Recipes built around what’s in season, from spring produce to holiday classics.
Yes, you can freeze both turkey and stuffing after Thanksgiving, but turkey holds up in the freezer a lot better than stuffing does. I learned that the hard way a few years back when I froze a full container of leftover turkey and stuffing mixed together, thinking I was saving myself a step. Big mistake.
Costco Halloween candy runs about 18 to 30 cents an ounce depending on the bag, which is why I can walk out with three full varieties of candy, over 15 pounds combined, for under $50. I have made this same Costco run every October for years now, and the math has stayed pretty consistent. You
Aldi is the cheapest place to buy Halloween candy this year, with bulk variety bags running as low as 9 cents a piece, and Costco and Walmart aren’t far behind if you time your trip right. I spent way too many afternoons this month walking the seasonal aisles at Aldi, Costco, Walmart, Target, Sam’s Club,
Candied carrots are sliced carrots simmered first in water until just tender, then finished in a butter and brown sugar glaze that reduces until it clings to every piece. Carrots are the side dish nobody plans around and everybody finishes first. Glazed properly, they go from an afterthought to the thing people ask about before
Candied yams are sliced sweet potatoes simmered in a butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon syrup until tender and glazed, made on the stovetop or finished in the oven, with marshmallows entirely optional depending on which side of the family you grew up in. The name bothered me for years before I finally looked into it.
Creamed corn is fresh or frozen corn kernels simmered in butter and cream until the sauce thickens into something rich and slightly sweet, made without any canned cream-style corn at all. I spent years assuming creamed corn came from a can, the pale, oddly sweet stuff sitting next to the green beans on the Thanksgiving
Mochi pancakes are fluffy Japanese-style pancakes made with mochiko sweet rice flour that gives them a chewy, bouncy interior and crispy lacy edges you cannot get from regular wheat-flour pancakes. I made these for the first time expecting something close to a regular pancake with a slight chew. What I got was completely different, softer,
Sourdough cinnamon rolls are soft, fluffy rolls made with a live sourdough starter instead of commercial yeast, giving them a subtle tang that balances the sweet cinnamon filling and makes them noticeably more tender than regular cinnamon rolls. I mix the dough the night before, let it do its thing in the fridge while I
Authentic pico de gallo is a raw, hand-chopped Mexican salsa made with Roma tomatoes, white onion, serrano pepper, fresh cilantro, lime juice, and salt. No cooking, no blender, and no shortcuts required. I’ve eaten a lot of pico de gallo. At taquerias, at chain restaurants, and out of plastic tubs from the grocery store. None