Author: Cook Plate Fork

Greek Yogurt Dill Spread with Ham and Red Cabbage On Crisp Bread

Crisp bread is of Swedish origin. It is an unleavened bread made with a few simple ingredients, that include, salt, water and rye flour. Crisp bread is considered an integral part of Swedish cuisine. It is treated like any other type of bread. It can be topped with just about any food item. It is […]

Instant Pot Soy-Ginger Chicken Hibachi

This easy Japanese chicken recipe comes together quickly. The chicken is stir-fried in a soy, ginger, garlic and sesame oil based sauce and a dollop of butter. You first start with the Instant Pot, cooking your chicken breasts on a trivet over the water. This Soy-Ginger Chicken Hibachi will serve well over jasmine rice, steamed […]

Bacon & Vegetable Tortellini

An easy to make tortellini dish using your Instant Pot. It’s a quick way to turn frozen pasta into a tasty meal–with minimal effort. If you’re looking for a under 30 minute meal with few ingredients to go from stovetop to table, this is the meal your looking for. This Tortellini dish is a time […]

Cherry Pecan Broccoli Salad

A broccoli salad is an American classic. It’s a bright and crunchy salad that goes perfectly well anything, from lunch to brunch, as a barbecue side dish and leftovers make a great healthy snack. The wonderful thing about broccoli salads are, their customizable. The base of the salad is raw broccoli florets, a sweet mayonnaise […]

How To Cook With Nuts

Nuts are a fruit consisting of a hard or tough nutshell protecting a kernel which is usually edible. Some nuts are botanical while others are culinary. Culinary nuts are considered eatable. Read More About Why We Cook Some common culinary nuts include hazelnuts, Brazil nuts, walnuts, pecans, and almonds. Also included are, cashews pistachios and […]

How To Make Homemade Chicken Stock

This recipe for Homemade Chicken Stock is full of deep flavors and provides a perfect base for making soup, like this Gnocchi & Chicken Vegetable Soup, or even a skillet of Pad Thai. Homemade chicken stock is made using raw chicken bones after deboning chicken thighs. Learn Here How To Successfully De-Bone Chicken Thighs For […]

Quick Balsamic Mustard Vinaigrette Recipe

A Balsamic Mustard Vinaigrette that takes less than five minutes to prepare. If makes a fabulous dressing for almost any tossed salad or wedge salad. A Mix Berry Wedge Salad With Balsamic Mustard Vinaigrette The balsamic vinegar gives the vinaigrette a sweetness, while the mustard adds a spicy, pungent flavor. Try This Balsamic Dressed Salad […]

Slice N Bake Brownie Cookies

Slice and bake cookies are a buttery shortbread cookie with a crumbly texture. Shortbread cookies are not overly sweet. The main ingredients are probably already in your pantry – flour, eggs, butter, sugar, vanilla and salt. Much like a Biscotti, these cookies are usually eaten with a warm beverage like tea or coffee to soften […]

Cooking With Green Beans

Green beans are a crowd pleasing vegetable and one of the quickest side dishes you can make. Besides being a classic Thanksgiving side dish, green beans are a versatile vegetable that can be use any time of the year. The peak season for fresh green beans is July thru September, though you can find them […]

Cooking With Goat Cheese

Goats were among the first animals to be domesticated for producing food. And one popular byproduct of goats is cheese. Goat cheese is made around the world with a variety of different styles, from fresh and soft to aged and hard. Goat milk has a higher proportion of medium-chain fatty acids such as caproic and […]