Sunny and share: Mark Hix creates four light, crowd-pleasing dishes
There are some big old manly meals on other pages of our summer food special, so I thought I would avoid the barbecue and go a bit light and mezze-like. I really enjoy sharing dishes in the summer,...
View ArticleTips for shopping at farm markets
Farmers markets provide a wonderful opportunity for families to teach children about how vegetables and fruits are grown as kids can meet farmers in person. Most of our local farm markets also offer a...
View ArticleStudent food blog: Chicken, leek and bacon pie
Greetings from balmy Auckland. The best things about being home for a bit? Mum's credit card at the supermarket, decent water pressure and you get to drive everywhere (in Mum's car with Mum's petrol)....
View ArticleJames Gandolfini’s Recipe for Osso Buco (Photos)
Like many Italian American’s, Mr. Gandolfini was a great lover of old family recipes, and he had shared several with Tony Lip and Steven Prigge in their cookbook “Shut Up and EAT!” which was published...
View ArticleCreative Cooking: The Hot Flavors of Greece -- Opa! (PHOTOS)
Outdoor cooking and entertaining is all about getting people together, and who does that better than the Greeks? Rustic Greek food is simple, fresh, tasty and made for sharing. You can transform any...
View ArticleRecipe: Mediterranean Turkish Grill's Turkish Pizza (Lahmacun)
Makes 6-8 servings Dough: 3/4 teaspoon dry yeast 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1 1/4 cups lukewarm water, or as needed 2 1/4 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt Vegetable or olive oil, for the bowl, and for brushing...
View ArticleChef Stephanie Izard's Recipe for Sweet-and-Sour Eggplant Naan With Yogurt...
Enlarge Image Close STEPHANIE IZARD isn't afraid to mix it up. In her second Slow Food Fast contribution, the chef smothers Indian naan bread with caponata, the classic eggplant spread from Southern...
View Article20 Apple recipes for healthy eating
"An apple a day keeps the doctor away" was the first nutritional advice many children heard from their moms. Apples are good for heart health and filled with soluble fibre. This fibre reduces...
View ArticleChef Richard Blais Uses Mushrooms As Secret Ingredient For A Great Burger
Celebrity chef offers up a new take on this summer staple Download image SAN JOSE, Calif., June 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- This summer, television personality, restaurateur, and cookbook author, Richard...
View ArticleAdd interest to a bland bowl of grains
Quinoa, red and green lentils and couscous: I have barrels of the stuff. Is there a simple way of cooking the lot together? Gerald Straker, Hertford I'm afraid the short answer to this question is no,...
View ArticleRecipe: Chicken Crepes in Basil Sauce
Makes 6 servings Crepes: 2/3 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 eggs 1 1/2 cups milk 1/4 cup melted butter, divided use Basil Sauce: 3 tablespoons butter 3 to 4 tablespoons flour 2 cups chicken broth 1 cup...
View ArticleChef Hugh Acheson Introduces Liberte Yogurt To Georgians
Local Atlanta Chef and Artisanal Yogurt Brand Partner to Create Pairings Inspired by Flavors of the South Download image Download image Download image Download image MINNEAPOLIS, June 27, 2013...
View ArticleFresh, Flavorful Israeli Salads
By MATTHEW KRONSBERG Enlarge Image Close A HALF-DOZEN blocks from Independence Hall, in Philadelphia's Society Hill neighborhood, is a restaurant that celebrates the cuisine of a young nation and...
View ArticleAl Bustan's Baba Ghanoush
Dear Pat: We had dinner the other night at a great new Mediterranean/Middle-Eastern restaurant, Al Bustan. The food was all super, but we especially loved the wonderfully smoky baba ghanoush, which...
View ArticleSometimes simple is the best way to go in summer cooking
Daniel Neman Toledo Blade Comments Spreading soft garlic on toast adds just the right amount of flavor to garlic-roasted chicken, while a light sweet-and-sour sauce balances roasted Brussels sprouts....
View ArticleRed hot African recipes
Did you know that African cooking, particularly Ethiopian and Tanzanian, has striking similarity with Indian? Only the spice content in theirs is a tad higher than ours. If you consider our curries...
View ArticleChefs offer ideas for Amtrak cuisine
Rail at train food? Gallery: Chefs offer ideas for Amtrak cuisine Travel Deals $99 -- R.I. Riverfront Escape w/$50 Dining Credit, Reg. $220 See all travel deals » Lori Aratani, Washington Post...
View ArticlePresto, pesto: Cooking with fresh mint
Travel Deals $99 -- R.I. Riverfront Escape w/$50 Dining Credit, Reg. $220 See all travel deals » Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2013, 12:18 AM MINTED LAMB BURGERS 2 pounds freshly ground lamb 1 small...
View ArticleMan-on-pan action: Big flavours, slabs of meat, rib-sticking stews - is some...
It's best embodied by the image of Henry VIII, in full regalia at a banquet, taking a snarly bite out of a vast turkey drumstick and hurling the remains over his shoulder, to be devoured by slavering...
View ArticleRecipe: Pumpkin pancake, Bharwan karela
Transform your most hated vegetables into culinary delights with these cooking techniques Everyone has a list of nauseaevoking vegetables that gross you out with their squishy textures, seedy cores...
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