And guess what? This family-friendly dish is also freezer-friendly! While researching for Starters & Sides Made Easy, we asked lots of people what types of appetizers they love. We had lots of requests for crispy beef, which is thin strips of beef tossed with a sauce, and is popular in American Chinese restaurants. Letting the…
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Basics: Easy, Cheesy, Buttery Syrian Calsones
The ingredients couldn’t be simpler. A simply cheesy buttery pasta that couldn’t be more well-loved. So why haven’t you made it yet? I admit, when Leah and Renee suggested that we include “Calsones” as one of our basics, I thought it was a bit too simplistic. After all, there’s nothing to it, any Syrian girl…
9×13 Life: Slow-Cooked Minute Steaks and Yukon Golds
Put this meat-and-potatoes dish up in the morning (in minutes) and come home to a complete meal of soft tender steaks. In this dish, there’s minute steaks hiding under onions and garlic, and soft buttery Yukon Gold potatoes hiding under the steak. And because you know me, then you also know that this dish is…
Dinner Express: Chicken Teriyaki Stir-Fry
No time to cook tonight? Make this (almost) completely effortless chicken stir-fry in minutes Every cook needs a break sometimes (or often!). When I know that I’m going to have a busy work week, I look for the pre-breaded or pre-marinated chicken at Evergreen’s meat department. There’s always a lot to choose from, they’re super…
Pollo Alla Cacciatora: This is Ima’s Chicken That I Always Dream About
This Italian chicken stew means comfort food to me. There ’s this dish that I dream of when I’m in the mood of something incredibly good and satisfying. It’s this Italian stew of tender chicken and delicious vegetables. My Ima would typically serve it over some Israeli Couscous or small pasta (like mini bow ties…
5 Things I Always Have in My Freezer
Because life’s just smoother when dinner is as easy as preheating an oven. The saddest sight, for me, is an empty freezer. I rely on my freezer. It’s always there, bailing me out when I need it most. True, there’s the constant restocking to think of, but that becomes sort of a habit. Here are…