Besides a good ol’ chicken dinner, if there’s one weeknight staple we are very familiar with, it’s stuffed peppers. Strong enough to hold their shape, bell peppers are also large enough to hold a decent amount of filling while taking on a variety of flavors—they’re the perfect vessel for countless combinations and ingredients. This versatile …
I’m switching up my usual Christmas pavlova this year for a slightly different but equally delicious meringue-based dessert. Discs of pistachio meringue are baked until crisp, then layered with pistachio cream and cherry compote. The meringue softens a little under the cream as it sits, giving it a pleasingly chewy, cake-like texture. A very good …
I was really shocked to learn from environmental action NGO Wrap that, of the 51,000 tonnes of yoghurt that’s wasted in the UK every year, half of it is in unopened pots! The reason is our old arch enemy, date labels, which can cause confusion and trick us into thinking that perfectly safe yoghurt is …
What should I serve on my Christmas cheeseboard?David, via emailIt will come as no surprise that Mathew Carver, founder of Pick & Cheese, The Cheese Barge and Rind, eats a lot of cheese, so in an effort to keep his festive selection interesting, he usually focuses on a specific area or region: “Last year, for …
PHOTO: BRYCE JOHNSON SavePrint I love a chocolate truffle or Oreo cookie ball during the holiday season, but i’ll admit—I have a soft spot in my heart for these Rice Krispie snowballs. Each one of these peanut butter, marshmallow, and Rice Krispie-based bites has a secret surprise when you bite into them: a mini Reese’s. …
If you’re looking for a last-minute boost to place you comfortably on the nice list, these Christmas cookies are just the trick. Our Santa’s trash cookies start off just like a classic batch of chocolate chip cookies, but get punched up with Santa’s favorite snacks—pretzels and potato chips (yes, potato chips—just trust us)—to break up …
PHOTO: LUCY SCHAEFFER; FOOD STYLING: BROOKE CAISON SavePrint Though these cheesy, herby bites of deliciousness may make you feel like you should be written up on the naughty list, we promise that if you make these for your holiday dinner guests, you will be sealed on the good list forever. These knots are essentially what …
While strictly speaking this is a zuccotto – that is, a dome-shaped cake filled with ice-cream and enrobed in chocolate – I take disproportionate pleasure in the fact that it looks very much like a Christmas pudding. Even more delightful is the knowledge that it can be made weeks ahead of time, and whisked out …
While our Christmas Day dinner doesn’t deviate too much from tradition, I do experiment with the dessert. My family, bar one sweet-toothed aunt, avoids dried fruit-based offerings, so classic Christmas cakes and puddings are a hard no. Over the years, I have tried variations on yule logs, pavlovas and sherry trifles, but the biggest crowdpleaser …
PHOTO: JULIA GARTLAND; FOOD STYLING: TAYLOR ANN SPENCER SavePrint If I’m getting coal in my stocking this year, I hope it’s at least made of Oreos. Oreo coal is possibly the most decadent version of a marshmallow treat that I’ve ever had. With only three ingredients, it’s also incredibly easy to throw together. I used …