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Ingredients 8 ounces vanilla-flavored candy coating, chopped 2 jars (3 1/2 ounces each) macadamia nuts 1/2 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel Preparation Line cookie sheet with waxed paper. Place candy coating in medium microwavable bowl. Microwave uncovered on High 40 to 60 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until mixture can be stirred smooth. Stir in nuts and orange peel. Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper. Let stand until set. Store covered in refrigerator....

Preparation Martha Stewart, your go-to source for perfect homemade treat ideas, officially launches her 95th cookbook today, October 15. Inside the brand-new Martha Stewart’s Cookie Perfection, you’ll find a diverse array of ingredients, methods, and tools to help you create your own collection of delectable sweets. Organized into eight chapters that cumulatively feature 100+ recipes, Martha’s latest cookbook is here to help you turn your conventional cookies into something extraordinary! Here, take a look at what’s inside....

Welcome to the first restaurant review on Just One Cookbook. Nami has asked me to contribute to her blog from time to time with reviews on restaurants that we feel strongly about. As Nami mentioned in the previous post, we went on a stay-cation in Half Moon Bay this past weekend and we chose to dine at mostly local restaurants during our short trip. When we go on trips, I tend to seek and support local restaurants for several reasons....

Ingredients 1 bag (11.5 oz) milk chocolate chips (2 cups) 1 cup Nutella® hazelnut spread with cocoa 1 tub (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Milk Chocolate Frosting 1 cup Golden Grahams™ cereal 1 cup miniature marshmallows Preparation Line 8- or 9-inch square pan with foil; spray with cooking spray. In large microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and hazelnut spread uncovered on High in 30-second intervals, stirring after each interval, 40 seconds to 2 minutes or until smooth....

In today’s topic, let’s learn about Shiokojizuke (塩麹漬け), a Japanese pickling method using salt koji mold (shio koji). It is one of the easiest types of Japanese pickles known collectively as tsukemono (漬物). You can pickle all sorts of vegetables with this technique, but since daikon is available year-round, I’ll show you how to make Pickled Daikon with Shio Koji (大根の塩麹漬け). Tsukemono – Japanese Pickles Japanese pickles are called Tsukemono....

Ingredients 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix Flour, butter and egg called for on cookie mix pouch for cutout cookies 36 whole medium strawberries 1 container Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting Preparation Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, mix cookie mix, flour, melted butter and egg with spoon until soft dough forms. Shape into 36 (1 1/4-inch) balls. Place in 36 ungreased mini muffin cups....

Ingredients 3 lb homemade pizza dough or store-bought dough for 3 pizzas 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 small onion, finely chopped 1 package (8 oz) sliced fresh mushrooms (about 3 cups) 2 cups fresh spinach leaves 1 cup chopped cooked sausage 1 container (15 oz) ricotta cheese 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon pepper Preparation Heat oven to 450°F. Divide pizza dough into 8 pieces....

Ingredients 3 1/3 cups Original Bisquick™ mix 1 cup milk 1 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves, crumbled 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 5 small fresh portabella or regular white mushrooms, sliced 1 medium red bell pepper, sliced 1 medium yellow or green bell pepper, sliced 1 small zucchini, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil 4 eggs 3 cups milk 2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil 1 teaspoon pepper 8...

Ingredients 1 box Betty Crocker™ Suddenly Salad® classic pasta salad mix 2/3 cup Asian toasted sesame salad dressing 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 2 cups angel hair or regular coleslaw mix 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped cooked and peeled shrimp 1/4 cup chopped dry roasted peanuts 1/4 cup finely chopped basil leaves 1 mango, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (1 cup) 1 green onion, chopped Black sesame seeds...

Ingredients 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 3/4-inch pieces 1 teaspoon peppered seasoned salt 2 medium unpeeled red potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch pieces (2 cups) 2 medium carrots, sliced (1 cup) 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped (1/2 cup) 1 carton (32 oz) Progresso™ chicken broth (4 cups) 2 cups small broccoli flowerets 1 medium yellow summer squash, coarsely chopped (1 1/2 cups) 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil leaves...

Ingredients 1 container (15 oz) ricotta cheese 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese (4 oz) 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 jars (15 oz each) Alfredo pasta sauce 4 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary leaves 9 no-boil lasagna noodles 3 cups chopped cooked chicken 2 boxes (9 oz each) frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed to drain 1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic diced tomatoes, drained 2 cups shredded Italian cheese blend (8 oz)...

Ingredients 1 package (0.85 oz) Old El Paso™ chicken taco seasoning mix 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne) 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs 1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic fire roasted diced tomatoes, drained 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained, rinsed 1 cup fresh or frozen whole kernel sweet corn 8 oz Kraft™ Velveeta™ cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (8 oz)...

Ingredients 1 box (4-serving size) vanilla instant pudding and pie filling mix 1/2 cup milk 1 container (8 oz) Cool Whip frozen whipped topping, thawed 1 cup canned apple pie filling 1 cup chopped Snickers™ candy bars 2 tablespoons caramel sauce Fresh apple slices and vanilla wafer cookies, as desired for dipping Preparation In large bowl, stir pudding mix and milk until combined. Stir in whipped topping. Place apple pie filling on cutting board, and give it a rough chop to break apples up into bite-size pieces....

Ingredients 1 pound sole, orange roughy or flounder fillets 1 1/2 cups firmly packed spinach leaves 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt 1/3 cup fat-free mayonnaise or salad dressing 1/2 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1/4 cup garlic-flavored croutons, crushed Lemon wedge, if desired Preparation Heat oven to 400°F. Spray square baking dish, 8x8x2 inches, with cooking spray. If fish fillets are large, cut into 4 serving pieces. Place spinach on fish; sprinkle with garlic salt....

Preparation Indian food calls for variety, but “don’t overwhelm yourself by buying 30 spices,” says Madhur Jaffrey, the doyenne of Indian cuisine. “Start with the most common ones.” These are her favorites. We consider them the starting point for exploring Indian cooking. RELATED: MADHUR JAFFREY’S EASY, HEALTHY INDIAN RECIPES Similar to dried Italian red pepperoncini, the most common Indian dried red chiles range from medium-hot to hot. Jaffrey notes that they’re milder when used whole....

Preparation When you see the word frangipane in the name of a pastry, you might imagine it’s very elegant or involves a super-fancy technique. Frangipane sounds exotic, like the perfume for gloves invented by an Italian marquis in the 16th century, or the tropical flower frangipani its name is often attributed to. In fact, it just might be one of the most uncomplicated and useful recipes in a baker’s repertoire, and it’s easily learned; consider it a crash course in rustic French baking (like the Sour-Cherry Frangipane Tart here)....

Preparation Rolled cakes are whimsical and fun. We know them by various names and adaptations-Swiss rolls, roulades, jelly rolls, and Yule logs, or buches de Noel. They call to mind a different era, when learning how to prepare a jelly roll was often taught in Home Economics class. But when sliced, the spiral sweets look graphic and modern, yet still retain a nostalgic charm. We’re saying it’s time rolled cakes made a comeback....

Ingredients 1/3 cup Dijon mustard 1/4 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup whiskey 2 tablespoons molasses 2 tablespoons cider vinegar 1 teaspoon red pepper sauce 1 large sweet onion, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices 2 medium tomatoes, cut in half 4 bone-in pork loin or rib chops, 1/2 inch thick (1 lb), trimmed of fat Chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley if desired Preparation Spray grill rack with cooking spray. Heat gas or charcoal grill....

Preparation If you pretty much always want to be right whenever an issue, topic, or argument arises between you and your partner, you’re far from alone. In fact, wanting to be right is only human nature. Let’s put it this way—who wants to be wrong? But wanting to be right can drive a wedge in your relationship when you are entirely incapable of admitting when you are, in fact, wrong, relationship experts explain....

Preparation While you might be used to confining the edible portion of your garden to straight rows in a raised bed, there’s another way to grow your favorite produce. A backyard food forest seeks to mimic nature—think: a more self-sustaining ecosystem than flat agricultural field. Using layered plantings, backyard forests offer plenty of food production, but also so much more, like food for pollinators, habitat for wildlife, and erosion control for your soil....