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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

stew, soup, chicken

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

Main course

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

Main course

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

Cookies, dessert

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

Cookies, dessert

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