Category: Food

Shrimp Creole

View the print-ready version of this recipe. If you’re not afraid of a little spice, and a lot of flavor, I’m betting this will be your new favorite shrimp recipe! Serve it alongside warm Buttermilk Cornbread or Flakey Homemade Biscuits! If you’ve ever visited New Orleans or Louisiana, you’ve likely noticed Shrimp Creole on a restaurant menu.  This popular…


Long Live the Soda Fountain

“Take your medicine, Eric.” My mother’s command from years ago rings in my ears as Jill Smith, co-owner of Colorado’s Salida Pharmacy and Fountain, explains why flavored sodas were invented in the 19th century—and why most soda fountains were found in pharmacies. An egg cream, an iconic New York drink, from Brooklyn Farmacy and Soda…


The Power of Probiotics (+ 2 Kombucha Recipes)

Editor’s Note: Effervescent and salubrious, kombucha is a perfect summer thirst quencher. In “Delicious Probiotic Drinks,” Julia Mueller introduces the art of fermentation with easy-to-follow fun recipes you can brew at home. From kombucha to kefir and ginger beer—there’s a whole world of tasty fermented refreshers to be explored. The following is an excerpt about probiotics and…


Grilled Chicken Tenders Are the Secret to Quick Summer Meals

Chicken tenders, the actual cut of chicken and not the breaded kid favorite, are underappreciated and deserve their time in the spotlight. Unlike chicken breasts, their thin, even thickness helps them cook way faster than their thicker counterparts. Chicken tenders are a great option for the grill—especially when they’re marinated in an easy garlic-lemon-oregano dressing. They cook up in…


Anatomy of a Classic Cocktail: The Spritz

There’s nothing like a chilled glass of bubbly happiness in summer, something not too strong but also refreshing and flavorful. The name spritz comes from the German spritzen (to squirt), which seems an odd moniker for a drink of Italian origins. But in the 19th century after the fall of Napoleon, the Habsburgs of the…


Gazpacho-Style Farro Salad Is Refreshing in the Summer

Two of my favorite dishes are gazpacho and chewy farro, an ancient wheat grain. As the summer heats up, I come up with salads that satisfy our hunger for cool refreshing dishes and different tastes. This one has been a crowd-pleaser at barbecues and luncheons. Tomatoes, cucumbers, and sweet bell peppers are typical gazpacho ingredients…


Delicious Bifana Memories Inspired This Sandwich Recipe

A well-made sandwich is a work of art. We swoon over bean-smeared tortas in Mexico, cheesesteaks in Philadelphia, Vietnamese banh mi in downtown Chicago, a classic pastrami in a New York City deli, and bocadillo with jamon serrano in Spain. Pork sandwiches prove ubiquitous in Portugal, from simple ham on crusty rolls to the roasted suckling pig (leitao) on bread in Aveiro….


This Cheesy, Smoky Plate of Nachos Will Brighten up Any Cookout

Temps are rising, summer has arrived, and grilling season has begun. That said, taking your chiles outside and cooking them over a foil packet of wood chips gives them a smoky flavor an oven broiler could never deliver! Char savory poblano and fruity Fresno chiles until their skins blister and ears of corn until their…


IN-DEPTH: How Canadians Can Survive Tough Times Amid Rising Interest Rates

Although this week’s announced interest rate hike by the Bank of Canada (BoC) will make things even tougher for Canadians amid rising mortgage rates and tight budgets, there are a number of ways people can ride out this period and manage their finances. “One thing Canadians can do is make a budget plan. Do not…


Are Vegetable Oils Killing Us? We Swapped Them in for Animal Fats 50 Years Ago

Our switch from cooking with animal fats, like butter, to cooking with vegetable oils runs back more than fifty years. It was thought that this would lower cholesterol and the rate of heart attacks. Has switching to vegetable oils benefited our health overall or is the trend going the other way? Dr. Joseph Mercola says…