My Darling Clementhyme

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - My Darling Clementhyme

My Darling Clementhyme


Serves 6
1 cup sugar
11 thyme sprigs, divided
1 bottle sparkling wine, such as Prosecco
6 oz. fresh clementine juice, plus
6 strips clementine zest, for garnish
6 oz. cranberry juice



Panko-Style Crusted Tofu and Vegetables

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Panko-Style Crusted Tofu and Vegetables

Panko-Style Crusted Tofu and Vegetables


Serves 8
COATING
3 cups puff ed rice cereal, such as Quaker Essentials or Arrowhead Mills
1 Tbs. vegetable oil
1½ tsp. salt, divided
1½ cups white rice fl our
1½ cups plain seltzer water

TOFU AND VEGETABLES
1 16-oz. block extra-fi rm tofu, cubed
2 zucchini, halved and sliced on bias
6 large button mushrooms, halved
6 asparagus spears, trimmed
2 small red onions, cut into 8 wedges
1 red bell pepper, cored and sliced
7 Tbs. vegetable oil, divided



Caulifl ower and Chickpeas with Ras El Hanout en Papillote

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Caulifl ower and Chickpeas with Ras El Hanout en Papillote

Serves 4 | 30 minutes or fewer
1 cup couscous
1 pinch salt, optional
2½ tsp. olive oil, divided, plus more for drizzling
2 cups small caulifl ower fl orets
1 small fennel bulb, quartered and thinly sliced (1 cup)
1 small red onion, quartered and thinly sliced (1 cup)
1 cup cooked or canned chickpeas
1 Tbs. ras el hanout
2 tsp. lemon juice
1 clove garlic, minced (1 tsp.)
3 jarred roasted red peppers, drained and cut into 2-inch strips
¾ cup pitted dates, chopped
Lemon wedges, for garnish



Sweet and Sour Smoked Tofu and Pineapple en Papillote

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Sweet and Sour Smoked Tofu and Pineapple en Papillote

Serves 4 | 30 minutes or fewer
1 cup basmati rice
1 10-oz. pkg. frozen spinach
2½ tsp. toasted sesame oil, divided
2 tsp. toasted sesame seeds
½ tsp. low-sodium soy sauce
1 6-oz. pkg. baked smoked tofu, diced
1 cup diced fresh pineapple
2 tsp. sweet chile sauce



Sweet Potato, Feta, and Shiitake Packets

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Sweet Potato, Feta, and Shiitake Packets

Sweet Potato, Feta, and Shiitake Packets


Serves 4 | 30 minutes or fewer
2 small sweet potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced (1 lb.)
2 cups sliced shiitake mushrooms
2 cups thinly sliced Swiss chard leaves or watercress
1 small red onion, sliced (1 cup)
1 Tbs. olive oil
1 clove garlic, minced (1 tsp.)
2 tsp. dried oregano
1 tsp. dried mint, optional
4 Tbs. crumbled feta cheese (4 oz.)
4 Tbs. raisins
2 tsp. lemon juice



Seitan, Vegetables, and Cracked Black Pepperen Papillote

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Seitan, Vegetables, and Cracked Black Pepperen Papillote

Serves 4 | 30 minutes or fewer
½ cup orange juice
2 Tbs. olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced (1 Tbs.)
¼ tsp. cracked black pepper or red pepper fl akes
1 small head broccoli, broken into small fl orets (4 cups)
4 carrots, sliced on bias (2 cups)
2 parsnips, peeled and thinly sliced on bias (2 cups)
1 8-oz. pkg. seitan, drained and sliced
½ cup dried cranberries
½ cup chopped cilantro



Farfalle wit Artichokes al Cartoccio

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Farfalle wit Artichokes al Cartoccio

Farfalle wit Artichokes al Cartoccio


Ingredient
¾ cup part-skim ricotta cheese
¼ cup chopped fresh chives
1 clove garlic, minced (1 tsp.)
4 oz. farfalle (bow tie) pasta
5 tsp. olive oil, divided
4 marinated artichokes, cut into eighths, plus reserved oil for drizzling
12 cherry or grape tomatoes, halved
16 small black olives
2 Tbs. sliced green olives, optional



Coconut Milk Couscous with Roasted Butternut Squash and Apples

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Coconut Milk Couscous with Roasted Butternut Squash and Apples

Ingredient
2 cups cubed butternut squash
2 apples, cored and cubed
4 Tbs. butter, divided
3 Tbs. brown sugar
3 tsp. cinnamon, divided
1½ cups couscous
2½ cups coconut milk beverage, such as Silk
½ tsp. salt
½ cup golden raisins



Kabocha Pie with Dulce de Leche

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Kabocha Pie with Dulce de Leche

Kabocha Pie with Dulce de Leche


Serves 10
Cajeta
2 liters goat milk
2 cups sugar
1 large cinnamon stick
½ tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp water

Pie crust
10 Tbsp cold butter, in pieces
1½ cups all-purpose flour
5 to 7 Tbsp cold water

Filling
2 to 3 kabocha squash
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
4 to 5 Tbsp cold water
1½ tsp ground ginger
1½ tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp toasted, freshly grated nutmeg
½ tsp salt
1 pinch ground cloves
cajeta (recipe above)
1½ cups heavy cream
4 eggs, beaten



Smoky Sweet Potato Gratin with Maple Marshmallow Creme

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Smoky Sweet Potato Gratin with Maple Marshmallow Creme

Smoky Sweet Potato Gratin with Maple Marshmallow Creme


Serves 8 to 10
Gratin
1 Tbsp butter, for greasing
4 to 6 medium sweet potatoes, about 3½ to 4 lbs, peeled
12 oz thick-cut bacon (such as Nueske’s),
sliced into ¼-inch pieces
3 cups heavy cream
2 sprigs fresh thyme
2 sprigs fresh sage
1 bay leaf
freshly ground black pepper

Marshmallow creme
3 large egg whites, room temperature
½ tsp cream of tartar
2 Tbsp granulated sugar
1/3 cup water
2/3 cup maple syrup
¾ cup light corn syrup
1 tsp vanilla extract



Twice-Baked Delicata Squash with Spiced Nuts

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Twice-Baked Delicata Squash with Spiced Nuts

Twice-Baked Delicata Squash with Spiced Nuts


Serves 6
Spiced nutS
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup white sugar
½ tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp coriander
1½ tsp salt
1 egg white
1 Tbsp water
1 cup walnuts, chopped
1 cup pecans, chopped

Squash
4 medium delicata squash, halved, seeds removed
2 Tbsp butter
2 Tbsp brown sugar
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 oz goat cheese



Savory Bread Pudding

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Savory Bread Pudding

Savory Bread Pudding


Serves 12
1 loaf sourdough bread
1 loaf ciabatta bread
3 eggs
2½ cups whole milk
2½ cups heavy cream
1 cup leeks, sautéed
8 oz mushrooms, sautéed
½ cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
1½ tsp chopped rosemary
1½ tsp chopped sage
1 Tbsp chopped parsley
salt and freshly ground black pepper



Melted Brussels Sprouts

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Melted Brussels Sprouts

Melted Brussels Sprouts


Serves 12
½ lb pancetta, diced ¼-inch thick
1 large yellow onion, quartered, ¼-inch julienned
salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 lbs Brussels sprouts, ends removed, quartered
¼ cup chicken stock
1½ tsp chopped rosemary
2 oz Parmigiano-Reggiano, shaved



Quince-Cranberry Jam

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Quince-Cranberry Jam

Quince-Cranberry Jam


Yield 2½ cups
12 oz fresh cranberries
1 cup sugar
1 cup Port wine
½ tsp rosemary, chopped
zest of 1 orange
juice of 1 orange
2 small quince, diced



Truffled Giblet Gravy

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Truffled Giblet Gravy

Truffled Giblet Gravy


Serves 12
turkey roasting pan drippings
1 cup cream sherry
1 bag turkey giblets
2 quarts turkey or chicken stock
7 oz blonde turkey fat roux
1 lemon, juiced
½ tsp white truffle oil
salt and freshly ground black pepper



Fool-Proof Thanksgiving Turkey

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Fool-Proof Thanksgiving Turkey

Fool-Proof Thanksgiving Turkey


Serves about 12
Brine
2 gallons water
2 cups kosher salt
2 cups sugar

Turkey
1 18½ lb turkey
2 stalks celery, chopped
2 carrots, peeled and chopped
1 large yellow onion, chopped
1 head garlic, quartered
1 sprig rosemary
1 sprig sage
salt and freshly ground black pepper



Methods of Mayhem

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Methods of Mayhem

Methods of Mayhem


Serves 1
2 oz Irish whiskey
¾ oz sweet vermouth
½ oz Campari
¼ oz cranberry juice
Orange cream bitters
Freshly grated cinnamon
Freshly grated nutmeg

Preparation Stir the first five ingredients together in a mixing glass filled with ice. Strain into a small coupe glass and garnish with freshly grated cinnamon and nutmeg.

Small World Aperol

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Small World Aperol

Small World Aperol


Serves 1
1 oz broVo Amaro No. 4
½ oz Aperol
½ oz lemon juice

Preparation Combine all ingredients in a
shaker filled with ice and stir. Strain into a rocks
glass filled with ice and serve.

Better Than Gravy

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Better Than Gravy

Better Than Gravy


Serves 1
Cranberry Syrup
2 lbs fresh or frozen cranberries
2¾ cups sugar
2½ cups water
1 pinch salt
1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

Better than gravy
2 oz Laird’s Applejack
¾ oz fresh lemon juice
¾ oz cranberry syrup (recipe below)
1 fresh cranberry
1 fresh apple slice



Tom Waits for No Man

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Tom Waits for No Man

Tom Waits for No Man


Serves 1
2 oz Still 630 Rally Point rye whiskey
½ oz Cinzano sweet vermouth
¼ oz Fernet-Branca
4 drops Angostura bitters infused with dried orange peel, lemon, chamomile and dried cranberries
orange peel



Pompier Highball

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Pompier Highball

Pompier Highball


Serves 1
2 oz dry vermouth
½ oz crème de cassis
club soda
lemon or lime wedge



Gezellig

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Gezellig

Gezellig


Serves 1
Star Anise and Orange Peel Syrup
½ cup demerara or turbinado sugar
½ cup water
5 whole star anise peel of 2 oranges, pith removed

Gezellig
2 oz Cocchi Americano
1 oz Pow-Wow Botanical Rye
¼ oz star anise and orange peel syrup (recipe below), plus more for garnish flamed orange peel



Berkshire pork chops with Stone fruit chutney

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Berkshire pork chops with Stone fruit chutney

Berkshire pork chops with Stone fruit chutney


Serves | 6 to 10 |
Pork Chops
6 bone-in Berkshire pork chops
1 tbsp kosher salt
1½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
2 tbsp grapeseed oil
1½ tbsp unsalted butter

ChUtney
1 to 2 tbsp grapeseed oil
2 tbsp unsalted butter
3 to 4 large shallots, minced
2 to 3 dark plums, pitted and diced medium
3 cherums, pitted and diced
2 cups fresh or frozen cherries, pitted and diced medium
2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
1 5-oz bag dried cherries
¼ cup red wine
2 to 4 tbsp dark balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp sugar, additional if needed
1 tsp fresh thyme, chopped
kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper



Lamb, Kale and Sweet Potato Chili

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Lamb, Kale and Sweet Potato Chili

Serves 6 to 8
1 tbsp olive oil
1 lb ground lamb
1 sweet yellow onion, diced
1 large sweet potato, peeled, chopped into ¼-inch squares
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 dried ancho pepper, seeds removed, crumbled
10 dried juniper berries, smashed, finely chopped
½ tsp Vietnamese cinnamon
1½ tsp smoked Spanish-style paprika
1½ tsp ground cumin
pinch cayenne pepper
1 14.5-oz can diced tomatoes
2 cups unsalted chicken broth
1 14.5-oz can dark red kidney beans
4 to 6 oz kale, destemmed, torn into pieces
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper



Safe Homemade Eggnog Recipe

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Safe Homemade Eggnog Recipe

Safe Homemade Eggnog Recipe


Serves: 20
Ingredients
12 Safest Choice™ Pasteurized Eggs, separated
1 ½ c granulated sugar
1 qt (4 cups) heavy cream
2 c whole milk
2-3 c dark rum, bourbon or brandy (optional)
2 Tbsp vanilla extract (optional)
ground nutmeg or cinnamon to taste



Tonkotsu Ramen Broth

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Tonkotsu Ramen Broth

Tonkotsu Ramen Broth


Serves 10 to 12
Kombu Dashi
2 4 inch-by-4 inch sections kombu
12 cups water
1 cup katsuobushi

Roasted Pork Bone broth
9 quarts water
1 lb shiitake mushrooms
15 peppercorns
2 lb parsnips, peeled
3 leeks, cleaned
2 onions, peeled and halved
1 finger ginger, peeled
1 head garlic
6 lb pork ham bones sawn into 4-inch pieces
1½ lb pork neck bones
3 Tbsp olive oil
sea salt
freshly ground black pepper
1 lb chicken backs
2 lb chicken wings and tips double-fermented soy sauce
chile oil
chicken schmaltz (optional)



Penne Ala Salute

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Penne Ala Salute

Penne Ala Salute


Serves 4
1 28 oz. can peeled Italian style pear tomatoes
3 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup fresh basil
2 cups broccoli florets
½ cup sliced sun-dried tomatoes
1 cup sliced mushrooms
¼ cup grated Asiago cheese or Romano cheese
4 cups cooked penne pasta cooked al dente (1/2 lb. uncooked pasta)



Asian Soup Dumplings

Easy Food Recipes and Cooking - Asian Soup Dumplings

Asian Soup Dumplings


Serves 6
Dough
¾ cup bread flour
¼ cup + 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1½ tsp grapeseed oil
7 to 8 Tbsp hot water

Soup
2 ½ cups chicken stock
3 scallions, sliced
2 ½ Tbsp ginger, sliced
½ cup shiitake mushrooms, sliced, with stems
1 Tbsp powdered unflavored gelatin
2 Tbsp chopped smoked ham, from a hock or jowl

Filling
2 Tbsp fresh ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
2 scallions, chopped
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp freshly ground white pepper
1 tsp sugar
2½ tsp soy sauce
1¼ Tbsp dry sherry
1¾ tsp sesame oil
½ lb ground pork
1 to 2 cups Napa cabbage leaves for steaming

Dipping sauce
Dark vinegar and ginger for dipping