In a Pumpkin State of Mind
If the changing of the leaves aren’t a giveaway that fall is in full swing, the crop of pumpkin spice snacks lining our shelves sure is!
Game Day Plays
Mealtime Made Easy
Fast, easy, and sure to please everyone ‘round the family table, this collection of dinnertime ideas prove that dishing up a crowd pleasing meal is doable any night of the week.
Slow Cooker Mississippi Pot Roast
Cook Once, Eat Three Times
Three pounds of beef chuck roast, 15 minutes of effort, and your trusty slow cooker team up to carry you over the line with a hearty base for nearly a week’s worth of dinners when you follow it up with Beef and Corn Enchiladas, Easy Beefy Chili, and Chicago-Style Italian Beef Sandwiches.
Raid the Pantry
Halloween No-Brainer
Between school pickup and trick-or-treating plans, there’s hardly time to think, let alone squeeze in a meal. Unless you have a Lotzza Motzza frozen pizza stashed in the freezer!
To make, carve out two football-shaped slices on either side of the pie forming a skull shape. Then, create the skeleton’s facial features using two rows of mozzarella pearls for the mouth, two black olives for the nose, and stacked pepperoni and olives for the eyes. Then all that’s left to do is serve up your creepy, cheesy masterpiece to the sound of delighted screams!
Best-Ever Breakfast Sandwich
There are two non-negotiables: start with the very best protein (that would be Hormel) and build it on the freshest bread (ahem, Cub bakery). All other riffs, twists, and add-ons are welcome.
Upgrade Your Egg
Fried eggs can be spurty and scrambled eggs aren’t cohesive, but this method is just right, delivering creamy, cheesy, egg in every bite.
Whisk 1 large egg, 2 tablespoons cottage cheese, and a pinch each salt and pepper until combined. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Once hot, add 1⁄2 tablespoon butter and cook until sizzling. Pour in the egg mixture and quickly rotate the pan so the egg covers the bottom in a thin layer. It will start to set immediately. Add a slice of cheese and when the egg is set, fold all the sides into the center so that the cheese is all wrapped up in a tidy little square.
Milk & Cereal Remix
Like PB&J, salt and pepper, or ketchup and mustard, milk and cereal are meant to be together. And while traditionally considered a breakfast duo, they have so much more to give. From dessert ideas to after-school snacks, and late-night treats, we’re basically giving you an excuse to eat cereal morning, noon, and night.
Chop to It
It’s not often that making your meal is as satisfying as eating it, but that is 110% the case with these TikTok-inspired chopped salad sandwiches. Load up on Kretschmar meats from the Cub deli, grab your biggest cutting board and your favorite knife, and let’s go!
Consider Cabbage
Often overlooked or relegated to slaws, it’s time to move the entire brassica family to a front-row seat at your dinner table.
A Toast to the Season with the Most
No other time of the year has more spectacular colors, more football, or more reasons to break out the bourbon.
Pan Sauce 101
When meat, poultry, or fish meet a sizzling hot skillet and create fond, aka, crusty bits, you’re already well on your way to a pan sauce. Those browned bits are hiding an incredible amount of flavor and all you need to do to unleash their full deliciousness is deglaze using whatever liquid you like. Broth, vinegar, beer, wine and cider are all solid options. Adding aromatics like garlic or herbs take things a step further in terms of yum, and tossing in a nob of butter at the end make for a glossy finish. Follow our steps and add your own riffs. As long as you’re not using a non-stick pan, there’s almost no wrong way to make a pan sauce.
