Food: Page 96

Food & Wine Magazine shows you how to cook like a pro. Chef and Italian food legend Mario Batali makes rich and delicious pork braised in Morellino.

Erin Mckenna, the founder of BabyCakes NYC, gives us a tip on how to make the vegan brownies chewy.

Learn how to make stuffed pizza pockets for your kids. A delicious snack or meal. A larger version of this Italian recipe is often called a calzone. Vary the fillings to your families liking and you will win raves at the table.

Cater your next geek fest with the services of online bakery Geeky Cookies. Available in sets of a dozen, each in the $20-$25 range.

The secret to making a (healthier) Big Mac replica is all in the sauce. Gotta get that special sauce just right. Local Lemon does a somewhat gourmet spin on the classic fast food burger, ultimately aiming for true authenticity.

Who likes Pizza!?! Well, a pizza wouldn't be a pizza without the dough. It's the major piece of the pizza pie puzzle. Learn close-up how to make pizza dough from scratch with this video recipe tutorial. This Susan's Cooking School video demonstrates each step in the process of making a versatile yeast dough.

A recipe for Red Curry Butternut Squash from Chef John of Food Wishes. Chef John is dedicated to bringing the best in recipes and cooking survival tips to the screen, but he has outdone himself with this dish. It comes highly recommended! Garnish with green onion and you're set!

From Food Wishes, chef John shows us how to make Huckleberry jam! Ingredients needed to make this delicious spread include huckleberries, sugar, powdered Pectin, water, and some fresh squeezed lemon juice. Use it on your toast in the morning or on top of freshly made waffles for one sweet breakfast!

Cooking Light Magazine editor Tim Cebula makes over a classic: Beef Stroganoff. Cutting off about 30% of the calories of the dish, and more than half of the fat content, you'd be surprised the taste doesn't much suffer. By using less butter, a lighter beef, broth and sauce, it's amazing what one can accomplish looking to cut some calories from a famously heavy dish.

Take the saturated fat out of a shortbread cookie?! What would be left? Cooking Light has accomplished what seems impossible! A low(er) in fat recipe for shortbread cookies. This Cooking Light recipe reduces the fat and calories without sacrificing the taste of these mouth-watering lemon shortbread cookies, perfect for an after-dinner dessert with coffee.

Make creamy fish-stuffed potatoes with help from chef, Aaron Craze. Ingredients needed for this recipe include: potatoes, prawns, salmon, smoked halibut, fennel, leek, garlic, salt, funnel seeds, onion, pancetta (similar to bacon), lemon (juice), white wine, parsley, cream/milk, and Crème fraîche. This recipe is sure to make mouths water!

Make a hungry belly pleased with this recipe by chef, Simon Rimmer for creamy fish pie. In this cooking video, Rimmer makes a luscious Halibut pie with additional prawns and mini capers, the pie being topped with a layer of crisp sweet potatoes... Perfect for fall!

Chef, Rachel Allen shows us how to make a summery side dish: Baked Aubergine, also known as eggplant. For this recipe you will need: egg plant, olive oil, onion, garlic, tomatoes, dried chili flakes, salt & pepper, sugar, pine nuts, and mozzarella cheese. The stuffed eggplant will take about twenty to thirty minutes to cook. Bon appetite!

Chef, Arthur Potts Dawsons shows us how to make barbecued pork ribs slathered in Dijon mustard, golden syrup and soy sauce. On the side? Tropical salsa. Yum! For this recipe you will need: ribs, Dijon mustard, a golden syrup like honey or maple syrup, soy sauce.. For the side salad you will additionally need ice berg lettuce, papaya, avocado, shoots, and olive oil.

Chef, Gary Rhodes stuffs a whole edam cheese, making a lasagna-style dish of sorts, with this Dutch-inspired Caribbean recipe. Edam is a Dutch cheese that is traditionally sold as spheres with pale yellow interior and a coat of red paraffin wax. By drilling out the center, it leaves a great bowl type shape to stuff. Depending on how spicy you like things, be careful how much chile you use within this recipe!

In this tutorial from Food Wishes, Chef John brings us a great recipe for Clams Casino... A classic appetizer for those special holiday parties, or any other time you want to impress your guests. Ingredients include: neck clams, bacon, butter, red pepper, two cloves of finely minced garlic, bread crumbs, a pinch of salt, a couple drops of Worcester sauce and finely grated parmesan cheese. Bon Appetite!

Everything tasted better homemade than out of the package. For your next fiesta, why not make your own tortillas? With this descriptive tutorial on how to make homemade flour tortillas, the process is easy and requires no special equipment. To make homemade tortillas you will need 3 cups of all-purpose flour, 2 tsp. baking powder, 1 tsp. salt, 2 tbsp. vegetable oil, and extra flour. Equipment needed includes: a large mixing bowl, a pastry or cutting board, plastic wrap, a griddle, spatula, and...

What are you having this Sunday for breakfast? Coffee and donuts!? No way!

Looking to make a splendid deli platter for your next shindig? This video from the UKTV Food Channel gives us some great tips on what meats and sausages to use, how to dress up your presentation to look near professional, and familiarizes us with charcuterie.

It's often that pasta gets the "easy out" tag when served for dinner, but here's an easy recipe for spicy Kabanossi-Sausage pasta (or Chorizo pasta) that tastes gourmet and will leave your family or dinner guests wondering what celebrity chef you have hiding in the kitchen.

Chef, Gary Rhodes and Jayanti Bhattacharyya demonstrate Chingrir Malai, a spiced prawn curry recipe typical of her region in India. Try this simple recipe the next time you feel like venturing outside your same old curry recipes. It's delicious!

Eat your heart out, Joey Chestnut. There's a new super-speed-eater in town, and she means business.

Not So Humble Pie, creator of yummy cookie lab rats, chocolate atoms and gingerbread scientists (to name a few), brings us a delectable contribution to the world of cake decorating: the candied bacon cake. This cake looks like bacon, and actually tastes a little bit like bacon, too.

In spirit of the recently posted brightly frosted cupcake periodic table, here are some equally clever, beautiful science-themed holiday cookies from Not So Humble.  The creative cooking blog does not offer full instructions for most of these, but does lend tips here and there. Get inspired and bake your own holiday cookies.

Preparing a potato is very simple: just add water! (and boil...) This video shows you how to boil a potato so you can munch away on all your favorite potato-related treats.

Cookies might be delicious already without any additives, but icing is a must have. This video shows you how to ice your cookies to add to the deliciousness.

Mmm...barbecue pork shoulder. This oven "smoked" barbecue pulled pork will melt in your mouth. Watch this video to learn how to make a succulent, tender dish, that's great for dinners and parties. All you need to do is put the ingredients in a Dutch oven, and place in the oven for a few hours. You'll be rewarded with the delicious smell and taste of flavorful, tender pulled pork.

This is a great food project for the holidays. Melt some chocolate, make a piping tool, draw your chocolate decorations, and refrigerate. You'll have plenty of chocolate goodies to last you for at least a month. That is, if they're not all eaten up by then.

If you've ever eaten a thinly sliced vegatable, there's a good chance that it was cut using a mandoline slicer! Learn how to use this utility effectively.

Want a perfectly clear ice cube for your beverages? While it doesn't change much besides the look, it can impress your house guests.

Eggs? Soup? What?! You'd be amazed how delicious egg drop soup can be. Check out this video for a tutorial on how to make it.

Whatever the occasion, if you like cranberries then you're going to love this dish.

Kombucha is a fermented tea used primarily for medicinal purposes. If you need to make some at home and don't want to go out to the health store, check out this video.

Science geeks behold, the perfect dessert. The cupcake Periodic Table. Pretty simple to do-it-yourself. Start with basic cupcakes in a square mold and decorate!

You can't go wrong with spaghetti and meatballs unless you are feeding a vegetarian! This awesome recipe will surely keep people wanting more.

What cooler way to cook your food than with an oriental wok? Check this out if you want some easy steps on how to do it.

Though this dish doesn't look very pretty, it does pack a lot of flavor in the ground pork and onions. Once you make the dough, the rest of it is as easy as, well, pie. This dish is the perfect comfort food for a cold day or just any day when you need a simple, soothing dish.

Pork and applesauce go together like oil and vinegar. It just works. Watch this video to learn how to make a delicious pork loin that's been brined and rubbed with delicious spices. The combination of the salty brine solution and spice rub, will result in a flavorful, juicy pork dish that no one can resist.

Louisa Kasdon has another great Jewish side dish recipe for us. Noodle kugel is a favorite comfort food, especially in cold winters. It's got a little of everything thrown in, and can easily be adapted to individual tastes. In this video, she shows us how to make a version of noodle kugel with sour cream and cream cheese. Mmm...carbs and dairy - sounds like a recipe for yumminess!

Louisa Kasdon shows you how to prepare her signature beef brisket. Traditionally a main dish for Hannukah, this dish is so delicious we believe you won't confine it to the holidays. These easy-to-follow instructions will make you a brisket pro in no time. And it'll turn your family and friends into brisket fanatics.