18 Of The Best Recipes I Cooked (And Ate) In 2022

18 Of The Best Recipes I Cooked (And Ate) In 2022

Hey, folks! I’m Ross, a food writer here at BuzzFeed. It’s been a busy, busy year for my kitchen…and computer, realistically. Between taste-testing and ranking all your fave grocery store staples, recreating dishes from some hit TV shows and movies, and covering amazing (or questionable) celebrity food choices, 2022 has been pretty darn fulfilling. But my favorite food moments of the year are still all the mouthwatering recipes that I got to make and eat along the way.

One fun fact about me is that I have this recipe tracker that either horrifies or deeply excites people when they find out about it. There is no in-between. Basically, I keep a record of every single new recipe I try each calendar year, and I rate them accordingly. This year, I tried 122 new recipes.

Of those 122 recipes, there were 18 that I pretty much made on repeat. These were my favorites of 2022 that you should absolutely bookmark for next year and beyond.

1.

Microwave Salmon — ‘Twas the year of microwaved salmon for me here at BuzzFeed, and though I’m sure you’re rolling your eyes in disgust and mere moments away from clicking out of this post, please stick around so I can explain why.

If you don’t believe me, here’s what my mom texted me as soon as she tried it for herself — and she’s a damn good cook.

3.

Pickle Dip — Earlier this year, I found myself with nine jars of pickles to use up. This recipe helped me to not waste a single one.

Like, this was my fridge.

4.

No-Knead Focaccia — Even if you’ve never attempted homemade bread before, I promise you’re more than capable of making this simple, delicious, and always impressive focaccia.

7.

Green Goddess Salad — Plenty of TikTok-viral recipes don’t live up to the hype. This one, however, is 100{d2b09b03d44633acb673e8080360919f91e60962656af8ade0305d5d8b7e4889} worth it.

8.

Cinnamon Toast Crunch Treats — It’s hard to quantify just how happy these treats made my tastebuds, even if they are just Rice Krispies treats made with Cinnamon Toast Crunch instead.

9.

Mississippi Roast — I am sooooo many years late to this recipe it’s actually embarrassing, but even if I wasn’t an early adopter, I’m thrilled that this iconic slow cooker recipe found its way to me regardless.

To make it, just toss a chuck roast into a slow cooker with a stick of butter, packets of au jus gravy and ranch dressing mix, and some pepperoncini peppers. I like to add a little bit of the brine, too. Eight hours later, you’ve got a succulent roast with a surprisingly zesty flavor profile for dinner.

10.

Salmon Burgers — Hot take: I’d devour one of these over a traditional burger any day.

11.

Old Bay Shrimp Rolls — If you love lobster rolls but can’t really afford lobster (guilty as charged), these shrimp rolls satisfy in a very similar but much cheaper way.

12.

Alison Roman’s Eggplant Parm — There are so many genius things about this recipe, but the most impressive aspect of them all is that it turned me, an eggplant parm hater, into an eggplant parm lover.

13.

Fire Roasted Baba Ganoush — Letting an eggplant burn to a crisp and then blending the soft interior into a velvety dip is my kind of “easy cooking.”

If you don’t have access to a legit fire, no sweat. You can easily replicate this method by charring the eggplants on all sides under your oven’s broiler, or on a gas grill. It may take a little bit longer, and it might not have that same smoky flavor profile, but it’ll still be delish.

14.

Big Mama’s Cinnamon Roll Cake — It’s the cake that took over an entire corner of Reddit, and I only understood why after making it for myself.

15.

TikTok’s One-Pan Lemon Pasta — This one-pan pasta dish comes straight from Italy, and the technique you’ll use to make it is next-level smart.

16.

Cheesy Cabbage Gratin — The holidays I celebrated in 2022 were made exponentially tastier by the presence of this glorious side dish.

18.

Cranberry Lemon Bars — Regular lemon bars? Great. Lemon bars with cranberry? Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show-stopping, etc.

What was the best recipe you tried in 2022? Drop it in the comments below so I can add it to my list for 2023.

Make a frugal holiday meal fancy

Make a frugal holiday meal fancy

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RECIPES

This year’s holiday meal can be fancy without breaking the bank. These frugal yet festive recipes include classic pimento cheese transformed into a bubbling, crowd-pleasing appetizer, an eye-popping crispy potato pavé, an elevated spiral-cut ham, and elegant cheesecake with tangy buttermilk and hints of mandarin orange.

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Baked Pimento Cheese

This is the kind of golden, bubbling appetizer that guests fawn over during the holidays. The chopped pecan and crushed butter cracker crust elevates the dish with little fuss or expense.

Surround the pimento cheese with specialty crackers, like Italian mini Croccantini or Raincoast brand crackers, found in the deli section of the grocery store.

Quick-blanching carrots with trimmed tops, cauliflower or sugar snap peas for just 1 minute in boiling water then cooling immediately in ice water intensifies their color and makes the overall presentation noticeably fancier. Crisp endive, gem lettuce, radicchio or radishes with their leaves scattered around the dip step up this appetizer, too.

Tricolor Potato Pavé

Potato pavé, the French word for “paving stones,” is a decadent dish long reserved for fine dining. This year, though, thanks to British cook Poppy O’Toole and her TikTok video, the recipe has inspired home cooks around the world.

This recipe takes traditional potato pavé up one more notch, using three different colored potatoes to create a tricolor effect. Its preparation spans two days, so plan ahead. The effort creates a showstopping potato dish.

Stuffed Spiral-Cut Ham with Cranberry Barbecue Sauce

A spiral-cut ham for Christmas has been a tradition in many homes for years. This recipe, with additions ranging from mandarin orange to ginger ale, brings big flavor, whimsy and beauty to the holiday table with minimal additional cost and effort. The barbecue sauce can be made several days ahead and stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator for up to a week. Bring it to room temperature before serving.

Buttermilk Cheesecake Tart with Gingerbread Crust and Bay Leaf Caramel Sauce

The tang of the buttermilk with hints of orange zest adds an elegance to classic cheesecake flavor while the gingerbread cookie crust brings a festive holiday touch.

A 9 1/2-inch tart pan with a removable bottom is optimal, though it can be made in a 9-inch pie plate.

If desired, garnish with sugared bay leaves and fresh cranberries, but remove prior to eating. To make sugared bay leaves: Brush bay leaves with beaten egg white, sprinkle with granulated sugar and let dry on a baking rack for 1 hour.

Caramel Sauce with Bay Leaves

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Festive Christmas brunch recipes for the perfect holiday meal

Festive Christmas brunch recipes for the perfect holiday meal

Thanksgiving Day is safely in the books so now it is on to planning for the next gala.

That’s right, the easy part is over. It may not have seemed easy to plan the biggest one-day eating extravaganza of the year and then pull it off without a hitch.

But compared to Christmas, Thanksgiving is going to seem like a walk in the park. A busy walk in a big park, but for my money it is much easier.

Why is Christmas so much harder, you ask?

Because, as I have stated often, Christmas menu planning is made more difficult by the simple fact that food is not the focus of the day. Unlike Thanksgiving, where with a few notable exceptions the menu is pretty much set in stone, Christmas meals involve a less rigid format with many more food options from which to choose.

At Christmas, food becomes almost an afterthought. But you have to eat, right? And if you are that person in your household who is responsible for the cooking, then it falls on you to come up with a plan to feed your family and guests.

The solution is obvious and one that we have explored many times in the past — brunch.

I have been preaching about the benefits of a festive Christmas brunch for more years than I choose to remember. Setting out a spread for your guests with a variety of tasty nibbles is the perfect solution to putting food on the table while allowing your guests to dine at their leisure.

Here are a few ideas for make-ahead dishes and one tasty adult libation.

This first one comes from the folks at Taste of Home and is a take on a classic breakfast/brunch dish.

Western Omelet Casserole

8 servings

1 package (30 ounces) frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed

1 pound cubed fully cooked ham or 1 pound bulk pork sausage, cooked and drained

1 medium onion, chopped

1 medium green pepper, chopped

1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

12 large eggs

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1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon pepper

In a greased 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker, layer half of each of the following: potatoes, ham, onion, green pepper and cheese. Repeat layers.

Whisk together remaining ingredients; pour over top. Cook, covered, on low until set, 6-7 hours. Turn off slow cooker. Remove insert; let stand, uncovered, 15-30 minutes before serving.

Here’s another favorite holiday party favorite. You can remove the alcohol if you prefer but leave mine in, if you don’t mind.

Mom’s Spicy Bloody Mary

1 serving

1 large lime wedge

Coarse salt, for garnish

1 1/2 ounces high-quality vodka

4 ounces tomato juice

Dash celery salt

Dash freshly ground cracked pepper

8 good shakes Worcestershire sauce

1/8 teaspoon horseradish

1 to 2 good dashes good hot sauce

Pimento stuffed green olive, for garnish

Spicy pickled asparagus, for garnish

Pickled green bean, for garnish

Take a glass and run the lime wedge around the rim to dampen. Dip top of the rim into coarse salt to completely go around the rim.

Add first 7 ingredients together in the glass, squeeze the lime wedge into the glass and mix all together.

Add the green olive on a toothpick, the pickled asparagus spear and pickled green bean, for garnish and enjoy.

This recipe was given to me years ago by a friend and it has been in my holiday party rotation ever since.

Italian Appetizer

12-20 servings

½ pound salami, sliced

½ pound pepperoni, sliced

½ pound ham, sliced

1/4 pound provolone cheese, sliced

¼ cup grated Parmesan

¼ cup mild cheddar cheese, sliced

5 eggs

2 small jars roasted red peppers

2 cans crescent dinner rolls

Dash Tony Chachere’s Creole Seasoning

Grease a 9-by-13 inch pan and preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Line bottom of pan with one package of crescent dinner rolls. Layer 1/2 the salami, pepperoni, ham, provolone, cheddar cheese and peppers.

Beat eggs, add Parmesan cheese and pour over mixture.

Repeat as before with remaining meat, cheese and peppers. Top with rolls.

Bake covered for 30 minutes. Bake an additional 20-25 minutes uncovered.

Cut into squares and serve hot or cold.

19 KFC Recipes To Recreate at Home

19 KFC Recipes To Recreate at Home

Kentucky Fried Chicken stepped into the spotlight in 1952 when the franchise opened its first fast-food restaurant.

KFC Popular fast food restaurant

The original recipe comes from Harland Sanders, also known as Colonel Sanders, who perfected his 11 herbs and spice mix in a motel he purchased in the 1930s. The exact recipe still lives on in the thousands of KFC locations we have today.

Crispy fried chicken is a favorite comfort food of many people around the world due to its delicious crunchy outside and juicy meat on the inside.

Sure, you can go to a KFC and buy some of this juicy goodness, or you can learn to make it at home. Here are some KFC copycat recipes that are worth a try.

Final Thoughts

Make your favorite KFC order at home with these recipes, and check out other fast food copycat recipes like McDonald’s recipes or Burger King copycat recipes!

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Best ‘Easy Dinner’ Ideas: Top 5 Simple Recipes Most Recommended By Food Experts

Best ‘Easy Dinner’ Ideas: Top 5 Simple Recipes Most Recommended By Food Experts

You have been up given that 6 a.m., get the job done, good friends, and family members are non-stop, and the final matter on your thoughts is brainstorming anything to cook dinner for supper. But before opening up your delivery apps, pause, take a deep breath, and know that with minimum hard work you can have a satisfying, healthful, and guilt-free of charge food on the desk in no time at all. With 1000’s of online assets, discovering recipes for effortless dinners is a breeze and, down below, we’ve compiled the finest of the finest. 

Whilst it may seem to be much easier to grab to-go or pre-packaged foods, generating house-cooked meals has a significant impact on our well being. Just by way of cooking your possess foodstuff, you are likely to take pleasure in a more healthy eating plan than these who count on consuming out, a current analyze finds. Scientists at the College of Washington located that people who prioritize household-cooked foods delight in diets decrease in calories, sugar, and body fat- without the need of adding any excess bodyweight to a regular monthly foodstuff spending plan. With about half of all foodstuff expenditures getting put in on foodstuff ready exterior the home, the previously mentioned study may possibly assistance illuminate a prospective bring about for significant prices of being overweight and malnutrition.

Obtaining to function in the kitchen is fantastic for your mind, too. Research implies that feeling assured about your cooking essentially boosts mental health and fitness. Another the latest research discovered that, in comparison to a command team, those who took the 7-7 days cooking training course shown important improvements in their mental wellbeing, general wellness, and perceived vitality. Importantly, these enviable improvements in properly-becoming appeared promptly right after the group finished the cooking course and remained for up to six months afterward.

Experiencing the lots of advantages of cooking does not imply you have to cook a food with a laundry listing of ingredients or hrs of prep time. Even some of the top chefs in the world have their go-to recipes for simple weeknight dinners, we’re all human following all, appropriate? StudyFinds went to the top rated cooking web-sites to see what straightforward dinners were being ranked the optimum. Just after examining best recipes from 10 resources, we’ve compiled a checklist of the best fool-proof dinners that aren’t only simple, but irresistibly scrumptious. Enjoy!

The Checklist: Most effective ‘Easy Dinner’ Ideas, According To The Professionals

1. White Rooster Chili

Spicy, creamy, and gratifying, white chicken chili is the excellent food for when you are small on time, but really don’t want to skip out on flavor.

“What’s fantastic about this chili is how quick and effortless it is. You can select to make it in a single pot in much less than an hour on the stove. Or prepare dinner it small and sluggish in the crockpot. Top just about every bowl of chili with lots of cheddar cheese, fresh cilantro, and avocado much too,” Half Baked Harvest writes.

Like any excellent uncomplicated evening meal, White Chicken Chili can be adapted to what you have on hand and can be built working with pantry staples like canned beans and rotisserie hen for quick clean up-up. 

“White chili (aka chile verde) emerged as a milder edition of the spicy red typical. Commonly made with pork or hen, spices, white beans, and environmentally friendly chiles, white chili certainly has a welcome location on our rotation of classic stews,” Delish writes.

2. Roasted Veggie Tacos

Skip the meat and say hello to your new favored Meatless Monday meal. Entirely customizable and prepared in 30 minutes, roasted veggie tacos are guaranteed to be a welcome addition to your weeknight go-tos.

“I enjoy when I make a nutritious food that my whole relatives seriously does enjoy — and my family thoroughly loved these tacos (my meat loving partner bundled)! My spouse looked stunned following his 1st bite, proper right after which he exclaimed, ‘wow, I simply cannot think they really are so fantastic!’” Delicious writes.

Quite a few popular foods sites place veggie tacos in their prime lists provided that you can really throw any veggies you have on hand in the oven, things them in a corn or flour tortilla and incorporate whichever jarred salsa, guacamole or herbs you have accessible. Roasted cauliflower, black beans, and fajita greens are among the favorite variations.

“These basic veggie tacos are such a entertaining, wholesome meal! They are stuffed with spiced roasted cauliflower and cabbage and a creamy avocado sauce,”  Appreciate and Lemons writes.

3. Tortellini Soup

You may possibly believe of tortellini as a common pasta dish, but it truly works wonders in soup form and leaves room for you to insert all your most loved veggies, sauces and spices though producing for a great entire meal.

“If you are also craving cozy, nourishing foods correct now, you are going to enjoy this tortellini soup recipe. It cooks up in just about 30 minutes, so it is straightforward to make on a weeknight, and it is packed with flavorful veggies and herbs. The chewy, tacky tortellini would make it filling and fun to eat,” Adore and Lemons writes.

Consider a common tomato broth variation loaded with parmesan, or kick it up a notch with a lemony spinach and dill variation. 

“Silky and comforting but bright and zingy this simple soup is manufactured with retail outlet-bought tortellini and has a abundant broth thickened with beaten eggs,” Bon Appetit writes.

4. Roasted Salmon with Lemon

Every person wants a good roasted salmon dish in their weekly rotation, and the top-rated recipe websites have no shortage of them. Amid the tastiest and least difficult is roasted salmon enhanced by lemony goodness.

“The outside browns and crisps, although the within stays tender and juicy. Listed here, Melissa Clark brushes a slurry of Dijon mustard and olive oil more than filets, then broils until finally the fish is opaque with a deep brown crust.’ Serve with white rice and a tangle of buttery greens dressed with lemon juice,” New York Situations Cooking writes.

Also sense absolutely free to toss in any veggies though roasting your salmon, creating for a fuss-free of charge clean up-up and a total sheet pan meal.

“Baby potatoes roasted alongside herby, lemon, and garlic roasted salmon. Topped with a tangy and slightly salty olive and feta dressing. It’s a touch buttery, colourful, healthy, and past mouth watering. The fantastic meal to provide any night of the week,” 50 {d2b09b03d44633acb673e8080360919f91e60962656af8ade0305d5d8b7e4889} Baked Harvest writes.

5. Shrimp Scampi 

Bursting with flavor and protein-packed, Shrimp Scampi is an best weeknight staple and equally as flexible, with the addition of pasta, crusty bread, or rice to make it a finish food.

“Excellent built with new or frozen shrimp, shrimp scampi is a vintage: Make a easy garlic, white wine and butter sauce, then add contemporary or defrosted shrimp to the pan and permit simmer,” New York Moments Cooking writes.

The ingredient listing arrives out to less than 10 elements, many of which you will have at property in your pantry. Moreover, it is a wonderful selection if you’re seeking for something on the lighter side– with the choice to serve up with veggies. 

“Lemon, garlic, and butter makes up what is almost certainly a single of the very best gastronomic mixtures out there (that’s appropriate I reported it). The nearly sweet acidity of the lemon pairs up properly with the toasty and pungent taste of the garlic, and equally are improved by the rich fattiness of the butter,” Delish writes.

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Hailey Bieber Makes Her Viral Food Recipes in New YouTube Series ‘What’s In My Kitchen?’

Hailey Bieber Makes Her Viral Food Recipes in New YouTube Series ‘What’s In My Kitchen?’
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Hailey Bieber is Finally Dropping Cooking VideosNBC – Getty Images

From her truffle oil pizza toast and viral Erewhon smoothie to the dinner recipes that she posts on her Instagram stories, Hailey Bieber knows her way around the kitchen. The model’s TikTok page might be full of glazed donut nail tutorials and Rhode product swatches, but she also loves showing off the recipes that she whips up for herself and Justin regularly.

Her YouTube content has similarly spanned across categories to include skincare routines, conversations about mental health, and food. Hailey even has a popular series where she invites other celeb friends to snack on her favorite foods and chat about life — think making sandwiches with Addison Rae, eating crab legs with Normani, and snacking on nachos with Emily Ratajkowski.

Fans (🙋♀️) have taken notice of her delicious-looking concoctions and begged Hailey to release more food content. Well, ask and you shall receive because the model just announced that she’s launching a brand new series on her YouTube channel. Her most recent launch “What’s in My Kitchen?” will continue the food theme with cooking videos based on her most popular recipes.

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Hailey Bieber on Instagram

“Surprise! What’s In My Kitchen is LIVE TODAY!! 🤍,” Hailey wrote on her Instagram stories. “So excited to introduce a brand new series on my channel, WHAT’S IN MY KITCHEN? This series is inspired by your response to me making the pizza toast, creamy Tuscan pasta, smoothies, and more.” The model continued, “I’m excited to take you all even deeper into my actual home kitchen!”

hailey bieber what's in my kitchen

Hailey Bieber on Instagram

Hailey didn’t just drop the launch announcement — she also released the very first video, entitled “making breakfast two ways.”

The supermodel filmed right in her own home with all of her ingredients laid out on her kitchen island, showing her fans her “running out the door breakfast” protein coffee as well as her favorite protein pancakes for when she has more time. Hailey finished off the delish-looking pancakes with sliced bananas, a dollop of whipped cream, and a drizzle of maple syrup.

“Disclaimer: I’m just a foodie that loves to cook, but I am NOT a professional chef,” the video reads. “My recipes aren’t always going to be from scratch, be the healthiest, or always make sense! This is just my Hailey way of doing it!”

“Hailey starting a youtube channel was the best thing to happen on this platform,” declared one fan. Others flocked to the comment section to drop suggestions for Hailey’s next cooking video with ideas like Christmas cookies, banana nut bread, and chicken wings.

“Chef Hailey” has a nice ring to it — can we pop in for a taste test next time?!

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