this recipe Watermelon blueberry lime popsicles – a fresh flavor combo I would have never thought to try these fruits together, but we had fresh watermelon in the fridge, frozen blueberries in the freezer, and limes on the counter, so I went with what we had on hand. Turns out it is quite a tasty flavor combination! I love how sometimes the kitchen sink method really ends up being a win....

The challenge was with macadamia nuts and white chocolate, both very rich ingredients, how to give this cookie a bit of sparkle. Our solution? A touch of instant coffee granules added to the dough. A Hint of Coffee Flavor The cookie already has macadamia nuts and vanilla, both tropical ingredients. A little coffee flavor added to the mix, coffee also being a tropical ingredient, gives this cookie a splash of pizazz....

The basic flavor components are the same as a negroni and the gin stays put, but the ruby red Campari is switched for a lighter-hued bitter liqueur and the rich sweet vermouth swaps out for white vermouth. History of the White Negroni While swaps in classic drinks have been around as long as the classics themselves, the white negroni is a modern variation created at the start of the 21st century by Plymouth Gin rep Nick Blacknell and UK bartender Wayne Collins....

Think of Cinco de Mayo as an opportunity to explore Mexican culture and cuisine. The holiday commemorates the Battle of Puebla, in which a far outnumbered Mexican army defeated French forces on May 5, 1862. It, contrary to popular understanding, is not Mexican Independence Day. If you want to learn more about modern Mexican cooking check out our guide here. Read our interview with the world renowned chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author Gabriele Cámara....

Does this sound like your situation? Well, we’ve got 25 tried-and-true zucchini recipes to help you out. Put larger zucchini—you know, the ones that verge on the size of baseball bats if they go unpicked for a few days— to good use by spiralizing them into noodles or grating them for zucchini bread, muffins, pancakes, or turkey meatloaf. Discard the seeds if they are large and/or hard.

What Is Clean Beauty + Why Should You Care Clean beauty for me means using skincare, beauty and self-care products that are free of toxins and harmful ingredients known to be carcinogenic, cause respiratory issues, contain phytoestrogens and/or be endocrine disruptors. Your skin is your largest organ and it is absorbent. What you put on it does matter. Everyday, we use products – like our cosmetics, lotions, soaps, deodorants, shampoo, conditioner, etc....

The tea party was boring as heck, but there were these delicious little almond crescent cookies. Almond crescents are a very basic tea cookie recipe. They’re very buttery with a pronounced almond flavor. Matched with a cup of Earl Grey or Almond Rocker they’re a great excuse to call over friends on a rainy day for a small tea party of your own. Refrigerating Crescent Cookie Dough You can refrigerate the crescent cookie dough for up to 24 hours, but bring it to room temperature before forming and baking the cookies....

The Best Crust for Turnovers If you use already-prepared frozen puff pastry or folded pie crust, the apple turnovers will be a snap to make, they will look pretty, and the crust will have lots of buttery layers. If you use a homemade butter crust (pâte brisée), which is really not so hard to make, your pastry will taste wonderful, and may even be flaky, but not filled with puffy layers....

It’s quick and easy; my mother would make it when I was growing up for that very reason. Now that I’m a parent, I like knowing I can count on my daughter asking for seconds of this dish. As the fish bakes it makes its own buttery sauce, which compliments any of the vegetables and starchy sides you serve with it. The biggest task for this weeknight meal is remembering to thaw your fish....

But instead of egg as a binder, like you might find in a breakfast casserole, there are no eggs in a panade. Instead, the layers of bread, cheese, and other ingredients are cooked in stock. Because of the addition of stock, this dish is also called bread soup. In fact, thick and filling, it’s really more of a stew than a soup. The bread absorbs much of the liquid....

Brownie banana bread delivers the same comforting satisfaction of banana bread, but with the excitement of ample chunks of fudgy brownies. The banana bread batter acts as an insulator, keeping the brownies from drying out during their second stint in the oven. It’s a flavor explosion and a textural adventure that’s well within a beginner baker’s reach. Two Treats in One Dessert There’s a strong precedent of desserts-within-desserts that savvy bakers have paved long before me....

The result is a cool coleslaw-like salad without the taste of cabbage. Yum! Sacramento chef Evie Lieb prepared this salad to go with the panko-crusted salmon in our recent cooking class. Two helpful tips are to 1) use a rubber mallet to help get the chef’s knife through the hard celery root, and 2) use a food processor, not a hand grater to do the grating. Celery root is hard to cut through, like butternut squash....

But now you can make a similar version that is so much better than the box mix. A handful of ingredients like ground beef, onions, tomato puree, cheese, and spices come together for a beefy and cheesy dinner idea the entire family will enjoy. Cheeseburger casserole is a no-brainer when time is limited (like those busy weeknights). Need to make it in advance? No problem. An Easy, Breezy Weeknight Dinner Season and brown your ground beef in a skillet with onions, garlic, and spices while your pasta is boiling....

The creamy sauce is made by tossing eggs and Parmesan with cooked pasta and its still piping hot cooking water. It’s so simple but can be intimidating. Are the eggs raw? Will they scramble? Once you have the method down, it will lose its mystique and become a go-to for when you’re in the mood for a hearty meal that can be whipped up in just 30 minutes. Bacon, Pancetta, or Guanciale?...

Lasagna is never a last-minute quick supper, but with a few tricks up your sleeve, you’ll pull it off without a hitch. Make all the components, line them up on the counter, and assemble the casserole. Keeping things neat and organized is your ticket to success without burn-out! Save Time and Use a Rotisserie Bird To streamline things, instead of poaching your own chicken, buy already cooked chicken breasts or a rotisserie chicken....

Control the level of hotness you want with the amount of chili. We didn’t have serranos when we made this, and we wanted it very spicy so we used 4 fresh large jalapeños instead of the 2 serranos called for in the following recipe. The lime, coriander seed, onion, cilantro, mint, ginger, chili, and peanut combine wonderfully. Video: How to Make Chicken Peanut Curry Whisk in the peanut butter, and the remaining 3 1/2 cups of broth slowly, stirring continuously to maintain an even texture....

Chicken Vesuvio serves up a starch, vegetable, and sauce along with the protein, so you don’t need much else to make a complete dinner. But if I want to really make this a special meal, I always like a crisp escarole salad with an easy vinaigrette and crispy panko sprinkled on top. Origins of Chicken Vesuvio Depending on who you ask, chicken Vesuvio originated in Chicago in the 1920s, 30s, or 60s, at one of three different Italian restaurants....

A Rich, Chocolatey Banana Bread Dear banana bread lovers, putting chocolate chips in your banana bread is like having your bananas and chocolate go on a date. Lovely and sweet, yet still separate and distinct. After a while both want something more—a merging of wills, a commitment! Well, if chocolate and banana were to marry, this would be the result—a richly chocolate banana bread, infused with cocoa, speckled with chocolate chips, with warm hints of butter, vanilla, and allspice....