We’re bringing four classic, crowd-pleasing, easy-to-make-ahead side dishes to the table in this course. This starts with utilizing the right tool for the job and understanding how to keep some dishes warm while other dishes are finishing up. We will show you how to navigate a busy holiday menu with comfort and ease with recipes that include Quick Green Bean "Casserole"; Brussels Sprout Salad with Smoked Gouda, Pecans, and Dried Cherries; Slow Cooker Mashed Potatoes; and Pureed Butternut Squash with Sage and Almonds.
Cassoulet is a classic French dish that features beans, duck confit, pork, garlic sausages, and tomatoes all topped with a crunchy bread-crumb crust. In theory, this recipe is tailor-made for the slow cooker, where the long cooking and moist heat works its magic and easily melds all the flavors into a perfectly harmonious meal. However, we wanted to streamline the recipe—most stovetop versions require hours of hands-on work before the simmering stage.
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Risotto is a classic rice dish from northern Italy. It’s well-loved for its lush, velvety texture and al dente rice grains; the medium-grain Italian rice that’s used to make risotto releases its plentiful starch during cooking and gives the appearance of being bathed in a creamy sauce. But the traditional cooking method requires at least 30 minutes of constant stirring. We developed an easier but still great-tasting risotto recipe that requires almost no stirring. Learn about the ingredients and equipment you’ll need to prepare this dish, as well as how to avoid mushy risotto or blown-out grains. And although it’s traditionally served as a first course or as a side dish to stews and braises, we added shredded chicken to this recipe so it is hearty enough to be served as a main dish.
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We wanted the best, balanced blueberry cobbler recipe with a not-too-thin, not-too-thick filling where the fruit flavor would be front and center. And over the berries we wanted a light, tender biscuit topping that could hold its own against the fruit filling, with an ingredient list simple enough to allow the blueberries to play the starring role. Learn each of the steps to our surprisingly easy recipe for Blueberry Cobbler—as well as how to prevent missteps like soupy cobbler—in this online cooking class.
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