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A Need for a Homemade Breakfast Sausage Breakfast sausage is one of those things that’s difficult to find fresh––it’s all usually in the frozen foods aisle. Pre-cooked, probably some preservatives thrown in there, and a bunch of ingredients that are hard to read. When a certain ingredient or food is hard to come by, what do we do? We figure out how to make it ourselves at home! Our Sausage-Making Beginnings This was never more true than when my parents and I were living in Beijing for a few years....

Posted Dec 20, 2017, Updated Nov 05, 2024 This Homemade Pretzel Bread is the best bread you will ever eat in your life. I am not exaggerating either. It is one of my most requested recipes and everyone who tries it asks for the recipe. It’s dense, soft, chewy, buttery, salty and unbelievably delicious. Serve it with a side of this homemade cheese sauce and you’ll be in heaven! I know making homemade bread can seem intimidating, but don’t worry!...

Back to the basics. Recipes often direct us to “brown ground beef, drain fat” but what is the best way to do this? There are a few secrets to getting flavorful ground beef! Make large batches and freeze in portions for future recipes. Why is Browning Beef Important? Known as the Maillard reaction, when beef is browned, the outside gets seared and that’s how the meat gets its rich, meaty flavors and aromas....

Whether you’ve got a brand new wok or a rusty old one, we’ve shown you how to season a wok properly and care for it. But we still get questions all the time from people wondering about black bits on their wok, or difficulty maintaining a shiny patina. To clear up any lingering confusion, we put together this definitive guide (with a short video!) on how to wash a wok....

Made in just one pot, this Italian Wedding Soup recipe is filled with mini-meatballs, pasta, and veggies, in a delicous broth. What You’ll Need to Make Italian Wedding Soup Meatballs: I love the flavor of meatballs made with ground beef and pork, but if you have only ground beef (or ground turkey), you can use all beef. Broth: Boxed broth makes this easy. Low-sodium varieties work well, too. Vegetables: Celery, carrots, and onions add a savory flavor to the broth....

Juicy chicken breasts are baked on a bed of zucchini and smothered in a tangy lemon sauce. This Lemon Pepper Chicken recipe is sponsored by McCormick. What You’ll Need For Lemon Pepper Chicken Chicken: I use boneless, skinless chicken breasts in this recipe. You can replace the chicken breasts with boneless chicken thighs—the cooking time will need to be adjusted. Seasoning: I make homemade lemon pepper seasoning since it has more flavor without being too salty....

Risotto is easier to make than you think! It’s the perfect late lunch, dinner, or special occasion dish that always impresses and even better topped with pan fried shrimp. An Easy Risotto Recipe Risotto is an Italian restaurant favorite. This version is a decadent tasting rice dish with parmesan cheese and a hint of lemony goodness topped with juicy shrimp. Risotto is a restaurant-worthy recipe that’s actually so easy to make at home....

Sweet mangoes are simmered with habanero peppers and a little vinegar to create a one of a kind sweet-hot sauce. Homemade Hot Sauce If you love the mango habanero sauce at Buffalo Wild Wings or Dominos, now you can make it at home. Just a handful of ingredients are all you need. It’s so versatile! Use it with grilled meats, seafood, or even veggie side dishes to add a burst of flavor to any meal....

It’s SO easy to make, it’s no wonder it’s so popular! While butternut squash is a winter squash that grows on a vine, it can be found year-round at the supermarket. So no need to set this savory recipe aside till the colder months, enjoy it this summer! For us, butternut squash is one of those veggies (like eggplant) that we don’t cook all that often. If you’re like me, you might wonder What to Do with Butternut Squash… Butternut squash has a sweet, almost nutty flavor, kind of like a regular pumpkin and the seeds can be made the same way as roasted pumpkin seeds or saved to plant in the garden at springtime!...

©SpendWithPennies.com Pin it to your KITCHEN TIPS BOARD to SHARE IT! Follow Spend With Pennies on Pinterest for more great tips, ideas and recipes! I think this is the most used tool in my whole kitchen. I’ve had it for as long as I can remember and it’s been used literally hundreds of times. There are several brands available, the brand I have is Vidalia Chop Wizard. It’s one of the gifts I like to give for wedding showers or along with a wedding gift because I just think it’s such a handy tool and one of the few that doesn’t collect dust in my kitchen!...

This post was updated on 4th, December 2021 with a little variation in the recipe after retesting. Getting a ready-made nihari masala is super convenient. If you make nihari often or you can’t find nihari masala the effort is worth it. And you can easily do it in a coffee grinder. This is a small-batch recipe. I purposely kept the recipe small-sized so you can try a small batch before doubling or tripling the recipe for a large batch....

A Northern Chinese Cold Weather Classic The mere mention of sour cabbage stew with glass noodles (酸菜炖粉条, suāncài dùn fěntiáo) would make any northerner start salivating. Many northerners pickle their own cabbage to make this dish, as well as other items like sour cabbage pork dumplings! In Northern China, this traditional noodle stew is often served in the cold weather months, but enthusiasm for it goes beyond that. It’s a dish that shows up at any happy family occasion....

Fried Pork Chops and Apples Fried Pork Chops with Apples is a family favorite kind of meal. Tender chops are simmered in sweet and tart sauce with fresh apples. Crispy Juicy Air Fryer Pork Chops We bread these air fryer pork chops with Panko, seasoned bread crumbs and a sprinkle of parm. The air fryer makes tender and juicy pork chops with a crispy coating. Juicy Baked Pork Chops The secret to perfectly juicy baked pork chops is in a quick brine before you bake them (and making sure not to overcook)....

Pair up with Ranch Dressing or a garlicky aioli and snack away! Baked jicama fries are an excellent alternative to classic starchy Potato French Fries and are just as easy to make! What is Jicama? Jicama is an edible root, often referred to as a ‘Mexican turnip.’ With a tough skin and a crispy, crunchy white firm flesh, jicama is often substituted for water chestnuts because it stays crunchy in soups....

To develop this recipe, I carefully pored over many videos of street food vendors in the process of making this signature dish, to catch every detail and addition. This recipe has all the ingredients and information you need to make Pad Thai at home. Note: This recipe was originally developed in the summer of 2020, and published on September 28, 2020. We have since updated it with more detail and additional ingredients photos....

I love the sweet cozy flavor of squash and in this recipe, it quickly cooks to tender perfection. Perfect Parmesan Squash Baking or roasting is one of our favorite ways to cook acorn squash. Baked acorn squash is a sweet and delicious winter squash that is easy to prepare. Slicing the squash makes it cook quickly making it great for weeknight meals. This recipe needs just a few ingredients and it can be prepared up to 48 hours before baking....

A peach jam without pectin is cooked peach preserve or spread that can be great on your toast as well and it is a great way to preserve the fruit that has a short season. Though without skin the jam has a fruity taste like papaya jam rather than an intense peach flavor. More summer jams worth making are mango jam, cherry jam, and strawberry jam. Ingredients Peaches This is only three ingredients in peach jam and the main ingredient is peach....

A peanut butter cookie base is topped with chocolate chunks, peanut butter chips and of course sweetened condensed milk. It’s all baked up into the perfect decadent treat. What are Magic Bars? Magic bar recipes are any combination of a base like a cookie dough or a graham crust, then a mixture of toppings and sweetened condensed milk, and then baked to gooey perfection! They’re mix-and-match magic! This version is the perfect combination of peanut butter cookies and chocolate....

Posted Nov 11, 2022, Updated Jun 10, 2024 This peanut butter pie recipe is an easy and delicious pie to make for the peanut butter aficionado in your life. Made with a handful of simple ingredients (and no cool whip), this recipe only takes a few minutes to make but tastes like a dessert from a high-end bakery. Use a store-bought crust or make your own graham cracker crust, (or use an Oreo Pie Crust) and top it with the best homemade whipped cream for an irresistible treat you’ll make on repeat....

A delicious as a down-home pecan pie, these bars deliver the same sweet and salty, melt-in-your-mouth goodness! Perfect Pecan Pie Bars Just like pumpkin pie and cheesecake, pecan pie is a dessert favorite, now made easier by turning it into delicious mini-bites! A simple shortbread crust is a base for the creamy filling studded with crunchy pecans. This is a definite upgrade for potlucks or parties over ordinary cookies! Make these elegantly delicate bars in just 3 easy steps!...