It's time to embrace comfort food at its finest to start your day! Crispy, cheesy waffles get a crown of creamy sausage gravy for a hearty breakfast perfect for a day of gardening, hiking, or otherwise getting outside and enjoying the spring.
Archive
Every year since 1998, Seasoned Cooking has posted over a hundred articles each year. Do the math and you're looking at thousands of articles chock full of all manner of recipes, tips, and ingredient & kitchen tool focuses that help you in your culinary adventures and beyond. And while it's all searchable and there's even a clever multi-select tool to help you find the perfect recipe for your needs, sometimes we all just want to take a stroll down memory lane.
That's where this Archive comes in. Just click on any year and drill down by clicking on any month within that year. Before you know it, you'll be seeing that July 1999 had us taking a tour of Chinese cuisine and March 2013 treated us to sliders with an Irish twist! So if a little wander through the site is just your speed, we have a whole lot of paths for you to take on your journey. Enjoy!
Beautifully marbled brownies are a delight to see and even more to eat. By starting with a boxed mix, you can save time and energy and have a pretty dessert to offer to friends and family alike.
In about a half hour, you can have a fantastic comfort meal on the table. Tender chicken and mushrooms get a delightfully savory sauce to bathe in - everything from onion and garlic to herbs and bacon have a part in this simple dinner.
Sometimes you need a good hearty meatless meal idea and you don't want to spend hours assembling it. If that's the case, get ready for a vegetarian chili that can be done in a half hour in your Instant Pot.
Grab your cast iron skillet, some pantry staples and rich seasonings, and get ready for one stunning breakfast. Eggs are gently cooked in a rich and highly seasoned tomato sauce. Serve it with your favorite bread for a morning meal you'll make again and again.
A simple baked falafel gets a creative nutritional kick from pumpkin. It also gives them a beautiful orange color and you can use them in everything from salads to sandwiches and bowls to just snacking on their own.
Get a soul-satisfying dinner on the table in about a half hour when you sear pork chops and give them the company of sautéed mushrooms, a creamy mustard sauce, and lightly wilted baby spinach.
Refrigerated crescent dough and a few other ingredients get you to the simplest apple dumplings you'll ever eat. A quick brown sugar-butter mixture becomes a luscious caramel when combined with ginger beer and a bit of time in the oven.
Leftover pork becomes the centerpiece for this Vietnamese-inspired favorite. Tender seasoned noodles find fresh vegetables, crispy seasoned pork, and a sprinkle of chopped peanuts. Plan ahead for your pork roast leftovers!
What's more comforting than a casserole? How about one with a few of your favorite things in it? Sweet potatoes, chicken, quinoa, spinach, and even blue cheese find their way into this delightful dinner.
Get simmered-all-day flavor with a prep time under an hour when you grab your Instant Pot for this comfort food soup. Packed with seared steak, bright vegetables, and tender barley, it's perfect for a cold windy day.
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In an effort to warm the kitchen and bring flavor to the table, Tex-Mex gets a decidedly winter makeover. Roasted squash gets filled with a chorizo and rice filling that boasts everything from roasted tomatoes and chopped peppers to corn and black beans.
Phyllo dough picked up from the frozen section of the grocery store makes pizza night super quick and fun. Plus, you end up with a pizza that has that classic, flakey crunch of baked phyllo dough!
A comforting corn spoon bread makes a perfect bed for super simple, quick chili shrimp to rest upon. The sweet casserole helps offset the crunchy, spicy shrimp for a meal that has a range of textures and flavors.
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Get ready for a quick and decadent dessert for Valentine's Day or other special occasion. A quick cookie crust gets filled with a rich and creamy dark chocolate filling. How sweet it is!
Whether you are looking for a quick snack or a fun filling for tacos, these chickpeas are perfect for satisfying your cravings from a good crunch without a lot of fat. They've become my favorite filling for street tacos and they take only minutes to make!
Plan ahead for pork chops and take advantage of lean meat without dry texture or bland flavor. A flavor-packed brine that's easy to assemble and perfect for pork will have you keeping it in your menu plans.
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Roasted chicken gets a visit from the classic flavor combination of apples and sage. This simple recipe takes about an hour to make, but almost all of that is roasting in the oven and it makes for a toasty kitchen and a stunning meal.
Sometimes, we all need a bit of comfort food. For me, that sometimes comes in the form of Tom Kha Gai, a complex Thai coconut chicken soup that is quite easy to make. And if you happen to prefer shrimp or tofu instead, there are instructions for that too.