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[2] Very popular: steak frites, steak with a side of fries (photo © LT Bar & Grill | Hackensack, New Jersey). [3] Baked fries with bacon, cheddar and scallions. The recipe link is below. [4] Trending: shoestring fries atop a burger (photo © Chef Eric Levine). [5] Why do chefs love their fries in duck fat? The rich and elegant duck fat flavor adds a hint of delicious “duckiness.” The recipe link is below. (photo © Benjamin Zanatta | Unsplash). [6] National Cook A Sweet Potato Day is February 22nd, but you can cook sweet potato fries today—shown here with...

If I could ban any phrase, it would, without doubt, be that overused, viscerally irritating, and far-from-innocent term itself, the Guilty Pleasure. I don’t think I actually groan out loud when I’m asked, every time I’m interviewed, “What are your guilty pleasures?,” but from deep within the cacophonous orchestra of my mind, the woodwind section starts up a searing wail, the cellos come in with their melancholy sob, only giving way to the brass section to end with the wah wah wah waah of the sad trombone. I may be smiling, but I’m keening on the inside. My answer to...

Whether your fam loves chicken quesadillas or beef quesadillas these Mexican-inspired and cheese-stuffed tortillas are heavenly. Oven-Baked Taco Quesadillas Recipe Howdy! Chef Alli Here. Let’s Get You Cookin’….Shall We??  I say that quesadillas are healthy fast food. What’s your vote? You can make them in a flash, one or two in a skillet, or an entire big batch on a sheet pan in your oven. And, they can be easily customized to your family’s liking. If your family will allow it, you can add veggies to the quesadillas, too. My picky eaters always complain about veggies (they want boring meat...

As it happened, I was working on a recipe for the blog, and he gave me permission to share it because I thought it was hilarious. Watch through to the end, though, where I include the simple hack that will allow you to open your perfect baked potato like they do in steakhouses! A perfectly cooked Baked Potato is a thing of beauty. Our method for the best way to bake a potato yields a crisp, salty skin with fluffy insides every single time and is absolutely fool proof. Well, foolproof uunless you walk away from the oven and forget...

By now you probably know the tale of Philip, his five siblings and them growing up in a house filled with dietary allergies. Whether fish, shellfish, dairy, nuts and gluten, their parents Peter and Patricia always tried their hardest to serve all six children the same dish no matter the allergy. A regular in most households, peanut butter and jam was one of the more deathly cases – gluten and peanuts were high on the list – and a more popular solve was always tahini and jam on rice bread. Inspired by the clever substitutions of Philip’s childhood, our Tahini...