so enjoy the last of the bounty (or preserve them for...
This collection contains over 30 recipes from Waldorf salad spinoffs to roasted grapes with chicken to homemade concord grape juice. Perfect when grapes are in season this autumn. Seasonal guides for September, October, and November. Waldorf salad The original salad was invented at the New York City Waldorf Astoria hotel by Oscar Tshirky in 1893...
Obviously a winning flavor combo. But it gets even better because these can be made well in advance and cooked on demand. House guests? Need something for book club? Dinner party gone late and everyone's got the munchies? Or maybe you just want to make Monday morning more fun. This is definitely the recipe for...
The point of this minestrone soup is to make use of your favorite fall & winter veggies, or just use up what you have on-hand. It's very flexible, letting you use any of the following: Butternut squash, or your favorite winter squash Carrots or parsnips Sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, or celeriac Spinach, kale, or shredded...
A sweet potato soup that focuses on that pure sweet potato flavor without watering it down. It turns out, you can intensify the flavor by simmering it with the peels. A special cooking technique for the potatoes allows for less added water.
Sweet potatoes get naturally sweetened with roasted grapes (and a drizzle of honey). One of the least known gems that autumn has to offer: roasted grapes. If you haven't tried them yet, prepare to be as obsessed with them as the rest of us. While I have an 'official' recipe to share, the 'rules' are pretty simple:...
Everyone likes cornbread a little differently. This homemade version is meant to be 'just right.' Just sweet enough, but not overly sweet Dense but fluffy Not greasy and the texture isn't eggy The cheddar and jalapenos add a little extra interest but don't overpower the flavor. Boxed cornbread from Jiffy to Bob's Red Mill bake...
Crisp apples + even crispier chickpeas = new favorite fall salad. What's for dinner tonight? A salad that looks like fall... tastes like fall... and will make your house smell like a fresh autumn breeze just blew through the window? Okay... I may not be a good writer, but hopefully I found a good recipe!...
