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This dish is a great way to use stale tortillas.
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Take Back Your To-Do Lists TIME-MANAGEMENT COACH ELIZABETH GRACE SAUNDERS SHARES HER TIPS FOR STAYING ON TRACK AND ON SCHEDULE. 1 COMMIT TO A CALENDAR Digital calendars work for visual thinkers, and paper planners are good for people who remember things better by writing them down. Some folks require a hybrid method: physical to-do lists for checking off tasks and an on-screen calendar for a big-picture view. Consider what hasn’t been helpful to you in the past and switch to a different approach.
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This savory chicken vegetable soup seems even richer with the smoky flavor from roasted poblano peppers and garlic. Total Time: 1 1/ 2 hours. 12 ounces boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed, cut into bite-size pieces.
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A combination of green beans, red bell peppers and sweet mango makes this beef curry recipe colorful. The heat and salt level can vary widely in red curry paste depending on the brand, so taste as you go. Serve with noodles and a basil-and-jicama salad.
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Last-Minute Cookbook Gifts for Family and Friends
It's not too late to order these drool-worthy cookbooks, all road-tested by Rachael Ray Every Day staffers. It's not too late to order these drool-worthy cookbooks, all road-tested by Rachael Ray Every Day staffers. "Gone are the days of the nap-inducing three-martini lunch. Enter Day Drinking, a cookbook filled with low-alcohol cocktails that won’t put an end to your afternoon activities.
Tortellini in Brodo with Swiss Chard
Photography by Peter ArditoRecipe by Rebecca Jurkevich
Shine Bright with Metallic Holiday Makeup Finds
If the words blue eye shadow give you bad 1980s flashbacks, allow us to introduce you to today’s version. A cool-toned blue, like L’Oréal Paris Infallible 24 HR Eye Shadow in Infinite Sky ($8), looks modern, not retro, when faded out over lids and paired with a soft-gray shadow along the edges. To get this 24-karat look, start by covering your lids in a neutral matte eye shadow.
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“I can’t wait to make French toast with this—that is, if I can resist just eating it with butter.” —Cecily McAndrews, food editor “Packed with good-for-you stuff, these make me feel better about my chip habit.” —Nina Elder, executive food editor “Just a dash of this aromatic extract adds so much flavor to baked goods.” —Janet Taylor McCracken, test kitchen director “With this protein-filled bowl, I’m tempted to have breakfast for dinner every night.” —Samantha Ulban, associate photo editor...
The Best Stocking Stuffers from the Grocery Store
Attach some oversize chocolate-dipped marshmallow pops to packets of hot cocoa mix. Your family will thank you when the next snow day rolls around. ($2.50 at Walmart) Balsamic-spiked cherry jam is tasty on your morning toast, but it really shines when paired with a hunk of Brie or Stilton. ($7.99 at Kroger) Inside these adorable packages are chocolate eggs filled with frosting and bits of cookie—so get a few extras for Santa.
How to Throw a Gift-Wrapping Party
How to Throw a Holiday Gift-Wrapping PartyTurn one of your biggest seasonal time sucks into an epic hang. How it works: Friends bring over a few rolls of paper and some unwrapped gifts. You provide scissors, tape, ribbon, toppers, drinks, and bites. Everyone leaves with a stack of pretty presents—and one less thing on their to-do lists.
5 Healthy(ish) Pasta Recipes
When your mind says "salad" but your heart says "carbs," try one of these easy recipes.
Rachael Ray's Holiday Gift Guide 2017
“I gave the Cult Gaia Acrylic Ark bag to my friend Brit, and she’s obsessed with it. It’s just the coolest-looking thing, and who doesn’t love a clutch?” —Rachael Ray, $298, cultgaia.com “I’ve given Steve Madden Gaze ankle booties to literally every lady I know—some famous, some not—and they all absolutely adore them.” —Rachael $100, stevemadden.com “Whenever people see my PopSocket, they ask where they can grab one. The handy cell phone grips come in a bunch of fun patterns.
The Best New Cookbooks to Gift This Year
My husband recently announced that he’d like to make more cocktails (yes, please!), so this book is for him. It’s got tons of classics and riffs that you can make with what you have in your liquor cabinet. He and I will always be ready to toast the small victories, like making it through a day with our three-year-old. —Nina Elder, executive food editor I can’t wait to gift this to my cooking-nerd dad. I love that it tells you the why as well as the how of flavor.
What is hygge? How do you pronounce hygge? All About Scandinavia's Hottest New Decor Trend
For hygge-ing, the more your pillows look like nubby fisherman sweaters, the better. Nail the trend with the Color Block Woven Overlay Pillow Cover in Shadow Blue and the Wool Looped Pillow Cover in Ivory by West Elm. $49 each, westelm.com Sure, they’re made for tall boots. But it’s totally cool to rock Børn’s Full Cushion Knee High Socks inside. How else can you show off that cute moose and pom-pom combo?
CHECKOUT: The Best New Supermarket Products for November 2017
Brooklyn Crafted Extra Spicy Ginger Beer ($1.99) “I’ve been on a ginger beer kick lately, and this one has that slap-you-in-the-face flavor that I love.” —Charles Grayauskie, test kitchen associate Niman Ranch Prosciutto and Genoa Salami ($4.99) “Two types of humanely raised cured meats?
Say 'Ello to These Great New British Baking Books
Inspired by the famed Lola’s bakeries in London, this book will send you on a globe-trotting tour of all things sweet, from Austria (strudel) to Australia (Lamington sponge cakes). No passport necessary. $25 Cowritten by Israeli-born superstar chef Yotam Ottolenghi, who runs several restaurants in London, this good-lookin’ book zaps classic dessert recipes with Ottolenghi’s Middle Eastern flair: saffron-orange madeleines, rose water–tinged layer cake, and cinnamon Pavlova with fresh figs.
Should You Buy Whipped Cream or Make It Yourself?
Something we’re giving thanks for this time of year? Canned whipped cream. It’s cheaper and faster than homemade, and even our resident food snobs admit that it’s delish. What’s even better? That nozzle makes it super simple to create a professional-looking pie topping (or to just mainline the stuff right into your mouth). Prep: 0 minutes, Price: 58¢ per cup If you’re making dessert from scratch, odds are you’re willing to spend a few minutes whipping heavy cream into soft peaks.
Easy Holiday Baking Recipes
These six super-simple dessert recipes will make the holidays even sweeter.
Fun Food Halloween Costume Ideas
Glue halved plastic balls onto two long pieces from a roll of drawing paper for instant sweetness. Be a pop star: Use fabric paint to add red stripes to an all-white outfit and drape a popcorn sign around your neck with ribbon. The hat is a baseball cap (minus the brim) with real popcorn glued on. Orange inner tubes sure look a lot like doughnuts! To "frost" one, glue on wavy-edged pink felt. The sprinkles are painted ziti noodles! Like to keep things spicy?
5 Ciders to Sip This Fall
1. IF YOU’RE A RED-WINE DRINKER... Manoir du Kinkiz, Cornouaille Cider ($18 for 750 ml) This French cider has an earthy, savory profile, and it pairs perfectly with strong flavors like stinky cheeses or herby potatoes. 2. IF YOU LIKE TART AND CRISP... Eve’s Cidery Northern Spy 2015 ($18 for 750 ml) Eve’s Cidery, in upstate New York, uses heirloom Northern Spy apples to craft a cider that’s sweet and grassy, with hints of juicy plums. 3. IF YOU STILL CRAVE ROSÉ...
CHECKOUT: The Best New Grocery Store Products for October 2017
“This love child of chèvre and Brie has a spot on my cheese board. And in my heart.” —Tara Cox, managing editor “I love that I can get my usual order from my local Mexican joint in the freezer aisle.” —Grace Rasmus, associate digital editor “I can’t wait to make these biscuits for my mom. They’re crispy on top and soft in the middle, which is just the way she likes them.” —Robyn Smith, editorial intern “A super delicious chocolaty spread that also helps kids in need?
Why You're Seeing Coconut Everything These Days
Use this rich stuff in Thai-style curries, or whisk the thick cream that rises to the top with a little sugar for a dairy-free whipped cream. A sweet blend that includes coconut, water and sugar, it’s a key ingredient in pin?a coladas and a delicious addition to pancake batter. Made from the sap of coconut-tree flower buds, coconut sugar tastes like brown sugar and can be used like it. Try it in muffins, or sprinkle on oatmeal.
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With the Hamilton Beach 2-in-1 Oven and Toaster, pop-up purists get the best of both worlds. Bread and bagels come out perfectly golden in minutes from the push-down toaster, per our test-kitchen pros, and the oven is still large enough to accommodate a nine-inch pizza. $80, target.com Talk about a twofer! The Cuisinart Air Fryer Toaster Oven handles regular toasting functions like a champ and has a built-in fry basket, so you can crisp up wings and french fries sans oil.
How to Make the Most of Sweet Potato Season
How To Buy Sweet Potatoes: Sweet potatoes come in a rainbow of colors (white, red, purple and, of course, orange) and various textures. Some varieties are sweet and moist when cooked; others are dry and starchy, more like a regular baking potato. Choose spuds that have firm, tapered ends (they’d start to soften there first) and are free of nicks and bruises, which can speed spoiling. How To Store Sweet Potatoes: If possible, buy sweet potatoes the week you plan to use them.
SHORTCUT SUPPERS: What to Make with Roasted Chicken Thighs & Tomatoes
Do future you a favor: Roast a big batch of chicken thighs and tomatoes, stash them in your freezer and stir up one of these six quick dinners…whenever!
Steal Rachael Ray's Hair-Styling Tricks!
Rachael uses a deep-conditioning mask, instead of regular conditioner, after every shampoo. “When your hair goes through a lot of heat-styling, using a super-duper reparative mask every time you wash your hair will protect it and add extra moisture,” says Mocarski. She likes Neutrogena Triple Moisture Deep Recovery Hair Mask ($8, at drugstores). Mocarski loves the Creative Professional Cork & Birch Wood 2 1/2-inch roller brush ($30, creativehairtools.com).
Hard-Boiled Eggs: Should I Buy Them or Make Them At Home?
Cooking your eggs at home requires a little time, for sure, but it is literally as easy as boiling water. If you DIY, you’ll get tender whites and yolks exactly how you like them, anywhere between just set to firm. Eggs your way? How a-peeling! Prep: 25 minutes, Price: 30¢ per egg If you’re on the hook for a plate of deviled eggs and you don’t want to mess up your mani peeling them, it might be worth shelling out for pre-peeled eggs.
Why Rachael Ray Uses Worcestershire Sauce
Worcestershire sauce one of Rachael’s go-to ingredients, and for good reason: The dark-brown liquid adds a sour, sweet, savory note to all sorts of stuff, from gravies and other sauces to roasted or saute?ed mushrooms. Rach also mixes it into beef as a burger booster. Just a few dashes add a hit of umami, making sauces taste more complex, giving mushrooms a meaty flavor and making burgers taste beefier.
Famous Foodies Share Their Secret-Ingredient Recipes
"Thirty years ago, I ate an amazing beef dish that had some flavor I couldn’t quite place. It was elusive and licoricey, and it made the food taste extraordinary. I asked the chef, and he told me it was star anise. I’ve since added it to all kinds of beef dishes, and it always gets oohs and aahs.” –Dorie Greenspan, food writer and author of Dorie’s Cookies "I was actually doing a juice cleanse when I came up with this.
How To Kick Your Lunch Game Up a Notch
Is that a sad desk salad you’re eating? Did you just pay $11 for a sandwich? Or put another turkey and cheese into your kid’s lunch box? Thanks to these tips, tricks and recipes from our favorite lunch spots across the country, your midday meal is about to get a lot more delicious. Let’s do lunch (better)! Darren Carbone of New York’s El Vez and El Vez Burrito and Chef Sue Torres are married with three kids who love anything that involves dipping, Carbone says.
Battle of the Popcorn: Microwave vs. Whole Kernels vs. Pre-Popped
This old-school option is the cheapest, the least processed and the tastiest—so picking a winner was easy. Quinn Popcorn Kernels’ sweet flavor (and its eco-friendly cred) impressed testers. Sure, it’s satisfying to watch the bag puff in the microwave, but you pay way more for packaging and mystery ingredients. (TBHQ? No thank you!) BYO brown bag and kernels for a cleaner snack. If you’re all about convenience or love wacky flavors, grab a bag.
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“These strawberries are a nice break from apples and carrots. —Sophia, 10 The yogurt is creamy and not too sweet. It’s a lot, though, so I’d split it with my friend Kiran.” —Sophia, 10 “I like that they taste kind of marshmallowy. My mom says they would make a great snack on a hike.” —Harlow, 8 “It’s creamy and nutty, and I’d share it with all my friends.” —Isaac, 13 “Oh, my gosh, that’s so good! I looooove prosciutto.
How to Make Pan Sauce
1. In a large skillet, sear the meat in oil over medium-high until browned and cooked to your liking. Skip the nonstick pan here. Those bits that stick to the bottom add flavor. 2. Transfer the meat to a plate; pour off all but about a tablespoon of fat. Reduce heat to medium. Add a couple of cloves of chopped garlic or 1/4 cup chopped shallots. 3. Add a splash of red or white wine or vinegar and stir to help loosen up the browned bits. Add a splash of any kind of stock and an herb like rosemary or thyme.
RRED Editors Take the Lipstick Lunch Challenge
“Once this thick stuff is on, it’s on. I had pasta, a glass of wine, and I even brushed my teeth. I had to scrub it off... the next day!” —Elizabeth Zuhl, associate art director “The color went on easily and stayed put for seven hours, during which I nursed a giant iced coffee.” —Tara Cox, managing editor “I snack all day long and drink water and coffee. The super-lightweight color stayed after endless swigs from the Swell bottle, an apple, several kinds of jerky and a turkey sandwich.
SHORTCUT SUPPERS: What to Make with Grilled Sausages, Peppers & Onions
Do future you a favor: Grill some sausages and peppers, tuck them away in your freezer and whip up one of these six quick dinners... whenever!
Our Test Kitchen's Favorite Blenders
If you’re looking to join the cult of Vitamix, you’re gonna shell out some cash. But the small-scale S55, which comes with a tamper and a to-go cup, can hang with the brand’s higher-priced pro models. It aced our ice-crushing test and blitzed beets and carrots into pulp-free juice. Smooth nut butter was no biggie, either. Vitamix S55, $450, vitamix.com Want to make a huge batch of bisque?
How To Make The Most of Cauliflower Season
Buy: Smaller heads of cauliflower tend to be sweeter, making them great as crudite?s or in salads. In the mood for thick cauliflower steaks? Go big! No matter what you’re cooking, choose firm, compact heads with fresh leaves. Avoid dark blemishes or mushiness, but if you see a few pale "freckles," fear not—they're the result of oxidation and won’t affect flavor. Store: No need to jam cauliflower into the crisper. Keep it in the supermarket packaging and stash it on a shelf in the fridge.
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Keep cool on hot summer days with this vibrant gazpacho. This appetizer is as elegant as it is delicious. Try our Shaved Zucchini Salad with Cherries and Basil Sweeten up a Mediterranean classic with our favorite little red fruit. Cherries, strawberries, red grapes, raspberries—gang's all here in this surprising salad. Try our Red Fruit Salad with Balsamic Vinegar & Basil If you don't have fresh cherries, frozen cherries will also work in this recipe. Know someone with a sweet tooth?
New Dairy-Free Ice Creams We Love
Photography by Peter Ardito1. Ben & Jerry’s Non-Dairy Coconut Seven Layer Bar ($5.99 for a pint)2. Breyers Non-Dairy Vanilla Peanut Butter ($5.99 for 48 oz.)3. So Delicious Cashewmilk Chocolate Cookies ’n’ Cream ($5.49 for a pint)4. NadaMoo! Birthday Cake Cookie Dough ($6.99 for a pint)
How to Make the Most of Basil Season
Buy: Sweet basil is what most of us just think of as “basil”—the gently spicy variety that’s traditional in pestos and caprese salads. If your market sells the potted version, snatch it up. For the same price as sprigs in a plastic clamshell, you’ll get a plant that you can harvest for months! Store: Treat basil like cut flowers: Pop stems into a jar of water on your counter—not in the fridge (the cold can cause the leaves to wilt). Your bouquet will last for at least a week.
3 Grilled Watermelon Recipes
Grilled watermelon is sweet, smoky and downright delicious. Try these red-hot recipe ideas!
4 Sweat-Proof Makeup Finds
1. On a steamy day, an extra layer of anything on your face sounds as appealing as a cup of chowder. But color-correcting Almay 5-in-1 Primer is lighter and more breathable than other primers we’ve tried, hanging on to foundation, evening out skin tone and helping reduce redness. $14, at drugstores 2.
Burgers By Mail-It's a Thing!
That beats a stack of bills any day! Even better? This burger has Rach’s seal of approval—it won her Battle of the Best Burger competition a few years back. Here’s how it works: A new national meal-kit service called BurgaBox, from Boston Burger Company, delivers—in just 1 or 2 days—all the ingredients you need to make over-the top burgers with all the fixin’s.
The Quickest Way to Pit Cherries
Photography by Peter ArditoSkip the special one-use tool: You can prep cherries for cooking or baking in no time flat with an empty water bottle and a chopstick or straw. Place a stemmed cherry on the mouth of the bottle, steady the fruit with one hand and push the chopstick or straw straight in where the stem was. The pit will fall right out. The bottle also serves as an effective splash guard against the juice, which can stain. Now who wants cherry pie?
Sutton Foster Makes Rach's Frito Frittata
Sutton Foster photo by Getty Images, Frito Frittata photography by Peter ArditoPhoto courtesy Sutton Foster“My kitchen skills are much better than they used to be, but I’m still learning.”Photo courtesy Sutton Foster“Breakfast is my favorite meal. I always wake up hungry, and I eat eggs every day.”Photo courtesy Sutton Foster“Brody and Mabel hang near me anywhere I go inside the house, especially the kitchen.
SHORTCUT SUPPERS: What to Make with Tex-Mex Black Beans
Do future you a favor: Cook a big batch of Tex-Mex beans, stash it in your freezer and stir up one of these six quick dinners... whenever!
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