Halloween in 2021 promises to be a night of spooky happenings, trick-or-treating across the neighborhood, and costumes galore. This year the beloved holiday falls on a weekend, making it the perfect time to plan a ghoulish gathering and invite all your local witches and warlocks. That means its time to start planning your last-minute weekend get-together. Whether you’re…
October 25th is World Pasta Day (yum)! To celebrate, the team at Abt isn’t just enjoying pasta, we’re creating it. Caterina Cosentino, our resident Instagram home chef extraordinaire, is sharing her go-to rigatoni alla vodka sauce. Perfect for lazy evenings, family meals and classed-up date nights, this creamy recipe is a perfect secret weapon. Read on to learn…
Continuing with last week’s theme of shining a spotlight on potential gifts for the home chef, we’re showcasing the latest trend in home cooking for the holidays: sous vide. Cooking food sous vide (or “under vacuum”) first started in France in the 70’s, all with the goal of keeping as much flavor in the dish as possible. When…
It’s National Air Fryer Day, and that means it’s time to share a little love and appreciation for our dual convection countertop cookers. If you’re not familiar, air fryers are the latest in quick-cooking technology and have been helping users to make quick, healthy dinners for years. Designed for anyone who needs to get food on the table…
It’s officially fall–after all, pumpkin spice lattes are back at your favorite coffee shops. What if we told you that you could enjoy your PSL as often as you want while saving a ton of money? A bag of premium coffee beans costs between $10 and $20, which would only be able to get you a few lattes…
We can probably all agree that there’s no better way to spend a warm summer evening than by firing up the backyard grill and cooking an assortment of meats and sides. But what about in the middle of December? If your grill isn’t the first thing you’d think of when it comes to cooking Christmas dinner, our friends…
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, which means a lot of you have already begun preparing for next Thursday’s festivities. And many of you may be facing the annual dilemma: what else do I cook besides a turkey? If so, we’ve got a few traditional side dishes for you to check out. They’re all pretty easy to cook, and…
From spicy Buffalo wings to crispy french fries, everyone has their favorite deep-fried food, and nothing hits the spot quite like it. But, like most things that taste good, fried foods aren’t particularly good for you. Sure, baking, steaming, or boiling are all healthier methods of cooking—but they don’t give you that satisfying comfort food texture or taste.…
For those of us who spend half of the year or more cooped up inside, there is no greater way to welcome the arrival of spring weather than that first day of cooking outside. Sure, some may brave the elements for a perfect porterhouse in the middle of the winter, but most of us give up on grilling…
With everyone spending so much time at home, I think we’re all finding ourselves searching for new recipes to try. This is a great time to introduce some fun and easy recipes to your routine, meals that you can have a good time making and eating. These comfort food recipes are great for a family who needs a…