Pasta Alla Norma
View the print-ready version of this recipe. Why We Love This Recipe Flavor—A Mediterranean recipe with intense, distinctly Italian flavors: tomato, eggplant, basil, and lots of flavor from the salted ...
06-3-2023
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Here’s Your New Favorite Best Asparagus Recipe
By Bethany Jean Clement From The Seattle Times For a long time, cooking asparagus any way other than the very simplest seemed like gilding the spear to me. ...
06-2-2023
Strange, Nutritious, and Delicious: Jackfruit
Tropical fruits appear in markets each spring in much of the United States. Besides being refreshingly delicious, these foods have numerous bioactive compounds that help reduce inflammation, high ...
06-2-2023
Comeback King: From Prison to His Own Restaurant, Chef Anthony Caldwell Followed a Path Laid by Providence
On a spiritual level, the journey of 50Kitchen is a lot longer than the 710 miles between Dorchester, Massachusetts and Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Executive chef and owner ...
06-1-2023
A Taste of Italy for Breakfast
Frittatas are round, open-faced omelets that are pretty to look at and delicious to eat. They can be simple with cheese and herbs or multi-layered with meat or ...
06-1-2023
Enjoy Bold Flavors From This Easy Chicken Recipe
Butter chicken should be rich and creamy but also vibrant and complex, so we started by softening onion, garlic, ginger, and chili in butter followed by aromatic spices ...
05-31-2023
Mississippi Mud Cake Makes Marshmallows the Star
We don’t use marshmallows as much as we should. They’re often reserved for cereal bars, like in delicious cookies-and-cream Rice Krispies treats or for cups of hot chocolate. But I’m here ...
05-31-2023
Lessons in Good Food and Hospitality From a Life of Eating Between Italy and the South
Susan Gravely, like so many others, fell in love with Italy at first visit. "I was enamored by the colors and the smells. I loved the gardens and ...
05-31-2023
Orange and Sage Scented Shortbread Biscuits
Shortbread is a versatile and quick cookie to bake. It freezes well, too. You can make a simple version with a little vanilla, skipping the flavors below. Another ...
05-31-2023
Fish in Crazy Water (Pesce All’acqua Pazza)
An alternative to baking or frying, cooking the fish in a little water results in a tender, flaky fish along with a tasty broth. Plate in shallow bowls ...
05-31-2023
Pea and Shallot Crostini (Crostini di Piselli e Scalogno)
Crostini are toasted slices of a finely textured bread loaf, usually a baguette. Bruschetta is also toasted, but it uses larger slices of a rustic Italian or sourdough ...
05-31-2023
The Dandelion Challenge
I make a point to eat a dandelion every day. The whole plant is edible, from the sunny top to the deep taproot, and all the stem, stalk, ...
05-30-2023
Channel Summer With a Vegetable Gratin
Eat your lasagna and have your vegetables, too, with a veggie-enhanced rendition of a family favorite. This layered gratin resembles a lasagna, with one key difference: There are ...
05-30-2023
Thai-Inspired Curry Paste Gives Chicken Dinner a Fresh, Exciting Flavor
We feel lucky to live in an urban area with grocery stores that stock ingredients for cuisines from around the world. A nice supply of these items helps ...
05-30-2023
Jalapeno Poppers Meet Grilled Cheese in This Delicious Mashup
Jalapeno poppers are just one of those appetizers that’s begging to be turned into a sandwich. I mean, it already has two kinds of cheese, spicy chile heat, ...
05-30-2023
Rosé for Summer
When we want to avoid cooking to keep the kitchen cool, dry rosé wines are among the most perfect hot-weather refreshments to accompany salads and other uncooked summer ...
05-30-2023
S’more Pie, Please!
By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette S'mores have been a much-loved summer treat ever since the official recipe for the sweet but simple combination first appeared in a ...
05-29-2023
Mushroom Chili Is a Quick, Smokey Veggie Dinner
By Linda Gassenheimer From Tribune News Service Savor this light, “meaty” mushroom chili made without any meat. It’s a quick vegetarian dinner. I added smoked paprika to mushrooms, ...
05-29-2023
Green Pea and Asparagus Soup With Feta, Mint, and Pita Croutons
View the print-ready version of this recipe. With a bunch of asparagus sitting on my countertop, a bag of peas in my freezer, and mint growing out of ...
05-29-2023
Steak with Chimichurri Sauce
One of our absolute favorite things to do during summer is to throw luscious steaks over a smoking grill. Few things are more tantalizing than perfectly cooked ribeye ...
05-28-2023
From Prisoner to Barista, This Jail Offers Inmates a Chance to Find a Career in Coffee
By Benjy Egel From The Sacramento Bee Sacramento—Jamie Mason was more than 20 years into her career in specialty coffee when she got a call from an alarming ...
05-27-2023
California Has a New Take on Mezcal and Tequila. How Sacramento-Area Farmers Are Leading It
By Benjy Egel From The Sacramento Bee Sacramento—On recent a brisk March morning in Woodland’s rolling hills, Raul “Reppo” Chavez was already covered in sweat. Chavez and his ...
05-27-2023
Delicious, Healthy Memorial Day Recipe Ideas
Editor's Note: Elizabeth Stein shares some of her favorite healthy and delicious recipes in her latest cookbook, “Eating Purely: 100 All-Natural, Organic, Gluten-Free Recipes for a Healthy Life.” Stein, ...
05-27-2023