Marcus Samuelsson’s Jalapeño Cornbread Recipe & More Chile Holidays

  [1] Jalapeño cornbread, cut into squares (photo © Bhofack2 | Panther Media). [2] Jalapeño cornbread muffins with Cheddar cheese. Here’s the recipe (photo © Vivacious Gourmet). [3] The best way to de-seed and dice the chile is to first make a vertical cut and remove the seeds and pith (photo © Good Eggs). [4]…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Try Different Focaccia Toppings

Focaccia (foe-KAH-cha) is a thick Italian snack bread that is served with meals, used as a base for pizza and as sandwich bread. Basic focaccia is simple, sprinkled with salt; it can be topped with fresh herbs and ingredients as elaborate as any pizza. Popular toppings include sautéed onions and mushrooms, diced tomatoes, prosciutto and…
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How To Make A Bánh Mì Sandwich & Banh Mi History

[1] Bánh-mi, a Vietnamese submarine sandwich on a baguette (photo © Ppy2010ha | Dreamstime). [2] Don’t eat pork? Make a bành mí with any other meat, poultry, or vegan meat (photos #2, #3, and #4 © Good Eggs). [3] Cilantro is the go-to herb for bành mí.   If you live in an area with…
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RECIPE: Irresistible Stuffing Muffins

Make stuffing muffins, or stuffins. Photo courtesy MackenzieLtd.com.   We saw these stuffing muffins (“stuffins”) in the Mackenzie Limited catalog—too late for Thanksgiving this year, but just in time for Christmas! We found a recipe from Tara Kuczykowski, who writes the food blog Unsophisticook.com. And we whipped up a batch. Add them to your Christmas…
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RECIPE: What To Do With Leftover Stuffing

  If you have too much leftover stuffing from Thanksgiving dinner, convert it into this delicious appetizer, side or snack: fried stuffing balls, which look similar to falafel. Get out the cookie dough scoop, make stuffing balls, cover with breadcrumbs and pan fry in minutes. You can turn leftover cranberry sauce into a dipping sauce;…
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