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
She Adds 2 Teaspoons of Instant Espresso to Chocolate Cheesecake — Here’s What It Does
Chocolate cheesecake already has plenty of flavor from cream cheese and melted semisweet chocolate, but Birchwood Pie adds another ingredient to the filling: 2 teaspoons of instant espresso powder. The espresso joins 6 ounces of melted semisweet Continue Reading
She Baked Blondies in a Muffin Pan Instead of a Baking Dish — Every One Gets Those Chewy Edges
Blondies usually go into one large baking dish, which means only the pieces cut from around the perimeter get those browned, chewy edges. The baker behind The Birchwood Pie Project takes a different route: she puts the batter into muffin pans Continue Reading
If Your Frozen Pizza Comes Out With a Floppy Crust, Stop Putting It on a Cold Pan
Frozen pizza can reach the point where the cheese is browned and bubbling while the crust underneath still bends when you pick up a slice. Leaving it in longer risks overcooking the top, so the problem may not be the bake time at all. That was Continue Reading
She Makes Spicy Peanut Noodles That Taste Good Hot or Cold
Some pasta dishes lose much of their appeal once they cool, but these spicy peanut noodles were made with the opposite idea in mind. They can be eaten hot after cooking, cold from a packed container, or somewhere between the two. The Birchwood Pie Continue Reading
I Roast 3 Pounds of Breakfast Potatoes at Once, Then Freeze Most of Them
Breakfast potatoes aren't hard to make, but chopping and roasting a fresh batch every morning isn't something I want to do. Instead, I roast 3 pounds of Yukon Gold potatoes at once and put most of them in the freezer. The potatoes cook until Continue Reading
I Made Lasagna With Béchamel Instead of Ricotta and I’m Not Going Back
I always thought lasagna needed a layer of ricotta mixed with egg and Parmesan. Then I came across a home cook who replaced that mixture with béchamel after discovering the ricotta had gone bad, and the swap changed how they made lasagna. Reddit Continue Reading
She Adds Dark Chocolate to Chicken Chili Verde—and It Won 3 Chili Cook-Offs
Dark chocolate isn't an ingredient I expected to find in chicken chili verde, but one home cook says a couple of squares go into a version that has won three chili cook-off contests. Reddit user u/MezzanineSoprano builds her chili with rotisserie Continue Reading
Cornstarch Gives Pumpkin Waffles the Crisp Edges I Was Missing
Pumpkin puree gives waffles moisture and fall flavor, but that extra moisture can make crisp edges harder to get. Adding cornstarch to the batter helps solve that problem. A generous tablespoon goes in with the flour, baking powder, baking soda, Continue Reading
My Scrambled Eggs Needed More Flavor, so I Added This Popcorn Seasoning
Salt and pepper weren't doing enough for my scrambled eggs, so I reached for something I usually keep for movie night: butter-flavored popcorn seasoning. One sprinkle adds butter flavor and salt without putting a pat of butter into the eggs. The Continue Reading
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