rachel magula

16 tasty taco recipes to make every night taco night

Taco Tuesday, Taco Thursday — heck, we'll gladly eat tacos any day! And you can too, thanks to these 16 delicious taco recipes. So here's to our favorite handheld device (the one that's allowed at the dinner table): Tacos stuffed with chicken, pork, beef, beans, and veggies, made with a slow …

Kung Pao Chicken

15 Poppy Seed Salad Recipes for a Luscious Spring Lunch

The key to a good salad can be hard to define. Sometimes you have to think outside of the box (hello, warm salads). Of course, homemade salad dressing has transformative properties that’ll make you ditch the bottled stuff. And then there’s these luscious recipes, which rely on the awesome poppy …

5 Weeknight Stir-Fries to Get You Through This Thing Called Life

Once you know this simple formula, you'll be a stir-fry success.<p>Raise your hand if you’ve ever purchased bags of frozen, ready-for-pan stir-fries. All the broccoli and carrots and stuff are chopped, all you need to do is stand there and talk to your cat until it’s ready. But hey! You know what’s …

Pasta so good (and spicy) you might cry

Crying spaghetti is the bomb, reports a friend, home from Seattle. Obviously. Who can resist a name like that?<p>Why, I worried, would spaghetti cry? Was it heartbreak, like the 1964 song "The Crying Game"? Was it the Troubles, like the 1992 movie "The Crying Game"? Or heartbreak, like the 2014 song …

How to Make Sheet Pan Eggs (and Why You Should)

Try this foolproof egg recipe—meal prepping breakfast or brunch never looked so good.<p>I'm a huge fan of frittatas, so when I heard about sheet pan …

This Apple Pie From Scratch Will Take You Back To Memories Of Home

Comfort food = nostalgia.<p>Pie Dough:<p>2½ cups flour<p>1 teaspoon salt<p>1½ sticks butter, cold and cut in cubes<p>4-8 tablespoons ice water<p>Filling:<p>2½ pounds Granny Smith apples, cored and sliced<p>¾ cup sugar<p>2 tablespoons flour<p>½ teaspoon salt<p>1 teaspoon cinnamon<p>¼ teaspoon nutmeg<p>½ lemon<p>1 egg, beaten<p>1 tablespoon …

7 Cheap And Easy Dinners You Should Make This Week

You don't need to break the bank to eat well.

13 Low-Carb Dinners That Are Perfect for Spring

Lemon Curd with Berries

8 servings<p>This very lemony curd is made with whole eggs instead of just the yolks, which gives it an extra-light texture.<p>May 2017Print<p>Ingredients<p>2 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest<p>1 cup fresh lemon juice<p>¾ cup plus 1–2 tablespoons sugar<p>6 large eggs<p>Pinch of kosher salt<p>1 cup (2 sticks) chilled …

How to Make Mushrooms That Taste Like Bacon Bits

They're smoky, salty, and ready to be sprinkled on everything.<p>My best friend in college had a thing for frozen vegan bacon. The plasticky scent of it microwaving in our dorm's communal kitchen and the cardboard texture still gives me nightmares from time to time. I don't mind tofu or seitan …

Best Bites: Crock-pot garlic parmesan potatoes

<i>Welcome to Best Bites, a twice-weekly video series that aims to satisfy your never-ending craving for food content through quick, beautiful videos for the at-home foodie. Check back on Tuesdays and Thursdays for new episodes!</i><p>When nights get busy, turn to this savory crock-pot potato recipe. …

The Best Cooking Advice Our Moms (and Grandmas) Ever Gave Us

Cheese, butter, and chocolate chip cookies.<p>Prep and plan your meals out on Sunday night. Your tired feet will thank you so much on Thursday night.</b> …

Add These 17 Slow Cooker Chicken Dinners to Your Meal Plan

The make-ahead magic of the slow cooker does it again. With the right recipes, this handy appliance is one of the best tools in the kitchen for …

11 Easy Fruit Salads That Will Make You Feel Fancy

If the last time you had fruit salad was at your grandma's house, you're not alone. The old school dish is of a bygone era—a time when ambrosia and …

How to make the ultimate smoothie bowl…in just 3 minutes

Every morning, NoBread founder Nicole Cogan makes time for a smoothie bowl. But as the founder of a blossoming food empire (NoBread serves up …

The Most-Lemony Lemon Bar of All Time

This bar is lemon city! We put lemon zest in the crust, upped the pucker in the filling and put lemon candy on top. It's the bar for the ultimate …

16 non-boring salad recipes to whip up this spring

As warmer weather and fresher produce start sprouting up, so do salad cravings. Tempting greens and veggies at the farmers market may once again make …

Taste Beyond The Tongue

How To Make the Easiest Cinnamon Rolls — Baking Lessons from The Kitchn

Homemade cinnamon rolls never seem like a project you can undertake in the morning and have ready in time for breakfast, right? All those ingredients …

Mexican Breakfast Recipes

Spice up your mornings with Food Network Kitchen's fresh takes on classic Mexican breakfast dishes like chilaquiles and huevos rancheros.<p>In Mexico, …

These Six Slow Cooker Dinners Are Perfect When You Have A Busy Day

Just throw it in the slow cooker, go about your day, and come home to dinner!

An Illustrated Food Guide to West Seattle

<i>West Seattle-based illustrator</i> <i>Lori Bailey</i> <i>offers a food-focused tour of her stomping grounds, with suggestions for a day (or two) of gluttony.</i><p>Separated from the rest of the city by a little water and a few industrial yards, West Seattle feels almost like an island with its close-knit community, …

Sunday Pot Roast with Mushroom Gravy

10 Easy Dinner Recipes That Will Become Family Favorites

A recipe that the <i>entire</i> family loves is priceless — mainly because you won’t hear “I’m hungry” five minutes after clearing the table. From Grilled Chicken Fajitas to Turkey Burgers, these easy recipes will become some of you’re most requested. The best part? They’ve all been tested, perfected and …

11 Vibrant Recipes To Ring In Spring

At last, spring has sprung! Birds, buds, butterflies — and, most importantly, a new slew of fresh seasonal produce: crisp asparagus, bright berries, sweet peas, fresh mint, and more. From Strawberries & Oranges in Citrus Syrup to Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting, these recipes are a delicious …

Pinterest Users Are Obsessed With These 3 Spring Salads

As far as we're concerned, spring is here and the weather just hasn't caught up with our sunny dispositions just yet. And with this turn of the …

How to Make Hard-Boiled Eggs You Can Actually Peel

By Chris Morocco, Amiel Stanek<p>Find yourself screaming in agony every time you have to peel an egg? Not anymore, friends.<p>Some say that a hard-boiled egg is neither hard nor boiled, but we disagree. You need to maintain a gentle boil to ensure that the water you’re cooking in is the proper …