It’s the brine that makes them super tender. Even your picky eater will love these, bone and all. So, enjoy the rest of summer and get these chicken drumsticks on the grill. Grilling your dinner, rather than cooking it inside, makes everyone happy. Mommy has less mess. Kids think it’s wayyy funner (real word, I…
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9×13 Life: Make General Tso’s Chicken in a Disposable Pan
This Chinese classic usually cooks on the stovetop. But we made General Tso’s chicken in the oven in a 9×13 pan. Here’s how. When Rivky Kleiman shared this recipe for General Tso’s Chicken from Simply Gourmet with us, our first reaction was… “Wait! This will work in a 9×13! Let’s try it!” Here goes… Start…
Forget Puff Pastry. The Best Hot Dogs are Wrapped in Challah Dough.
Who needs a bun when you can have challah hot dogs? Are you still wrapping your frank n’ blanks in puff pastry? That’s really passe. And now, maybe so is the bun. The best hot dogs come wrapped in challah dough. And they’re the prettiest way to serve them too. Start with your favorite challah…
The Secret to Juicy Grilled Chicken Burgers (This One Won’t Come Out Dry!)
Do you avoid grilling chicken breast, especially those chicken burgers, even though you know they’re a healthier option? Chicken Burgers are a great healthy option to add to the grilling menu. People have told me in the past that they were hesitant to make them since they thought they’d be very dry. So I created…
Basics: How to Cook Quinoa
Learn the way to cook this ancient grain for the best possible results. Some people love it, some people hate it. But if you cook quinoa correctly (and use it in one of the great recipes linked below), you’re certain to have a great salad or side that’s both healthy and popular. Basics: Cook Quinoa…
How to Prepare the Most Gorgeous Ever Salmon Crudo Salad
Update your salmon course and go crudo. It’s pleasing to the eye, delicious, and healthy. your fish course will never be the same. Eating fish crudo (Italian for “raw”) always scared me. Would I like it? The fad was growing and crudo was popping up on restaurant menus everywhere. I tried it. I loved it….
The 9×13 Life: Easy Lasagna That Tastes So Gourmet
Make this lasagna during the 9 days. Or to enjoy during a long, cozy winter night. Or keep it in the freezer to pull out for those nights when dinner just isn’t going to happen. This is the type of easy 9 x 13 dinner that is perfect now during the 9 days and around…
The 4 Things Shaindy Always Keeps in Her Freezer
While my freezer is mostly stocked with staple ingredients, there are a few items in there that are great to always have on hand. There’s not a ton of “ready” items I keep in the freezer. I think more in the “now” than later. But my freezer is usually well-stocked with ingredients I use often,…
Victoria: The Things I Always Keep in My Freezer
Yes, it’s mostly Syrian stuff that might not be in your freezer. A second freezer is something that almost every Syrian bride gets soon after marriage. That’s because most of the Syrian staples aren’t only freezer-friendly, but they need to be made in advance and frozen. They’re way too time-consuming to make on a Friday….
Basics: How to Make Syrian Lehme B’agine
Lehme B’agine is one Syrian staple than even the Ashkenazim go for. A few years ago, when we published a version of this lehme b’agine recipe in Starters and Sides Made Easy featuring a homemade dough. Well, life changes and gets busier, and homemade dough that needs to be rolled out and cut into circles…