If you just don’t have the energy to make another side dish this Thanksgiving but don’t want to miss out on sweet potato casserole, then this appetizer is the ideal bite-sized compromise. Love your sweet potato casserole with marshmallows? You’ll be OBSESSED with these bites. They’re the perfect amount of sweet and savory, so you …
Mac & cheese has carried innumerable dinner spreads on its back, and it’s time it gets the rewards it deserves. Our million-dollar mac & cheese is what happens when you decide to take your classic mac & cheese on a shopping spree to the fanciest cheese shop you know and shower it with gold leaf. …
Whether you’re roasting your first bird for Friendsgiving or hosting Thanksgiving dinner for the 26th time, use this handy guide to roast the perfect holiday turkey. I tested this recipe SEVEN times to ensure that this Thanksgiving turkey is the best it can possibly be. Let this be the year you ace Thanksgiving hosting and …
It’s hard to find a party appetizer that’s more beloved than a cheese log—or its alternate form, the cheese ball. Salty, crunchy, and sometimes sweet, this pre-dinner treat is easy and infinitely adaptable for any season and occasion. Here, dried sweetened cranberries, walnuts, and fresh thyme conjure a holiday feeling, while a little honey complements …
Mousse au chocolat is one of the most exquisite ways to enjoy chocolate – so here are three recipes that offer it in different textures and levels of chocolate intensity. Each one works beautifully with dark chocolate containing 65-80% cocoa solids. Blends with no specific origin can be further rounded out with one teaspoon of …
A quintessential Southern side dish, baked macaroni & cheese makes frequent appearances at my potlucks, weeknight dinners, and holiday feasts. So creamy, cheesy, and comforting, it’s the side dish that goes well with just about anything. Plus, it couldn’t be easier to make, and it’s perfectly customizable based on what your idea of a perfect …
When I taste-tested olives for the food filter column a few months ago, it reminded me that the brine is an ingredient in its own right. This intensely savoury liquid adds umami depth to whatever it touches, and, beyond seasoning soups and stews, it can also be used to make salamoia, the aromatic brine that’s …
Sometimes (or often) you need to push a bit of life into the humble vegetable. We’ve all had cauliflower cooked to mush, but the cauli just needs to be treated with the respect it deserves. Here, we blanch, marinate, roast and then grill it until it gets a dark, charred top, while the Mexican salsa …
I’ve accidentally bought too many boxes of dried lasagne sheets. How can I use them up? Jemma, by emailThis is sounding all too familiar to Jordon Ezra King, the man behind the A Curious Cook newsletter. “It’s funny Jemma asks this,” he says, “because I was in this exact same situation earlier this year after …
Sorry, sweet potato casserole—when it comes to sweet potato-based Thanksgiving sides, I’ll always choose candied yams. In my book, their candied sweetness is an absolutely essential balance to the plateful of savory dishes and casseroles like stuffing and green bean casserole. My version gets an added kick from bourbon; once you try it, I guarantee …