Recipes
Cheese Fondue
How to make a classic Cheese Fondue using Gruyère, Vacherin Fribourgeois and Camembert. This classic recipe from Switzerland is perfect for sharing with friends. Cheese Fondue Cheese melted in white wine … could there be anything more delicious?? In Switzerland, cheese fondue is hugely popular, and this is hardly surprising given that the country is a proud and world-famous producer of many excellent varieties of cheese. Cheese fondue is traditionally an alpine dish, something you would eat after a long day of hiking or skiing in the mountains. But its popularity extends to the cities as well and, in Zurich,...
Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon
A surprising easy and elegant dinner option that takes minutes to prepare! Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon is made with just four ingredients and will wow your guests at any gathering. Ready in less than 45 minutes, you can even prep ahead to make this dinner option even simpler. Created in partnership with Iowa Corn. Ever […] The post Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon appeared first on The Suburban Soapbox.
Greek Baked Orzo
This recipe is sponsored by DeLallo Lightly tomato-sauced up orzo baked in a skillet with red peppers, kale, chicken – or chickpeas – and a topping of feta, lemon juice, and fresh dill is something that I am never disappointed to eat on a chilly weeknight in November. In fact, it is kind of the perfect thing for that still-needs-something-cozy-but-already-overdid-it-on-the-old-favorites time of year, which seems to be about now. The soups have been made, the curries have been devoured, the tacos have been on repeat, and now it’s just a good time to introduce something fresh, zippy, and different. Honorable...
A Whim and a Limb and Then: Bison Meatloaf!
Do you remember when ground beef was under a dollar a pound? I do. These days I feel lucky to find it under five dollars a pound. Which explains, in part, how I came to make bison meatloaf. I always had the vague idea that bison* are an undomesticated cousin of the herding animal that accounts for the beef we generally find in stores. Yes, my son, said the domesticated steer to the curious calf, In the grand history of the Bovidae family, we have some lets call them wilder relatives. Never listen to Aunt Bessie on this point, son...
How to Cook a Turkey
Learning how to cook a turkey is easier than you may have thought. With a few simple tips and tricks you can have a perfect juicy, golden brown turkey on your holiday table. I had been married almost 30 years before I cooked my own turkey. Up until that point our Thanksgivings had been spent with family in Utah or at my mothers house. I was usually put on roll or pie duty so I never needed to know how to cook a turkey. Well, times have changed and often I am now the head cook on Thanksgiving and the...