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I Stopped Breaking up Ground Beef as Soon as It Hits the Pan—It Browns So Much Better Original
Credit: Simply Recipes / Getty Images “Until the meat is no longer pink” is an instruction I’ve read over and over in recipe instructions as a visual cue for when ground beef is ready. In fact, I’ve written it many times myself. The method of breaking up the meat with a spatula as it cooks, then adding the next ingredients once it’s cooked through is tried and true. But it’s certainly not the best way to develop flavor.
The Only Way To Roast Frozen Broccoli So It’s Crispy, Not Soggy Original
Credit: Simply Recipes / Adobe Stock We eat a lot of frozen broccoli in my house. So much so that we have a whole dinner game that revolves around it, called Broccoli Monster. When I came across a method on Instagram that promised florets that are both tender and crispy, I knew I wanted to give it a try.
The Steak Cut Butchers Say Is Worth Stocking up on When It Goes on Sale Original
Credit: Simply Recipes / Getty Images Who doesn’t love a good ribeye? If you’re a steak person and you value both flavor and tenderness, it’s a difficult one to beat. More than once, I’ve bought a value pack when it’s on sale, and as it turns out, the butcher at one of my favorite markets thinks you should do the same. Why Butchers Recommend Buying Ribeye When It’s on Sale When I spoke with Laurelhurst Market butcher Miranda Gray, I asked which cut she would stock up on if it were on sale.
The Steak Cut Butchers Say Is Worth Stocking up on When It Goes on Sale
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Never buy broccoli if you see this red flag at the store
Here's what to look for instead. When I popped into my local New Seasons the other day to buy some broccoli , I was confident it would all be of good quality. The store almost always has the best produce in my neighborhood, short of the seasonal weekly farmers market. But when I spoke with Quinn Dawson, the market's produce lead, I learned that even among a display of good-looking broccoli, there are still signs to look for that indicate you're picking the best bunch of them all.
For the Best Baked Potato, Make It the British Way
Credit: Simply Recipes / Coco Morante Why Make This These British-style baked potatoes feature delicious fluffy insides and crispy skin. The potatoes are baked unwrapped for extra-crispy skins that never go soggy. Jacket potatoes, also known as baked potatoes, have been a popular staple of British cuisine for centuries. Potatoes have long been widely available and inexpensive, and they make the basis for an easy, filling, and delicious meal.
I Asked 3 Experts if You Should Add Oil When Cooking Ground Beef—They All Said the Same Thing Original
Credit: Simply Recipes / Photo by Jen Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Lindsey Lower There’s always at least a pound or two of ground beef in my freezer. It’s such a convenient, versatile, and well-liked protein in my house, and I have a handful of favorite ground beef dinners that I make regularly. Some recipes call for oil to brown the beef, and some don’t.
I Asked 3 Experts if You Should Add Oil When Cooking Ground Beef—They All Said the Same Thing
There’s always at least a pound or two of ground beef in my freezer. It’s such a convenient, versatile, and well-liked protein in my house, and I have a handful of favorite ground beef dinners that I make regularly. Some recipes call for oil to brown the beef, and some don’t. Recently, I asked a couple of chefs and a butcher to weigh in on the question: Should you add oil when cooking ground beef?
Never Buy Broccoli if You See This Red Flag at the Store Original
Credit: Simply Recipes / Getty Images When I popped into my local New Seasons the other day to buy some broccoli, I was confident it would all be of good quality. The store almost always has the best produce in my neighborhood, short of the seasonal weekly farmers market. But when I spoke with Quinn Dawson, the market’s produce lead, I learned that even among a display of good-looking broccoli, there are still signs to look for that indicate you’re picking the best bunch of them all.
Never Buy Broccoli if You See This Red Flag at the Store
When I popped into my local New Seasons the other day to buy some broccoli, I was confident it would all be of good quality. The store almost always has the best produce in my neighborhood, short of the seasonal weekly farmers market. But when I spoke with Quinn Dawson, the market’s produce lead, I learned that even among a display of good-looking broccoli, there are still signs to look for that indicate you’re picking the best bunch of them all.
The #1 Mistake People Make When Buying Steak, According to Butchers Original
Credit: Simply Recipes / Getty Images “Tan and flabby” are definitely not words that come to mind when I imagine the perfect steak, but that’s the result my local neighborhood butcher says you’ll get if you make one major mistake when buying a piece of meat. I prefer a steak with a crispy, well-developed crust on the outside that’s cooked medium-rare to medium in the middle. With that in mind, I listened carefully to his advice, which I’ll definitely follow from now on.
The #1 Mistake People Make When Buying Steak, According to Butchers
"Tan and flabby" are definitely not words that come to mind when I imagine the perfect steak, but that's the result my local neighborhood butcher says you'll get if you make one major mistake when buying a piece of meat. I prefer a steak with a crispy, well-developed crust on the outside that's cooked medium-rare to medium in the middle. With that in mind, I listened carefully to his advice, which I'll definitely follow from now on.
The 4-Ingredient Dessert Queen Elizabeth Loved Is So Easy and Delicious Original
Credit: Simply Recipes / Getty Images / Coco Morante These jam puffs are inspired by the Queen Mother’s favorite teatime treat. Store-bought puff pastry and jam make this recipe quick and approachable. Rolling the pastry thinly yields more puffs and uses up every last scrap. I have two daughters, ages 3 and 5, and as with many young girls, the tea party has seized their imaginations.
The 4-Ingredient Dessert Queen Elizabeth Loved Is So Easy and Delicious
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The 4-Ingredient Dessert Queen Elizabeth Loved Is So Easy and Delicious
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My Grandma’s 5-Minute Cream Cheese Dip Has a Secret Ingredient Straight From the ’70s Original
Credit: Simply Recipes / Coco Morante This chutney cheese pâté comes together in just five minutes with no blending or chilling. Whipped cream cheese makes this recipe quick, spreadable, and ready straight from the tub. Mango chutney and sharp cheddar create bold flavors that pair beautifully with cocktails. When I was a kid, I loved to rifle through my mom’s recipe box.
My Grandma’s 5-Minute Cream Cheese Dip Has a Secret Ingredient Straight From the ’70s
This chutney cheese pâté comes together in just five minutes with no blending or chilling. Whipped cream cheese makes this recipe quick, spreadable, and ready straight from the tub. Mango chutney and sharp cheddar create bold flavors that pair beautifully with cocktails. When I was a kid, I loved to rifle through my mom's recipe box.
My Grandma’s 5-Minute Cream Cheese Dip Has a Secret Ingredient Straight From the ’70s
Credit: Simply Recipes / Coco Morante Why Make This This chutney cheese pâté comes together in just five minutes with no blending or chilling. Whipped cream cheese makes this recipe quick, spreadable, and ready straight from the tub. Mango chutney and sharp cheddar create bold flavors that pair beautifully with cocktails. When I was a kid, I loved to rifle through my mom's recipe box.
The Banana Bread So Good It Was Served at Buckingham Palace (My Whole Family Loves It)
Credit: Simply Recipes / Getty Images / Coco Morante This banana bread uses a unique butter-rubbing technique for a scone-like crust. Dried cherries, golden raisins, and walnuts add rich flavor and texture to the loaf. The recipe calls for a full pound of bananas, making it incredibly moist and banana-packed. My kitchen counter is always home to a pile of bananas in various states of ripeness, so we have banana bread quite often.
The Banana Bread So Good It Was Served at Buckingham Palace (My Whole Family Loves It)
This banana bread uses a unique butter-rubbing technique for a scone-like crust. Dried cherries, golden raisins, and walnuts add rich flavor and texture to the loaf. The recipe calls for a full pound of bananas, making it incredibly moist and banana-packed. My kitchen counter is always home to a pile of bananas in various states of ripeness, so we have banana bread quite often. Despite it being a common snack around here, my kids were extra excited about this week's loaf since it's fit for a queen.
The Banana Bread So Good It Was Served at Buckingham Palace (My Whole Family Loves It)
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The Banana Bread So Good It Was Served at Buckingham Palace (My Whole Family Loves It)
This banana bread uses a unique butter-rubbing technique for a scone-like crust. • Dried cherries, golden raisins, and walnuts add rich flavor and texture to the loaf. • The recipe calls for a full pound of bananas, making it incredibly moist and banana-packed. My kitchen counter is always home to a pile of bananas in various states of ripeness, so we have banana bread quite often.
The Banana Bread So Good It Was Served at Buckingham Palace (My Whole Family Loves It)
The Banana Bread So Good It Was Served at Buckingham Palace (My Whole Family Loves It) It’s packed full of banana flavor. Sat 5 September 2026 at 9:20 pm UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Simply Recipes / Getty Images / Coco Morante Why Make This This banana bread uses a unique butter-rubbing technique for a scone-like crust. Dried cherries, golden raisins, and walnuts add rich flavor and texture to the loaf.
Never Buy Steak if You See This Red Flag Original
Credit: Simply Recipes / Getty Images Steak isn’t cheap, so every time I buy one, I want to be sure it’s a fresh, high quality piece of meat. And if I’m splurging on a really nice cut, I go to the meat case at my local bougie grocery store in Portland: New Seasons, where they always have beautiful steaks. The last time I stopped by, I spoke to Ryan Kelley, the Meat and Seafood Lead, about what red flags signal you should stay far, far away from a steak.
The Best Way To Store Leftover Steak So It Stays Juicy Original
Credit: Simply Recipes / Getty Images Whether I’m bringing home leftover ribeye from dinner out or tucking away leftovers after grilling at home, I need my steak to stay juicy so I can add it to steak salad or tuck into Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Peppers. So I turned to James Beard Award-winning Chef Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton, best known for her mastery of steak cookery at Ox, the restaurant she shares with her partner, Greg Denton.
The Best Way To Store Raw Steak, According to a Chef Original
Credit: Simply Recipes / Getty Images Chef Gabrielle Quiñónez Denton knows good steak. She’s a James Beard Award-winning chef, and her restaurant Ox is widely regarded as the best place to get a steak in Portland, Oregon. She and her husband Greg Denton are the grill masters there, turning out beautiful steaks night after night. But before you can cut into the steak of your dreams, it comes home with you as a raw steak. The decisions you make from there can make or break its texture and flavor.
These 3-Ingredient Chicken Breasts Never Get Boring
Credit: Simply Recipes / Coco Morante A spice blend and citrus juice marinade makes flavor-packed chicken with little effort. Flexible seasoning options let you use Cajun, Italian, or even tandoori blends for variety. You can bake, air fry, or sear these marinated chicken breasts for easy weeknight meals. Boneless skinless chicken breasts are best marinated, even if it’s just for a couple of hours.
These 3-Ingredient Chicken Breasts Never Get Boring
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Instant Pot Chicken and Dumplings
Credit: Coco Morante This Instant Pot recipe delivers creamy chicken and dumplings with far less hands-on fuss. Cake flour keeps the dumplings lighter and fluffier instead of heavy or chewy. Eight minutes at high pressure gets dinner moving without a long stovetop simmer. 10 Instant Pot Chicken Recipes To Make on Repeat Have you ever wondered if you can make old-fashioned, comforting chicken and dumplings in the Instant Pot or pressure cooker?
This Is the Best Oven Temperature for Baked Potatoes Original
Credit: Simply Recipes / Getty Images Key Takeaways Baking russet potatoes at 400ºF for 1 1/2 hours creates crackly skins and fluffy insides. An air fryer cuts the cooking time to 1 hour, with slightly less-crispy results. The potatoes are so flavorful that they can be served as a main dish, not just as a side. A little while back, I set about writing a recipe for jacket potatoes (aka baked potatoes), and as a result, my family ate a lot of them.
Pressure Cooker Shredded Chicken Taco Meat
Credit: Coco Morante From sealing to serving, you can have taco chicken ready in about 30 minutes. This batch makes enough taco chicken for family weeknights or a potluck crowd. Pineapple juice and spices make the chicken tender, juicy, and easy to shred. 10 Instant Pot Chicken Recipes To Make on Repeat Whether you’re making weeknight tacos for your family or hosting a potluck party for a crowd, making shredded chicken in the pressure cooker is such time saver.
Instant Pot Chicken Tortilla Soup
Credit: Coco Morante In This Recipe View All In This Article Instant Pot Makes It Easy Time-Saving Tips Serving Tortilla Soup Storing Leftovers Raw chicken cooks right in the pot, so dinner starts fast without a searing step. The tomato-rich broth stays lighter than chili while still filling enough for dinner. Baked tortilla strips add crunch with less mess and grease than the classic fried route.
Pressure Cooker Green Pork Pozole
Credit: Coco Morante The pressure cooker makes rich green pozole in about an hour. Tomatillos, jalapeños, and cilantro give the broth a bright, zippy edge. Hominy and bite-sized pork make each bowl hearty while keeping the soup light. 19 Instant Pot Recipes for Beginners Pozole, a Mexican dish somewhere between a soup and a stew, is light enough to enjoy in a cup at lunchtime, yet hearty enough to make a meal out of a big bowl for dinner.
How to Make Crispy Air Fryer French Fries
Credit: Alison Conklin In This Recipe View All In This Article What Do Air-Fried French Fries Taste Like? What Is an Air Fryer? What Kind of Potatoes to Use How To Prep Your Potatoes Pre-Soak Your Potatoes The Best Oil to Use Why Make This You can get golden and crispy fries in under 30 minutes without the mess of deep-frying. Soaking the potato slices in cold water first gives you that desired crisp, fluffy fry texture.
The 4-Ingredient Chicken Salad I Can’t Stop Making Original
Credit: Simply Recipes / Coco Morante This chicken salad recipe uses just three ingredients for a quick, flavorful dish. Gochujang adds a spicy-sweet kick. Serve it with crackers, cucumber rounds, or rice for versatile meal and snack options. Whenever I make a roast chicken or buy a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store, everyone in my family goes for the dark meat, leaving the chicken breasts behind.
I Tried 3 Celebrity Tomato Sandwiches—This Was the Best One Original
Credit: Simply Recipes / Coco Morante / Getty Images I know it’s summer when the craving hits for a tomato sandwich in all its juicy glory. When heirlooms first appear at the market, all I want is the classic version: sliced tomatoes on white bread with mayo, salt, and pepper. But a few weeks into heirloom season, once my palate tires of that most basic sandwich, I’m in search of more excitement.
I tried 3 celebrity tomato sandwiches—this was the best one
Coco Morante If you love tomato sandwiches, you have to try this one. I know it's summer when the craving hits for a tomato sandwich in all its juicy glory. When heirlooms first appear at the market, all I want is the classic version: sliced tomatoes on white bread with mayo , salt, and pepper. But a few weeks into heirloom season, once my palate tires of that most basic sandwich, I'm in search of more excitement.
I Make This 10-Minute Caprese-Inspired Bean Salad All Summer
Credit: Simply Recipes / Coco Morante This 10-minute Caprese-inspired salad swaps beans for the usual mozzarella. The classic combination of basil and tomatoes gives this salad a familiar flavor while making it dairy-free. Because this salad is so simple, use the best ingredients you can—every one counts! One summer afternoon when I was spending a weekend at my grandparents’ house, my grandma taught me how to make a caprese salad.
The Best Butter for Corn on the Cob Original
Credit: Simply Recipes / Getty Images When summer corn is at peak freshness, it needs nothing more than a slather of butter to bring out its sweetness. Maybe a little salt and pepper, too. But not all butters are the same, and which one you use on your corn makes a big difference. Save the unsalted butter for your baking recipes. For fresh corn on the cob, salted butter will add the most flavor. In fact, the saltier, the better.
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