You get home from a long day of work and realize you haven’t thawed anything for dinner. What do you do? Grab takeout? Scrounge up a sad meal of whatever you can find in the pantry? Have you tried, well, cooking the frozen food you have? Conventionally, we’ve been taught…
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How to Use Up Leftover Meat and Avoid Food Waste
You made a gigantic family feast, and now you’ve got lots of leftover turkey, chicken or pot roast. You hate wasting food, but you can’t stand to eat the same meal over and over again. Plus, there’s a turkey carcass or a pile of bones to think about. The good…
5 Unexpected Ways to Cook Chicken
Grilled or baked chicken breast recipes with a side of veggies are common weeknight dinners for a reason: They’re simple to make, on budget, and everyone likes them. Nothing wrong with that. But once in a while, you want to shake things up — and that’s what we’ve done here….
5 Hearty, Impressive-Looking Stuffed Meals
What is it about a stuffed meal that makes it so uniquely appealing? Take a vegetable like bell peppers or squash, or a cut of meat, fill it with herbs, breadcrumbs, cheese, and/or other flavorful ingredients, and it’s an instant upgrade. The best part: As good as they look, stuffed…
The 3 Most Common Grilling Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)
It seems easy enough: Light grill, throw meat on, flip it, then eat. But, as with most forms of cooking, there are nuances to grilling. And there are a few common grilling mistakes that rookies– and even experienced grillers–often make. Before you light the grill, read on to see what can…
How to Cook a Burger, an Amazing Grass-fed Cheeseburger
The staple of any good cookout, whether it’s part of a celebration – like the 4th of July, a summer birthday, or just a June Saturday — is the cheeseburger. Cooking a burger is one of the most simple things you can do. Using grass-fed beef is a way to…
Chimichurri Steak Sauce – The Easiest Way to Add Flavor to a Steak
Whether as a marinade or a sauce, it’s tough to deny that one of the best complements to a good steak is some freshly made chimichurri sauce. Chimichurri sauce is easy to make, adds immense flavor, and has a long tradition of making meat taste better. A favorite in Latin…
Wine with Steak: Finding the Perfect Beef and Wine Pairing
There are plenty of reasons why red wine pairs so well with a delicious steak. Some are cultural, some are even scientific, but for most people, the perfection of this pairing comes down to the magic it performs on our palate. I love pairing wine with steak. And, honestly, nothing…