For Maneet Chauhan, the India-born, Nashville-based James Beard Award-winning chef, restaurateur, and TV personality, winter weather calls for her family recipe for gajar ka halwa, a sweet and creamy carrot pudding served warm. The traditional Indian dessert is often served at temple festivals and during Diwali, the five-day festival of lights. This year, the main day…
Celebrate Diwali With This Savory Karanji
Karanji are a type of dumpling popular in Maharashtra, India. They’re typically fried and can have sweet or savory fillings. You’ll find karanji in several parts of India, and they are called by different names in different languages. You can eat karanji any time, but they’re especially popular as a snack during the festival of…
Ansots Spinach Béchamel-Stuffed Piquillo Peppers
Piquillo peppers are a specific type of sweet pepper grown in Navarra, in the southern part of the Basque Country in Spain. Roasted red peppers could be used as a substitute, but are usually much larger than piquillo peppers. Makes 28 peppers For the Peppers 2 cups whole milk 2 cups half-and-half 1 tablespoon unsalted…
Kale Chips Even Kids Will Devour
“Normally, it’s gross,” announced my son Louie, setting up a discussion about a certain prospective snack ingredient. “It tastes like poop,” clarified his friend Ella. “I don’t usually like it,” observed my son Remy, who is the chef of the family. “But in this form I do.” When Ella realized to which snack we were…
Rooting for a Vegetable Mash
A fluffy mashed or pureed vegetable side dish is always a crowd-pleaser, and the humble potato is often the star. This recipe gives the spud a rest and turns to the season’s bounty of root vegetables for inspiration. Nutrient-rich roots are storehouses of energy and guaranteed to add an extra dimension of color and sweet,…
A Sweet Solution for Leftover Candy
If your children hit the jackpot while trick-or-treating, you could be swimming in candy for weeks! Put the abundance of M&M’s to good use by making homemade cookies with the kids. You can also teach them about the candy while you bake. Did you know? The M’s printed on M&M’s stand for the last names…
For Evenly Browned Chicken Every Time, Think Vertical
You can never have enough great chicken recipes. And this particular recipe is my fallback Friday night dinner because it’s so easy to put together after a long, busy week. You’ll need a vertical roasting rack for this recipe. If you don’t want to invest in one, try a used beer can. Vertical roasting produces…
Self-Care With Chocolate
In uncertain times, it’s important to take a moment to reflect on the simpler things in our lives that bring us genuine pleasure. Family and friends? Absolutely. Good health and thriving children? You bet. Sultry sunsets and autumn foliage? Thank you very much. But right now, I prefer to focus on another joy: chocolate. While…
The Family Table: Mom’s 4-Ingredient Baked Macaroni
Submitted by Patricia McAdams, Sun City Center, Florida My mom, Martha Callahan, was a fantastic cook, but my favorite meal was her amazing macaroni, colored red because of a bit of tomato paste added to the recipe. Mom made this comfort food almost every Friday night when I was growing up. I continued the tradition when I…
Loaded Steak Quesadillas Will Satisfy Everyone at the Table
Just about anything goes when it comes to making quesadillas. But when I’m after a meal-worthy option that’s guaranteed to satisfy all the hungry eaters around the table, nothing beats a loaded steak quesadilla. Inspired by fajitas, these quesadillas are packed with thin slices of cumin-rubbed flank steak, charred peppers and onions, and plenty of…
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