This nifty trick will have you flexing your clever culinary muscles as you impress your friends with this totally-fun kitchen hack. Get the oven blazing hot, grab two sheet pans and get ready to feed a crowd. These sandwiches were gobbled up by our Smidgen podcast crew when we made them to go alongside Curried...
Who said it’s not easy being cheesy? Not us! This spicy grilled cheese is just about the easiest ever. We have been enamored with mayo as a grilled cheese’s crispy golden brown delicious delivery method ever since we popped our Slab Grilled Cheese into the oven. We added our Fiesta Blend to the equation for...
From tasty veggie tacos to big slabs of grilled cheese, lent doesn’t have to mean the same fish dinner each week. Flex your meatless muscles with these delicious hearty dishes. 1- Carrot Tacos Sheet Pan Suppers. Oh, how we love them. So much so that we talk about them in our Smidgen podcast. You’re subscribed, right?...
Listen to Smidgen: 7 Halloween Recipes for Spooky Fun Get creative with some spooky-themed treats to delight ghouls and goblins – and feed a crowd! Try these fun dishes that are munchable, memorable and easy. From tasty appetizers, dips, main dishes and desserts, this menu is all treats – no tricks! 1- Spooky Halloween Root...
Curry Powders are a British Indian invention created to evoke the essence of Indian cuisine. While curry powders are not used in authentic Indian cooking, they are delicious flavor combinations that we love working with in our Teaching Kitchen. Here’s the thing, curry powders aren’t just for curries! Whether it’s Garlic Curry, Vindaloo Curry, Japanese...
Soup and grilled cheese go together like, well, like soup and grilled cheese! Take your soup and sandwich lunch to new heights with this curried version that leaves you with a vibrant bowlful of warm, comforting goodness. Pair it with our Slab Grilled Cheese, and you’ve not only got soup and sandwiches – you’ve got...
It’s Spooky Season! Gather the ghouls and host a frightfully festive feast. Here are five recipes to get the party started… MATCHA POPCORN. Matcha powder is finely ground green tea leaves that whisk up into a tasty beverage like Matcha Lemonade. Or a smoothie like Smoothie Bowls. Or to make this sweet-n-salty, oh-so-lovely snack. Stovetop popcorn meets...
It seems we’ve been talking about Sheet Pan Suppers for years. And that’s because we have! We’ve featured them on our podcast and written lots of recipes that fit on these 18X13 pieces of metal. If you’ve ever wondered if we’re in a Sheet Pan Suppers buzzword bubble, we’re pretty certain that this cooking method...
Remember that time we made Slab Grilled Cheese? We put that same DIY panini press ingenuity to work here. We sandwich these sandwiches between two USA Pan sheet pans and let the oven do the rest. Salami, pepperoni, provolone plus our Sun-dried Tomato & Olive Tapenade are pressed together in one big golden brown, melty...
FIVE PANTRY STAPLES TO STOCK RIGHT NOw By Anne Milneck, Owner, Chef & Tea Sommelier A properly packed pantry is essential to getting dinner on the table. Think of pantry staples as those tools in your tool chest – not the hammer or screwdriver – those other tools. You might not reach for them every...