I need a Ninja Creami, and itโs all thanks to my TikTok feed
The things that show up on my TikTok โfor you pageโ is usually videos that are funny, videos of dogs and cooking videos. Recently though, videos of people making homemade ice cream and sorbet have been popping up using a Ninja Cremi, and now I need one.
This chocolate chip cookie recipe with browned butter will change your life
If youโre like me and you cook and bake a lot, sometimes a recipe comes along that is so good you just know youโll be making it for the rest of your life. This is what happened when I made this chocolate chip cookie recipe for the first time.
Secrets to making a delicious pie from a Flat Rock restaurant known for them
Whether pumpkin, pecan, or apple the way many people end their Thanksgiving meal is with a slice of pie, but making pie is no easy feat. Thereโs a lot that can go wrong in the pursuit of flakey crust, so we invited Catherine Zornischenko, the Owner of Kateโs Kitchen in Flat Rock, and Manager Gina Putty to get their advice on how to make a tasty pie.
Hereโs the key to making a good apple pie
We are entering a favorite season for many - Michigan apple pie season! Our beautiful state grows some of the best apples around, and with all that fresh fruit, you just have to have some in a freshly baked pie. Susan Wilcox Olson, Spokesperson for the Grand Traverse Pie Company, joined host Jason Carr to talk about apples, pie, and more.
Give mom a break this weekend and cook this easy recipe
For Motherโs Day, many moms just want some extra time to themselves. So why not take over the cooking for this weekend? If you are new to the kitchen, or just want to keep things simple, we spoke to Carissa Galloway, a Registered Dietician, and Nutritionist, to get her ideas for some easy and nutritious meals and snacks.
Siri Daly shares her best advice for cooking with kids, dealing with picky eaters
Siri Daly has her own cookbook, a food blog, and regularly appears on the Today Show to share her recipes, often with husband Carson Daly by her side. But sheโs also a mom who has dealt with her fair share of picky eaters.
This is how you should reheat your leftovers
The key to reheating leftovers is to maintain the texture of the food. If your fries were crispy the night before, you want them to be crispy again... not a soggy mess - which is what the microwave will do. Hereโs a list of 6 pretty common foods, and how to reheat them so they taste like they were made fresh- or as close to it as possible.
Celebrate National Mac and Cheese Day with Live In The D ideas
Itโs National Mac & Cheese Day and whether you like yours creamy, baked, or however you like, you may want to try some suggestions from Jason Carr and Tati Amare as they showed off the ways they take their Mac & Cheese recipe up a notch.
Ann Arborโs Literati Bookstore to host events with authors Neil Gaiman, Jenny Lawson in April
ANN ARBOR, Mich. โ Throughout April, fans of downtown Ann Arborโs Literati Bookstore will be visited over Zoom by internationally-known authors, humorists and beloved food writers. On April 8, the independent bookstore will welcome authors Jenny Lawson and Neil Gaiman. The following week on April 16, Literati will host New York Times bestselling author Jeff VanderMeer and author Kristen Roupenian. The book launches will be hosted by publisher HarperCollins through the virtual events platform Crowdcast. Literati Bookstore is at 124 E. Washington St.
Metro Detroit woman turns hobby into thriving business
At the Red Wings games, Monica Notaroโs talent was pretty obvious to fans, but the local mother had another hidden talent, which she turned into a booming business. Notaro has been performing in front of crowds for her 4-year-old daughter Milaโs entire life. At the beginning of 2019, Notaro started Urth -- a meal delivery company based on her popular vegan and vegetarian recipes. So thatโs kind of our window for when we cook and to keep everything completely fresh,โ Notaro said. Notaro said her next big goal is to open a storefront for her business.
Rec & Ed joins forces with Ann Arbor chef to offer new culinary classes
ANN ARBOR, Mich. โ Ann Arbor Community Education and Recreation (Rec & Ed) has joined forces with chef Natalie Marble to offer virtual cooking classes this spring. After moving to Tree Town, Marble founded a recreational cooking school, Ann Arbor Cooks, in 2009 after owning her own catering company in Washington, D.C. She brings 20 years of culinary experience to her virtual classes with Rec & Ed. Community members who enroll in three classes in one registration will receive a discount of $10 off of their total, Rec & Ed said. Registration is now open and can be done through the Rec & Ed website. Cost: $49Fruit Tart Fun: Family Bake-AlongWhen: Saturday, May 8; 10 a.m. to noonCost: $45Gnocchi 101: Cook-AlongWhen: Friday, May 21; 6-8 p.m.
3 Fish recipes you can make in 30 minutes or less
Here are 3 different recipes that I cook up frequently at home, and while I am using fresh to frozen mahi-mahi, any mild white fish will work for these recipes. I have used fresh lake superior white fish to make this and it was phenomenal. Tear a piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil large enough to wrap each fish and veggies pack. Place on a baking sheet pan and bake fish until cooked through, depending on the type and the thickness of your fish, around 15 minutes. Lightly sprinkle the spices on the fish to taste, be careful not to overload them, this isnโt like the blackened fish, you should still see the white fish popping through.
You can make these 3 different pancakes using pancake mix
Here is how you can make 3 very different pancakes using one common ingredient, pancake mix. AdIngredients4 eggsยผ cup sugarยฝ cup milkยพ cup pancake mixMethodSeparate 4 eggs, keeping 2 yolks and 4 whites. Mix together the egg yolks, sugar, milk, and pancake mix (sift to break up clumps) in a very large bowl until it is smooth. Carefully fold the egg whites into the pancake batter, until just incorporated, making sure not to deflate the batter. Just make the pancake mix according to the directions on the back of the box.
Get home cooking help from a professional celebrity chef
Now heโs hoping to help you in your own home kitchen with a product that can help take some of the stress out of cooking. Originally from Ypsilanti, Smith said he always had an entrepreneurial spirit and that heโs always loved food. Smith said that in the industry, everything is about relationships, and that when you work hard, and you cook with your passion and soul, people recognize it. Smith says the French Toast mix has been their most popular product, with people putting it in everything from oatmeal to coffee, and more obviously, in their french toast batter. To find out where you can get your own spice mixes from Spice Sack watch the video above.
This pan can cook multiple dishes at once. Does it work?
Sometimes when you are cooking, you might feel like you have every pan going at once. For this Try It Out Tuesday, Kila Peeples cooked breakfast using a divided cast iron pan. The pan has three sections that seem perfect for making multiple dishes at the same time. Did Kila make the ultimate breakfast with her new pan? Watch the video above to see how her meal came out and if she likes cooking with the divided pan!
Dine with friends virtually with Cooking With Cocktails
Sharing a nice home cooked meal and drinks with friends may be more challenging given the current situation. However, now there is a fun way to do it virtually and learn something new. Cooking with cocktails is a class you can take with your friends and family via Zoom. Kila Peeples got the Live in the D crew together to try it out and test their cooking skills. Watch the video above to see what the team made and the story behind Cooking With Cocktails.
Zingermanโs Cornman Farms to host virtual cooking classes, wine tastings in January
DEXTER, Mich. โ Zingermanโs event venue Cornman Farms has announced a series of new virtual winter events that include floral workshops, cooking classes and wine tastings. According to Cornman Farms, each class includes:One pound of Cornman Farms pancake mix (serves 4). Cornman Farms is at 8540 Island Lake Road, Dexter, Michigan. Cornman Farms is at 8540 Island Lake Road, Dexter, Michigan. By the end of the workshop, youโll have a beautiful centerpiece as well as the skills to create one in the future on your own.โAccording to Cornman Farms, each ticket includes:One floral kit and one Cornman Farms take-and-bake chocolate runny cake.
3 Tasty ways to makeover your pot roast leftovers!
Hereโs 3 ways to makeover your pot roast leftovers! IngredientsPot roast leftover meatAll of the pot roast leftover juiceCornstarchRisottoMethodThis is the way my grandma likes to serve leftover pot roast. To begin, add a bit of oil to a skillet on medium heat, and add in your leftover pot roast. Once the gravy is as thick as you want it, and your pot roast is re-heated, serve it over risotto. How to make the Oliver Family Pot RoastNever cooked a pot roast before?
Rod the Builder vs. Steve Garagiola in classic Italian cook-off (with recipes)
Rod Meloni is turning in his reporter notepad for a Rod the Builder apron and challenging our own Steve Garagiola to an Italian cook-off! ยฝ cup Parmesan cheeseCroutonsDirections :In a mixing bowl, dice anchovy fillets into nearly a paste. Toasted ravioli :Toasted ravioli (WDIV)If you ever visit St. Louis, go The Hill for Italian food. Mickey said, โHey, with a little parmesan cheese and sauce, these would be great!โA tradition was born. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese before serving.
Rod the Builder competes against Steve Garagiola in Fridayโs challenge
DETROIT โ We hope youโre craving Italian food this Friday -- and you likely will be with this yearโs Rod the Builder challenge. Itโs a tradition everyone in the Local 4 newsroom looks forward to on the day after Thanksgiving, as business editor Rod Meloni turns in his reporter notepad for his Rod the Builder apron. This year, Rod the Builder has his work cut out for him as he heads into the kitchen to compete against Steve Garagiola. I donโt know how much Rod cooks but he is Italian. You can watch the Rod the Builder challenge Friday on Local 4 News at Noon, 4, 5 and 6, and on ClickOnDetroit.com.
Want an easy way to peel garlic? Check this out!
Peeling this pesky vegetable can be frustrating, and quite fragrant. Garlic cloves can be tricky to open, but Kila Peeples found a few ways to peel them perfectly. For this weekโs Try It Out Tuesday, she tried a traditional way to peel garlic by smashing it with a kitchen utensil, another way by shaking the entire bulb in a mason jar, and finally, by putting the bulb in the microwave for 20 seconds. Watch the video above to see which way Kila chose as her favorite way to peel a garlic clove.
Tired of cooking? Let this French lady cook for you!
A lot of people have been cooking so much lately, they may feel โcooked out.โ Why not do something special for the cook in your house and treat everyone to gourmet comfort food, and let someone else do the cooking? Claude Pellerin is the chef and owner of The French Lady, a restaurant in Birmingham. โThe French Ladyโ was a nickname for Claude and so she thought it would make the perfect name for her restaurant. As the name implies, they serve traditional French food, making everything from scratch using family recipes. They try to keep things traditional to the holiday, but practical for the smaller groups people will be hosting this year.
Hosting your first Thanksgiving? Hereโs some advice from the experts
Gatherings will be smaller, and for some, they will be hosting Thanksgiving for the first time. Cooking a turkey can be intimidating, but to help us out we spoke to Heidi Diestel, from the Diestel Family Ranch, who shared her expertise. Diestel Family Ranch is a family-owned and operated turkey company. This turkey expert says the first thing you need to know about cooking a turkey, is to get high-quality meat. You can find Diestel Family Ranch turkeys in some stores, as well as get them shipped directly to your house.
These kitchen items from Amazon I actually use in my own kitchen
You can get them all on Amazon, and since itโs Prime Day, why not treat yourself to something special for your kitchen? Instant Pots are insanely popular, so if you already have one, you know just how versatile this kitchen appliance can be. Itโs really great for steaming veggies, too. Really nice Dutch ovens can get really expensive, but this one on Amazon is a reasonable price, and itโs a great quality. Having both of these items in your kitchen will be great additions.
Skip the store, pick your own fresh produce here!
Plus you can pick your own apples, but thatโs not the only thing you can pick. Nataliaโs Pumpkin FlanNatalia's Pumpkin Flan (Copyright 2020 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.) Place the big pan with the flan saucepan inside of it on the center rack of the oven. Place your serving platter over the flan saucepan and flip it upside down until the flan drops in the platter. Michelleโs Peppers and Pepperoni PizzaMichelle's Pepper and Pepperoni Pizza (Copyright 2020 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.)
Tasty Tuesday recipe: Tuscan chicken
Chef Jelani Bransford shows us his tuscan chicken recipe and how he puts it all together. Hereโs the recipe:4 Chicken breast2 teaspoons salt, for the chicken1 teaspoon pepper, for the chicken1/2 teaspoon garlic salt, for the chicken1 tablespoon oil3 cloves garlic, choppedยฝ onion, diced1 tomato, diced2 cups spinach2 cups heavy cream1 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon pepperยฝ cup grated parmesan cheese2 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped1 teaspoon of Cilantro1 teaspoon of basilFettuccine noodles: optionalMore: Tasty Tuesday segments and recipes
Cook a pizza on your countertop with this
Everyone knows that Jason Carr is a foodie, and he stepped up his cooking game with this new kitchen device. Jason purchased a Countertop Pizza Cooker by Presto a couple of weeks ago. Jason wanted to see how well the gadget worked on other frozen items, like pizza rolls, and potato skins. He cooked the items throughout the show and did a big reveal of whether or not the pizza cooker worked. Watch the video above to see if the gadget worked!
Tasty Tuesday recipe: French toast bake
Butter baking dish and dust with cinnamon2. Whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, and pumpkin spice seasoning in large bowl3. Tear buns into small pieces in baking dish and pour the egg mixture on top4. Put flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt, and half stick of butter in bowl2. Sprinkle streusel on top of French toast bake and bake for 40 minutes3.
Tasty Tuesday recipe: Mini cinnamon apple pies
-- After all cinnamon rolls are pressed flat - spoon apple pile filing on top of each flattened cinnamon roll and repeat as necessary until you use the whole can of filling. -- Once the mini apple cinnamon apple pies look done enough for your liking, take out of oven and let cool for a few minutes. Heating Icing:-- Place icing cup that you set aside earlier on to a microwave safe dish and heat in the microwave for 7-10 seconds, until icing is smooth. Finishing:-- Once the pies are cooled, drizzle the smooth icing over each pie as desired. -- Sprinkle desired amount of cinnamon sugar over each mini cinnamon apple pie*If you are making the pies for dessert you can place a scoop of vanilla ice cream over each pie instead of the icing
Can dental floss help kids cook in the kitchen?
Kids are always looking for a way to help out in the kitchen, but sometimes it is hard for them to do so when it comes to using sharp knives. Sometimes parents dont feel that their kids are ready to handle them. Kila Peeples discovered how to cut with an item usually found in the bathroom: Dental floss!! Kila tried cutting watermelon, cookie dough, and cheesecake with non-flavored dental floss. Watch the video above to see if dental floss can be used as a knife!
Have you ever had bacon made from carrots?!
Tabitha went viral earlier this year with her take on how to make bacon with carrots. Kila Peeples tried out Tabithas recipe, with a couple of added tweaks, to see if the veggie bacon is as good as the real thing. She mixed liquid smoke, maple syrup, Slap Your Mama Cajun seasonings and pepper together in a bowl with freshly shaved carrot peels. She then put the bacon in the oven at 375 degrees for 5 minutes. Watch the video above to see if carrots really bring home the bacon!
This might be the best way ever to reheat cold pizza
Weโve all been there: you order a delicious pizza from your favorite pizza place, but you canโt finish the entire thing. Thatโs why Howard Rosen shared a little gem on โThe Best Advice Showโ on how to properly reheat pizza so thatโs itโs not soggy and greasy. Itโs this simple: All Rosen does is put a little bit of olive oil in a pan on top of the stove. He makes sure to cover it so that the top of the pizza gets warm, too. What youโre not supposed to do is reheat the pizza in the microwave -- ever.
Tasty Tuesday Home Edition: Paul Gross shares secret no-knead bread recipe
DETROIT This weeks Tasty Tuesday Home Edition takes us to the kitchen of Paul Gross! If its too loose, then add a little flour to stiffen it up; if its too firm, then add a bit of water. Generously coat a cotton towel (not terry cloth) with flour, wheat bran or corn meal. Put dough seam side down on towel and dust with more flour, wheat bran or cornmeal. When it is ready, dough will not readily spring back when poked with a finger.
Youโre not cooking correctly if youโre draining your pasta water
If youโve been whipping out some delicious pasta dishes during quarantine and youโre not saving some of your pasta water before you drain it -- to add back to your noodles and sauce, of course -- youโre going to want to listen to this episode of โThe Best Advice Showโ podcast. The pasta water helps thicken your sauce, it makes it creamier, adds a little bit of saltiness -- and the sauce really seems to cling better to the noodle. Add your sauce to your drained noodles and stir, while adding in splashes of pasta water as you mix. The episode is a quick hit, just under a minute, but it will change your cooking game forever. โThe Best Advice Show" is a product of Graham Media Group.
12 comfort foods you should totally make this month
This is the ultimate comfort food, right? Comfort foods are all about the casseroles (if you havenโt noticed, this is the third casserole on this list), and there is nothing better than this classic tuna noodle casserole. Subs are unequivocally considered comfort food, and the granddaddy of them all has to be a meatball sub. We havenโt had any breakfast foods featured yet, but there is no denying that breakfast is comfort food. Will you be making any of these comfort foods while enjoying the rest of 2020?
Tasty Tuesday Home Edition: Red velvet waffles
Published: May 26, 2020, 8:01 amDETROIT This weeks Tasty Tuesday at-home shows us how to make red velvet waffles! Jay Woods is our guest cook. He takes us into his kitchen to learn how it you can make it happen. Waffle:In a mixing bowl, Add 1 cup of water, 3 large eggs and 1/3 cup of vegetable oil to a Box of Duncan Hines Red Velvet cake mix. Icing:In a mixing bowl, combine 1/2 cups of butter, 8 ounces of softened cream cheese, 4 cups of powdered sugar and 2 teaspoons of vanilla chai tea.
Pixarโs YouTube channel shares cooking tutorials inspired by its movies
โCooking With Pixarโ is a new series featured on the Pixar YouTube channel. Each video shows a step-by-step process for making easy recipes that kids of all ages can help out with. Cook alongside Forkey from โToy Story 4โ as you create a Pizza Planet pepperoni pizza with bell pepper rings. Itโs important to note that Pixarโs cooking videos donโt include ingredient portions or measurements. So, if you arenโt comfortable cooking that way, it might be a good idea to keep a similar recipe handy to compare.
5 banana bread recipes weโre drooling over
No, itโs just not you -- it seems that everyone is making banana bread during quarantine, and if you havenโt done so already, itโs time to jump on the bandwagon. Banana bread is really more of a cake than a bread, but regardless, itโs the perfect thing to make if youโre wanting to dip your toes into the wonderful world of baking bread. Most bread recipes are generally the same, but we searched the internet high and low to find the easiest-looking banana bread recipes, so you can impress your friends and family with your new-found baking skills. This is another easy banana bread recipe. It combines two of the greatest breads that have ever existed: cinnamon swirl bread, and obviously, banana bread.