10 Microwave Hacks to Simplify Your Thanksgiving Holiday

10 Microwave Hacks to Simplify Your Thanksgiving Holiday

Let's get real – the unsung hero of Thanksgiving isn't just the turkey or the pie, it's that humble box in your kitchen: the microwave. When the oven is jam-packed with turkey and all those sides, this culinary sidekick steps up in a big way. From crisping up nuts to...

Instant Pot Vietnamese Chicken Pho

Instant Pot Vietnamese Chicken Pho

Vietnamese Pho is a beautifully fragrant and healthy noodle soup. Pho can be made using any kind of protein, the most popular being beef pho, but our favorite is Chicken Pho. Chicken Pho is much easier to make and the broth is much lighter than...

Korean Gochujang Drizzle

Korean Gochujang Drizzle

This crazy flavorful Korean Gochujang Drizzle sauce is made with a few staple pantry ingredients and can be whipped up in minutes. It's as easy as putting all of the ingredients into a mason jar and shaking it up! You won't be able to stop making this sauce! Korean...

Leftover Thanksgiving Cream of Turkey Soup with Garlic Croutons

Leftover Thanksgiving Cream of Turkey Soup with Garlic Croutons

Use leftover turkey, mashed potatoes, and any bread or dinner rolls to make this soul soothing cream of turkey soup. Have a few random carrots and mushrooms rolling around in the drawer of your fridge? Add them in too! In 30 minutes you can have a hearty dinner...

Leftover Turkey Cranberry BBQ Sandwiches

Leftover Turkey Cranberry BBQ Sandwiches

I know I'm not the only one who gets bored of eating the same flavors for days after the big Thanksgiving meal, right? Take that leftover turkey and turn it into something completely unique with this recipe for pulled turkey cranberry barbecue sandwiches, and you...

Easy Spiced Nuts

Easy Spiced Nuts

These easy spiced nuts are the perfect crunchy snack or topping for your Buddha Bowl to always keep at arms length! This versatile recipe is a little sweet, a little spicy, and nice and toasty. Easily change up the nuts and spices by raiding your...

Our Best Tips for Reinventing Thanksgiving Leftovers

Our Best Tips for Reinventing Thanksgiving Leftovers

Thanksgiving should be a time for us to be more grateful and less wasteful. Did you know that Thanksgiving is one of the biggest food waste days of the year in America? This year, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation estimates 45 million pounds of green beans and 30...

Leftover Turkey: “The Bobbie” Thanksgiving Sandwich

Leftover Turkey: “The Bobbie” Thanksgiving Sandwich

Make the world-famous "Bobbie" turkey sandwich from Capriotti's with your Thanksgiving leftovers! Also, learn one of our favorite hacks for freezing turkey, stuffing and cranberry so that you can enjoy The Bobbie sandwich anytime of the year - from freezer to warm...

Quinoa in the Microwave

Quinoa in the Microwave

Save time and learn how to make quinoa in the microwave in just minutes!  Quinoa is so nutritious and high in fiber, it is super healthy and can be added into just about any dish. Quinoa does not have to be eaten on its own, in fact, I prefer it mixed in with...

Should Potatoes Be Refrigerated?

Should Potatoes Be Refrigerated?

When bringing a bag of uncooked potatoes home from the grocery store, you might pause and wonder: What's the best place to store these earthy gems? Knowing the right place to keep potatoes fresh for a long time can definitely be confusing. Whether you're thinking...

My Favorite Way to Remove Excess Oil from Stock and Sauces

My Favorite Way to Remove Excess Oil from Stock and Sauces

Ah, the age-old dilemma for any home cook – how to remove that pesky layer of fat from your lovingly prepared stock or sauce. We've all been there, right? You've simmered your stock to perfection or your sauce to just the right consistency, only to find a slick of oil...

The only time you should refrigerate tomatoes

The only time you should refrigerate tomatoes

What you'll learn: Why scientists and research centers oppose refrigerating tomatoes - what actually happens? The only exception to the rule - when to refrigerate tomatoes The best temperature to store tomatoes How peel a tomato in 15 seconds without boiling water...

Secret ingredient to Thai cooking

Secret ingredient to Thai cooking

The leaves on this tree is the magical ingredient in Thai cooking, providing an unmistakable bright, intensely aromatic lime-y flavor. This ingredient is most commonly known as "kaffir lime leaves," however the Oxford Companion to Food recommends using its other name,...

What to do with leftover ginger

What to do with leftover ginger

  How to use leftover ginger to flavor cooking wine. Preserve ginger by grating and freezing, just snap off what you need. The next time you have leftover ginger, don't throw it away! Here are two ideas that will help you make best use of ginger. What to do with...

Shortcut to clean, clear homemade broth

Shortcut to clean, clear homemade broth

When making homemade soup, how to get the cleanest, clearest broth possible. Have you ever made homemade meat based broth and find a layer of foam on top? That foam is what I call soup scum. It's basically from the surface of the meat that you are using - blood,...