Lettuce is a lot of things: salad base, burger-topper, wrap, and more. It’s fresh, light, and acts as a blank slate and vehicle for flavor.
Once you bring your lettuce home, you may be faced with the disappointment that comes with reaching for your favorite variety in the fridge, only to find it slimy or limp. Read on for the smartest, simplest way to avoid that next time around.
When the weather starts to cool, there’s no better time to head into the kitchen where you can recreate some of your grandmother’s best autumn-inspired dishes. From classic chicken noodle soup to regional specialties, like meat and potato hot dish, these nostalgic dishes are the perfect way to enjoy the fall season. They’re sure to warm up both your belly and heart, too.
Judging solely by the names — spare and baby back — you would naturally assume one rack of ribs is smaller than the other, and that assumption would be correct. (Though if you assume one of them is extra, you’d swing and miss.) That said, size isn’t the only detail that sets these two cuts of pork apart, so let’s dive in.
If you think chili is just a cold-weather dish, we’re about to change all that. These recipes are perfect no matter the season, and we truly do have something here for everyone, from meat eaters to vegans.
I love when someone walks in the house, smells the aroma of something wonderful coming from the kitchen, and asks the question many home cooks love to hear: “What smells so good?” That question isn’t asked often in the summer, at least not in my home when many meals are cold or cooked outside. But once the weather turns chilly and soup season arrives, I hear that question often.
I frequently stick with the classics: chicken noodle, roasted butternut squash, tomato, ham and bean, and my absolute favorite—minestrone. I have used the same minestrone recipe for many, many years. I discovered it here on Allrecipes sometime in the mid-aughts (can we please find a better name for that decade?), and it’s been on heavy rotation during fall and winter ever since.
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