19 Best Microwave Recipes — What to Cook In a Microwave - Country Living |
- 19 Best Microwave Recipes — What to Cook In a Microwave - Country Living
- Scaling Down Recipes for Small-Batch Baking - The New York Times
- How Do You Organize Your Recipes? - Lifehacker
- 17 Super Bowl Recipes for the Tiniest Tailgate - The New York Times
- Super Bowl food ideas: Delicious snack recipes - CNN
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19 Best Microwave Recipes — What to Cook In a Microwave - Country Living Posted: 05 Feb 2021 11:56 AM PST  Sometimes it happens: You need to make a meal and you don't have access to a working stove or range. Perhaps you're staying in a weird airbnb, or you're at a hotel—or maybe you're just in the middle of a kitchen remodel and don't have all your appliances working yet. Whatever the reason, it doesn't mean you're stuck with cardboardy frozen dinners or heating up water for ready-made noodle soups. You can still cook fully from-scratch meals! All you need is a microwave and these recipes. From breakfasts to sides, from dinners to desserts, these nutritious and flavorful meals will ensure that you and the family are able to eat—and eat well—even if you don't have a stove. Of course, if you've got other countertop appliances, then there are even more options. We have plenty of ways to use your Instant Pot, and if you have a top-rated air fryer, you can make tasty crispy chicken or pork chops in it, to say nothing of salmon or french fries. But you don't need to have any of those to eat well. From a tasty salmon salad to an easy-peasy risotto, from a giant breakfast sandwich to simple mac-and-cheese in a mug, these recipes are easy, fast, satisfying, and nutritious. Want something to satisfy your sweet tooth? Try the peanut brittle or mint Oreo bark. Want an easy breakfast? Check out the mason-jar omelettes. As long as you have a working microwave, we guarantee you won't go hungry—and you won't need need to live on takeout.  |
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Scaling Down Recipes for Small-Batch Baking - The New York Times Posted: 05 Feb 2021 02:13 PM PST  When Mike Johnson made tiny batches of baked goods in early 2020, he did so to minimize the use of yeast and flour, which was hard to find in the early stages of the pandemic. "It was a way for me to ration," said Mr. Johnson, 28, the author of "Even Better Brownies: 50 Standout Bar Recipes for Every Occasion" (Page Street, 2020) and the writer of the blog Mike Bakes NYC. "I kept it up because for a lot of people, myself included, small-batch baking just makes sense!" he said. Mr. Johnson further simplified some of his recipes by eliminating equipment that might be necessary for the original recipe. His cinnamon roll recipe, for example, which makes just four, is done entirely by hand. All said, 2020 may have been the year that got more people baking, but it was also the beginning of a mini trend: small-batch baking. Spurred on by necessity, then by requests from readers and Instagram followers, cookbook authors started creating scaled-down versions of recipes like biscuits, cake and cookies, perfect for those who want a baking project, but don't want a big batch. Michelle Lopez, 33, the author of "Weeknight Baking: Recipes to Fit Your Schedule" (Simon & Schuster, 2019) and the writer of the blog Hummingbird High, first found herself trimming recipes to suit her two-person household. "I started sharing the recipes on my Instagram and blog," Ms. Lopez said. "They blew up." Her small-batch blueberry muffin recipe, inspired by the oversize muffins at Levain Bakery in New York, makes four. Her baked ube mochi doughnut recipe yields six, and her loaf-pan Funfetti cake serves two to four depending on how you slice it (and how much you like cake). I love to bake, but I live alone with my husband. Last year, small-batch baking became a creative outlet to make things I wanted without being bogged down by leftovers. I have a few small-batch recipes that I've been baking for years, but the most-baked in our house are buttermilk biscuits, which make just four (though admittedly, huge) ones, which I usually slather in butter or drown in gravy. Before you head into the kitchen to scale down Great-Aunt Emma's chocolate cake recipe, keep in mind that small-batch baking can sometimes mean more than cutting a recipe's ingredients in half. It can include finding solutions to tricky questions like how to halve an egg (use one egg yolk), how to adjust rising and cooking times (check early and frequently) and what size pan to use (check dimensions and experiment). And sometimes, it requires reformulating a recipe entirely. If this isn't your kind of project, don't worry! Recipe developers and cookbook authors have done a lot of the work for you; there are so many tried and true small-batch recipes online. Small-batch baking may have emerged as a trend in 2020, but beyond the pandemic, it may make a lot of sense for a lot of people. And there's really nothing cuter than a tiny cake. Recipes: Small-Batch Buttermilk Biscuits | Small-Batch Blueberry Muffins  |
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How Do You Organize Your Recipes? - Lifehacker Posted: 05 Feb 2021 10:30 AM PST  There is a red binder in my kitchen cabinet, and in that red binder resides the following: A recipe for barbecue sauce I tore from a magazine years ago and never made. Scrawled instructions on a Post-it Note to remind me how to roast pumpkin seeds once a year. Directions from eHow on how to stir-fry "anything." Countless handwritten recipes on a wide variety of paper, including stationery with inspirational quotes, stationery from my first newspaper job and, for some reason, Hello Kitty stationery I do not recall owning. There are recipes I use all the time and recipes I made once and promptly forgot about forever. It is a mess—and it's the most organized system I have. My other "systems" include: a folder in my email full of recipes I found online that I want to try some day. A board on Pinterest where I add recipes I find mostly by stalking my mother-in-law's much more extensive Pinterest board. A recipe box that contains a few recipes I make once in a while and a whole bunch I don't. And, finally, this family recipe book my husband and I received as a gift and have yet to write a single thing in. Not to mention the countless recipe books with bookmarked pages because I like the pasta salad recipe in one book but the lemon chicken orzo soup in another. Advertisement There are some recipes I want to preserve forever, like the printed-out email with detailed directions from my dad, instructing my 20-year-old self on how to make mashed potatoes for the first time. ("Add any additional milk sparingly," he wisely advised, "because once it's in there, you can't take it out, and you don't want runny potatoes.") And the directions I wrote down one night after I called my grandma, just months before she died, to ask how to make her meatball sauce. But I need a better system. The binder itself is a pretty good way to organize loose recipes, as I use plastic sleeves and dividers to keep my bread recipes separate from those for veggies, main courses, pastas, and desserts. But it quickly becomes overrun with things I want to try (but never will), and still I find myself rummaging through my email for that creamy tortellini soup recipe I sent to myself a few weeks ago. G/O Media may get a commission Tell me in the comments: How do you organize your recipes, both online and offline? How long do you hang on to a new recipe before you decide you're never going to make it, and it's time to set it free? How often do you go through your physical recipes to purge the ones you don't use? What apps or other online systems do you use to organize the recipes you don't yet want to print? How do you even remember that you liked that spicy Thai shrimp you made from that one cookbook last week? How you keep track of and organize the endless recipe options at your disposal?  |
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17 Super Bowl Recipes for the Tiniest Tailgate - The New York Times Posted: 04 Feb 2021 12:19 PM PST  So you won't be downing a plate of too-hot jalapeño poppers in a crowded bar during the Super Bowl. But you can delight in a spicy, cheesy treat from the comfort (and safety!) of your home. This year, make a couple of snacks for you and your family or your Chiefs-loving roommate, and call it the world's tiniest tailgate. To help you channel those game-day vibes, here are some NYT Cooking recipes that are as easy to scale down as they are delicious. Alexa Weibel stuffs these with a bright and tangy cream cheese, wraps them in bacon and pops them in the oven. What's not to love? While the recipe makes 24 poppers, this might be the easiest dish to scale down to one or two servings. (Or just eat all 24!) This recipe is ideal for those cooks who like the idea of Buffalo wings, but would prefer something just a touch less fussy. A 20-minute, one-pan wonder, this creamy and spicy dip might be the day's real Super Bowl M.V.P. And while the dip can certainly feed a group, readers found other serving-size alternatives. "Is it bad if two people eat the whole thing in an hour?" wrote one NYT Cooking user. "Asking for a friend." Skip the bright-orange cheesy dip and try something new: This vegan dip leans on cashews for creaminess and turmeric for vibrancy. Adapted by Tejal Rao from the cookbook "Amá: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen," this "queso" is topped with a tomatillo salsa and garnished with cilantro and red onion. Of course, you always have the option to go classic queso with Alexa Weibel's Tex-Mex interpretation. Is it an appetizer for four? Is it an entree for two? The beauty of coconut shrimp is that it's whatever you want it to be. Just don't skip Margaux Laskey's spicy-sweet dip made with marmalade, Dijon mustard and Sriracha. Recipe: Coconut Shrimp These sticky, spicy, fall-off-the-bone ribs from Sarah DiGregorio come together in a little over an hour thanks to the trusty pressure cooker. You'll want to stick these under the broiler after you glaze them to ensure a perfectly caramelized exterior. We'll take ours with an ice-cold beer. Recipe: Pressure Cooker Hot Honey Ribs You won't find lime juice in this guacamole from the northern Mexican state of Sonora. But you won't miss it either, thanks to the flavorful combination of roasted Anaheim and raw serrano chiles in this recipe by Pati Jinich. Recipe: Chile Verde Guacamole Stuffed jalapeños aren't the only poppable snack on this list. These aromatic bites of fried chicken are popular at Taiwanese night markets and often served in a paper bag with wooden skewers. Sue Li's recipe is crunchy and flavor-packed — two must-have qualities of a game-day dish. If you're determined to recreate that sports-bar feeling at home, you'd be remiss to skip spinach-and-artichoke dip. Alison Roman's version features four different kinds of dairy, but the inclusion of fresh spinach means you can totally count it as your vegetable for the evening. Recipe: Spinach Artichoke Dip Millie Peartree's sweet and savory meatballs are great over rice, but you could serve them on a platter with toothpicks, or even tuck them into a soft roll for a jerk chicken meatball grinder. Sarah DiGregorio's recipe for smoky chicken and black bean tacos makes expert use of canned chipotles in adobo and a bit of honey in record time. Adorn them however you'd like, but be sure to include pickled red onion and avocado. "Is this a mozzarella stick in sandwich form?" The answer is yes. A quintessential bar snack, the mozzarella stick is cheesy, gooey excess — and so is this Italian sandwich counterpart by Ali Slagle. Skip fresh mozzarella for the low-moisture stuff, and use panko bread crumbs if you can for extra crunch. Recipe: Mozzarella in Carrozza You could just make pizza, of course. Break out the cast-iron skillet for this recipe from the King Arthur Baking Company test kitchen, adapted by Tejal Rao. Contact with the sides of the skillet will get the edges of the pie brown and crackling. Make sure to start the dough earlier in the weekend so that it has ample time to ferment (12 hours at minimum). Super Bowl Sunday isn't just for deep-fried, spicy or cheesy dishes. Brownies are a good idea, too, particularly these fudgy and salty ones from Melissa Clark. The presence of slightly savory olive oil only emphasizes the bittersweet chocolate. Recipe: Olive Oil Brownies With Sea Salt For more mouthwatering dishes, browse NYT Cooking's collection of Super Bowl Recipes.  |
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Super Bowl food ideas: Delicious snack recipes - CNN Posted: 05 Feb 2021 07:57 AM PST (CNN) —
The big game is just days away and, like most things right now, it's going to look a bit different than what we're used to. The good news is that the game is happening — as is The Weeknd's completely live halftime show — in Tampa, Florida, this Sunday, February 7, and if you're like us, you're ready to celebrate. And by celebrate, we mean eat! While big shindigs are a no-no this year given the pandemic, watching the game on TV with family is certainly allowed, and to do so without delicious snacks would be unheard of. To help guide you through your game day menu, we reached out to a slew of big-name chefs for inspiration. What's the ideal dish? "It needs to be good hot, warm or cold, and should have some big 'wow' factor," James Beard Award-winning chef Andrew Zimmern says. "When it lands on the table you need eyes to dart from the big play on the TV to the carving board." "Binging With Babish" chef Andrew Rea adds, "Celebrating at home can be a downer, but it has one major upside to it: This year's Super Bowl party is all about you. Make what you want, eat what you want, sit where you want — and do it all without pants if that's your thing! It's also one of the rare times of year when we have a license to eat whatever we want, so it might as well be over the top. Think cheesy, crunchy, saucy, spicy, bacony…preferably all at the same time." Yep, we can get on board with that mentality. Take a look at the amazing game day recipes below to ensure your kitchen (and your stomach) is locked and loaded for football this Sunday. And if you're a Chrissy Teigen fan, check out some of her game day favorites from last year here. Don't have the ingredients at hand? Don't forget that getting them shipped to you via Instacart or Amazon Fresh is just a few clicks away. Caramelized Onion Dip PHOTO: Lindsay Ostrom
Lindsay Ostrom of Pinch of Yum's Caramelized Onion Dip
Salty chips are a must-have on Sunday, and Pinch of Yum creator Lindsay Ostrom has just the dip to go with them — specifically, onion dip! Creamy and salty, this is the shareable appetizer we all need in our lives. "We love this dip because it feels fancy but without all the fuss," Ostrom says. "Super-simple ingredients that you can probably find in your kitchen right now and LOADS of flavor. This is perfect with chips or bagel crisps or even on sandwiches — just so, so good." Ingredients
See Ostrom's full recipe here and watch her make the dish here. Sheet Pan Buffalo Chicken Pizza PHOTO: Tieghan Gerard
Tieghan Gerard of Half Baked Harvest's Sheet Pan Buffalo Chicken Pizza
Two of our favorite things are buffalo chicken and pizza. Enter Half Baked Harvest's Tieghan Gerard is to the rescue with her droolworthy Buffalo Chicken Pizza recipe that gets extra kudos because it's a one-sheet-pan wonder that's ready in 30 minutes flat. "Trust me, every last bite of this pizza is delicious and will leave you wanting more. It's both savory and a touch spicy — the cheesy, saucy pizza that's just perfect for game day," Gerard writes on her blog. And if you're looking for even more hearty, delicious recipes in this vein, from Crispy Parmesan Tater Tots and Bacon-Wrapped Cheddar Corn Jalapeño Poppers to Crockpot BBQ Beer Chicken Taquitos, Gerard has all of us covered on game day. Ingredients
See Gerard's full recipe here. Candied Bacon PHOTO: Andrew Rea
Andrew Rea's Candied Bacon
Recently featured in the New York Times Sunday Edition, Andrew Rea is a self-taught chef whose YouTube channel cooking show "Binging With Babish" has more than 8 million subscribers, all of whom are tuning in for his irreverent cooking tutorials. What's on Rea's mind for the big game this year? Two words: Candied. Bacon. "Candied bacon needs no selling point," says Rea. "It's bacon that's been coated in brown sugar and maple syrup (and cayenne pepper if you want a spicy kick), roasted until crisp and eaten like the porky, smoky sweet candy that it is. If you haven't started making it before even finishing this sentence, you should be." Ingredients See Rea's full recipe here. Pork Roll With Sauerkraut and Bacon PHOTO: Andrew Zimmern
Andrew Zimmern's Pork Roll With Sauerkraut and Bacon
Another Sunday must? Preparing a dish that will fill your home with mouthwatering aromas. For chef Andrew Zimmern, that's his pork roll with sauerkraut and bacon. "This recipe is perfectly balanced in the salt, smoke, fat and fermentation departments," he says. "It is so umami-loaded you can't stop eating it. The dish is easy but visually stunning, the aromas will drive you nuts and it feeds a crowd on any budget." More to know: Zimmern will actually be in Tampa for the game, cooking in this year's virtual Taste of the NFL @Home, which you can catch February 7 at 11:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time — learn more about it here! Ingredients
See Zimmerman's full recipe here. Pimento Cheese and Smoked Sausage Bites PHOTO: Angie Mosier
Rodney Scott's Pimento Cheese and Smoked Sausage Bites
According to James Beard Award-winning chef and pitmaster Rodney Scott, who was recently on Netflix's "Chef's Table," a winning game day dish "is a combination of a salty crunch with something creamy that strikes a great balance — but if you add smoked meat it becomes even better!" Case in point: Scott's Pimento Cheese and Smoked Sausage Bites. A favorite spread in the South, Scott uses pimento cheese on top of fried pork skins, with the accoutrement of a disc of smoked sausage, which he says is the perfect crispy, creamy and smoky bite-size snack. "The combination is a winner, even if your team loses," says Scott, whose book, "Rodney Scott's World of BBQ," comes out next month. Ingredients for 36 bites
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Gluten-Free Hot Chicken Wings With Dill Yogurt Dip PHOTO: Sanne Vloet
Sanne Vloet's Gluten-Free Hot Chicken Wings With Dill Yogurt Dip
For those looking for a truly classic recipe minus all the calories, supermodel Sanne Vloet has the answer for us (yes, really!). When not walking the runway for the likes of Victoria's Secret, Chanel and Ralph Lauren, Vloet is a trained chef who shares healthy recipes and cooking tutorials on her YouTube channel that now has more than 1 million followers. "You can make plenty of healthy versions of your traditional fast food by substituting starchy ingredients with vegetables or healthier grains and sub out dairy with Greek yogurt, for example," Vloet says. "Spices are your friend, and in this recipe, we are using lots of paprika, pepper and cayenne to give it a nice kick!" Ingredients
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Sanne Vloet's Dill Yogurt Dip
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Creamy Chorizo Queso Dip PHOTO: Chungah Rhee
Chungah Rhee of Damn Delicious' Creamy Chorizo Queso Dip
Game day isn't complete without a hot, cheesy dip, and this chorizo-filled queso from Damn Delicious is officially our new go-to. Blog creator Chungah Rhee writes the dip is "the creamiest, most amazing, velvety queso ever! So easy to make and sure to be a crowd favorite." More to know: Rhee advises topping with extra chorizo, cilantro and pickled jalapeños for a real "wow" factor. Ingredients
See Rhee's full recipe here. And there you have it. A game day menu for staying safe indoors with a stomach full of tasty treats.  |
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