Water will cook grits, but I wanted more flavor before the cream and cheese went into the pan. Instead of relying on water alone, I use chicken broth as part of the cooking liquid. The broth goes in from the start, so the grits cook in it for Continue Reading
I Don’t Add Broth to French Onion Soup Until the Onions Cook for 30 Minutes
French onion soup uses plenty of beef broth, but I don't pour it into the pot once the onions start to soften. I give the onions about 30 minutes first. Four sliced onions cook with garlic over medium-low heat until they become translucent and Continue Reading
She Adds One Shortcut Ingredient When She Needs Sourdough Faster
Sourdough can take much of a day or stretch into the next one while the dough ferments. Hannah Dela Cruz has a shortcut for the days when that schedule doesn't work: commercial yeast. Dela Cruz, founder of Make It Dough and author of Sourdough Continue Reading
I Covered a Bowl of Apple Cider Vinegar With Plastic Wrap to Catch Fruit Flies
Fruit flies kept showing up around my kitchen even after I cleared away fruit and cleaned the counters. Instead of reaching for a store-bought trap, I found a method that starts with a cup of apple cider vinegar and a piece of plastic wrap. The Continue Reading
She Starts Pasta in Cold Water Instead of Waiting for It to Boil
Pasta usually starts with a large pot of boiling water. One home cook skips both parts of that routine, putting dry pasta into a wide pan with cold water before turning on the heat. Reddit user u/ILoveLipGloss uses the method for flat pasta such Continue Reading
She Turned Beef Bourguignon Into Lasagna and Thickened It With Roux
Beef bourguignon already has beef and a rich sauce, but lasagna wasn't where I expected to see it end up. One home cook took the French stew in that direction, using it as the basis for a lasagna instead of serving it in a bowl. Reddit user Continue Reading
She Makes Japanese Beef Curry With One Ingredient I Didn’t Expect
Beef, potatoes, carrots, onion, and curry roux all make sense in Japanese curry. Instant coffee was the ingredient I didn't expect to see go into the pot. Reddit user u/SantaSantitaMaldita added a small amount while making Japanese beef curry in a Continue Reading
He Left Beef Stew on High for 4 Hours by Mistake and Thought He’d Ruined It
Four hours passed before one home cook noticed his beef stew was still running on high. His usual routine called for just 30 minutes on that setting before turning the slow cooker to low for another eight to 10 hours. Reddit user u/madgross makes Continue Reading
I Made Philly Cheesesteak With Orzo Instead of a Hoagie Roll and I’m Not Going Back
Philly cheesesteak usually means beef, peppers, onions, and melted cheese packed into a hoagie roll. Then I came across a version that skips the sandwich and puts those flavors into a skillet with orzo. The pasta cooks in beef broth with seasoned Continue Reading
I Made Tacos With Ground Turkey Instead of Beef and I’m Not Going Back
Ground beef was always my default for taco night, but a Reddit discussion about swapping it for ground turkey made me question whether the beef mattered once the meat was seasoned and loaded into a taco. Reddit user u/justahdewd uses ground turkey Continue Reading
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