Your Blueprint to Building Better Burgers
Posted by Tastefully Simple on May 26, 2022
Better Burgers are just a sauce away. Take your grilled burgers up a notch with artisanal sauces and fresh takes on an American cookout classic.
How to Make Your Own Bagel Board
Posted by Tastefully Simple on May 19, 2022
Bagels are such beautiful things. So delightfully tender and chewy on the inside. So perfectly crackly on the outside. While I haven’t had the pleasure of visiting New York yet, someday I vow to eat my way through that city – savoring every slice of pizza, fresh bagel and authentic black-and-white cookie along the way. read more »
Beer Bread for Breakfast? Sweet!
Posted by Tastefully Simple on May 17, 2022
Fresh. Golden. Buttery. Bountiful Beer Bread Mix® has been a beloved best-seller for decades, and it’s one of my family’s all-time favorites. Just add beer and butter. Bake. BOOM. That’s it! Your house will smell divine, and there’s fresh-baked bread on your table in less than an hour. It’s amazing with chili, soups, pastas, you read more »
Easy Meal Planning: Five weeknight favorites
Posted by Tastefully Simple on May 12, 2022
I’m always looking for the stars. Not the heavenly kind – the ones that show up next to product names, movie reviews and recipes online. Those ratings submitted by other people who have bought the stuff, seen the show or made the food, do more to influence me than all the slick ad copy that read more »
Make Any Night a Fiesta!
Posted by Tastefully Simple on May 5, 2022
Are you celebrating Cinco de Mayo today? Even if you don’t commemorate the victory of the Mexican army over the French in 1862, it’s a great reminder that a pitcher of margaritas, a tableful of tacos and a gathering of good friends make any occasion a fiesta! Whether you are celebrating a graduation, Mom or read more »
5 Questions to Ask BEFORE “What’s for dessert?”
Posted by Tastefully Simple on April 26, 2022
People are passionate about dessert. Helen Keller is credited with the famous quote, “Life is short and unpredictable. Eat the dessert first,” while famous humorous Erma Bombeck advised, “Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the Titanic who waved off the dessert cart.” Dessert, it seems, is IMPORTANT. I know when I am preparing read more »
How to Make Orange Chicken (Oven or Air Fryer)
Posted by Tastefully Simple on April 21, 2022
Honestly, it’s hard to beat Chinese take-out. Sweet and sour chicken. Hunan beef. Shrimp lo mein. General Tso’s chicken. From the entrees to the egg rolls, there are so many deliciously crunchy-crispy items on the menu. But what if you don’t feel like leaving the house or tipping for delivery? It’s easy to put your read more »
8 Ways Tastefully Simple Meals Kits Are Deliciously Different
Posted by Tastefully Simple on April 19, 2022
In the musical play, “The Music Man,” there is a rousing number where the citizens of the small town of River City sing in excited anticipation of the arrival of their mail order deliveries via the “Wells Fargo Wagon.” Call me crazy, but I feel a similar thrill when the mail truck drops off a read more »
Let’s Roll!
Posted by Tastefully Simple on April 14, 2022
FACT: Things that are rolled, swirled, twisted or spun are FUN! So today, I’m going to share FIVE bold, rolled (and often extolled!) recipes that bring pinwheel panache to the party. First up–Minnesota Sushi! This adorable appetizer is the stuff of our Scanda-hoovian roots up here in the northland. Ham, cream cheese and pickles are read more »
8 Ways to Ease Your Food Budget
Posted by Tastefully Simple on April 12, 2022
My 86-year-old auntie recalls standing over a vat of steaming Mason jars as a teenager and declaring, “I’m going to marry a man who can afford store-bought canned goods!” Little could she know that timeless techniques like home canning and food preservation would continue to be a smart strategy for saving money on groceries right read more »