The Best Potato-Leek Soup Recipe

Why This Recipe Works The recommended method here is to press the potatoes through a ricer (instead of using a blender), which gives the soup a light and clean texture and eliminates the gluey consistency common in other recipes.For those who want to save time or don’t have a ricer, an alternate blender method will

Vegetarian French Onion Soup

Vegetarian French Onion Soup! Super flavorful, rich and comforting. A must-make this Fall and Winter. Hi friends! Just letting you know that this post is sponsored by Pacific Foods, which make some of my favorite vegetarian broths, non-dairy milks and packaged foods. Thanks for supporting the brands that make DK possible. Comfort food, come to

Apple Cider Waffles with Caramelized Apples

Makes 4 waffles Author Notes It just felt like winter this morning and regular waffles just weren’t going to cut it. We drink massive amounts of apple cider this time of year and I thought its flavor would be perfect for a waffle. My son requested oatmeal for breakfast so I thought I would make

Slow-Cooker Shiitake-Noodle Hot & Sour Soup

Photo by Meredith Corporation Cook time 7 hours 30 minutes Serves 8 Test Kitchen-Approved Ingredients 24 dried shiitake or black Chinese mushrooms (2 to 3 ounces) 2 carrots, cut into ½-by-2-inch sticks 2 (8-ounce) cans bamboo shoots, rinsed 2 (14-ounce) packages extra-firm water-packed tofu, drained and cut into ½-inch pieces 1 teaspoon ground white pepper

Homemade Fennel Seed Crackers

Makes about 2 dozen crackers Author Notes I wasn’t into cheese until I was 20, when I met my British husband. We still joke about how I finally became French after a meal at his friends. After a few drinks and some great food, they presented us with a box of ripe and smelly camembert

Grandma’s Sicilian Meatballs in a Spicy Tomato Sauce

Photo by James Ransom Prep time 5 hours 45 minutes Cook time 2 hours 45 minutes Serves 6 to 8 Author Notes Growing up Sicilian-American in Texas, I remember eating the food my great-grandmother and grandma prepared at big family gatherings. But I never once had my grandmother’s meatballs until my 20s (I had always

Red Curry Clams

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and cook until starting to soften, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and crushed red pepper and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add clams and their

Jamie Oliver’s Easy Sausage Carbonara

Photo by David Loftus Prep time 1 minute Cook time 14 minutes Serves 2 Test Kitchen-Approved Ingredients 5 ounces dried tagliatelle 3 sausages 1/2 bunch fresh Italian parsley (½ oz) 1 large egg 1 ounce Parmesan cheese Directions Cook the pasta in a pan of boiling salted water according to the package instructions, then drain

BAKED FALAFELS

Serves 3 Author Notes Falafels are one of our favorite foods to eat. They’re packed with amazing flavors and us vegetarians get a good amount of protein from them. My mom makes the falafel balls from scratch at home but I just bought the frozen kind from Trader Joe’s or Costco. The thing that kept