Pickling jalapeños and other summer vegetables doesn’t have to be hard. While there are multiple ways to do this, the process can take less than one hour to prepare. And the resulting pickled peppers will recreate this spicy ingredient into a topping that’s fit for any delicious burger, salsa and salad. If you’re planning to host a Labor Day cookout but you’ve…
Turn This Easy Dip Into a Full-Blown Appetizer Spread
Muhammara is a smoky, hot and sweet red pepper dip that originated in Syria. A staple in Middle Eastern cooking, pomegranate molasses (a dark red syrup made from tart pomegranate juice) adds just the right amount of sweetness and acidity to this healthy recipe. Turn this easy dip into a full-blown appetizer spread (or dinner,…
Enjoy This Cool Dish as the Hot Summer Days Wind Down
I remember the first time I ever tasted this delectable salty, creamy sauce. It was at a friend’s home, where they served a dish called veal tonnato. Poached veal leg was sliced, chilled and then finished with this unique Northern Italian sauce. I never forgot this classic dish it — was the tuna sauce that…
Around 1.5 Million Tons of Food Have Left Ukraine Under Grain Export Deal
KYIV, Ukraine—A total of 61 cargo ships carrying around 1.5 million tons of food have left Ukraine under a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey to unblock Ukrainian sea ports, the Ukrainian infrastructure ministry said on Tuesday. The ministry said six ships with 183,000 tons of agricultural products left Ukrainian Black Sea ports…
This 3-ingredient Plum Sauce Is Sweet, Sour and Salty
Plum sauce is a sweet-sour-salty condiment vaguely modeled after suin mui jeng (in Cantonese) or suan mei chiang (in Mandarin), which is made from the prunus salicina, a tree fruit more commonly known in English as Chinese plum, Japanese plum, or Japanese apricot. It has become a popular Chinese American dipping sauce for egg rolls,…
Crunchy Bell Pepper Sandwiches Are the Perfect Workday Lunch
Soggy bread sandwiches have plagued brown-bag lunches for too long. The solution is a one-ingredient swap: Replace the bread with bell peppers! Seriously. It is so simple (and filling) to build deli-style ham or turkey sandwiches, stacked with all of the fixings, on fresh bell pepper halves. We promise you don’t need to be on…
Pineapple Tepache Is the Vibrant, Fizzy, Fermented Drink You Need This Summer
One of the greatest gifts in cooking at home is the ability to make something from almost nothing. It’s an ingenious trick if you can manage it. In a well-managed kitchen, bacon drippings are saved, scraps become broth, and nothing goes to waste. This isn’t new; good cooks have always managed to conjure up healthy,…
Steakhouse Burgers
Who doesn’t love a big, tender, juicy steakhouse burger? Problem is, they’re difficult to replicate at home, because most steakhouses blend different cuts of beef—like sirloin, chuck, and short ribs—to customize the flavor and fat content of their burgers. It’s certainly possible to grind your own meat or ask your butcher for a special blend,…
Why Preserved Lemons Belong in Your Pantry
August 28, 2022
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It is hard to think of an ingredient that is more useful than a preserved lemon. It can be the finishing touch on all manner of soups and stews, or that magic ingredient in a salad dressing or pasta. Adding preserved lemons to anything takes its flavor to the next level. Lemon’s bright sour taste…
Slow Cooker Chili
It may be hard to imagine with temperatures still in the 80s and 90s, but fall is right around the corner. Beyond blustery winds, spooky decorations and pumpkin spice, the cozy season also welcomes soups, stews, casseroles and more comfort food favorites. It’s time to retire your summer salads and grilled food say hello to fall’s most beloved dish: chili. Chili is the…
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