Category: Food

Keep Your Kitchen Cool This Summer and Try No-bake Cheesecake Bars

As if no-bake weren’t tempting enough, consider that the graham cracker crust for these berry cheesecake bars has pecans in it! In the filling, nonfat Greek yogurt and reduced-fat cream cheese cut the calories and saturated fat. No-Bake Berry Cheesecake Bars Serves 16 Active Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes 7 ounces…


Grab Fresh Cod From Your Favorite Farmers Market and Run Home to Make This Delicious Dinner!

The secret to success with this dish is a low-­temperature oven (set to just 300 degrees) that ensures that the fish cooks slowly, without drying out. Crispy, buttery, garlicky panko bread crumbs get a head start in a skillet so they’re golden brown when the fish comes out of the oven. Finally, a mayonnaise and…


40 Vegetarian Side Dishes

Everyone wants to eat more vegetables, but sometimes it’s hard to feel inspired or find simple vegetable side dish recipes that you really enjoy. Our goal at Buttered Veg has always been to share vegetarian recipes that are so good you love to eat them, not only because you know it’s good for your health. The…


An Ode to Ada Boni

In the time of food influencers, social media trends, and fast-paced digital consumption, I often find myself leafing through old cookbooks with yellowed pages and no photos, brimming with the wise advice of past food writers. One of my favorite cookbook authors, Ada Boni, provides timeless inspiration with her “Il Talismano della Felicità” (“The Talisman…


Saltimbocca Alla Romana: The Irresistible Roman Dish That Will ‘Jump in Your Mouth’

The literal translation of saltimbocca is “jump in the mouth”—yes, that is really what they do once the plate is placed in front of you. You’ll eat them in a single bite; they are irresistible. The simple dish of veal cutlets, prosciutto, and sage is believed to hail from Brescia, but now is a fixture…


Facts Matter (June 10): Farmer Warns of Looming Food Shortage, Cost of Operating Farm 300% Year-Over-Year

With raging inflation in this country, and the cost of food just skyrocketing in supermarkets across the entire nation, I wanted to see what we can expect in the near future—both in the summer as well as in the fall. And so, I took the opportunity to speak with both a U.S. farmer as well…


Wine’s ‘Absurd’ Prices

When I began writing about wine in 1979, almost every fine-quality California chardonnay sold for $4.50 a bottle. Occasionally I’d find a bottle at $3.75 and considered it a bargain. Times change, obviously. As wine reputations grew exalted, and as the number of potential buyers worldwide for the best exploded, the demand for the top…


Nostalgia Helped Fuel a Second Career of Baking for an American in Paris

By Rick Nelson From Star Tribune Author Frank Adrian Barron was missing home when he moved abroad, so he took to seasonal baking. Frank Adrian Barron and his now-husband, James, moved to Paris 10 years ago. It was January, and when Barron, a transplanted Californian, hit the produce section at a nearby supermarket in search…


Best Dressed

Run, don’t walk, to your nearest farmers market—the stands are about to burst with a rainbow of glorious, summer sun-ripened produce. There’s no better time to turn it all into a big, beautiful salad. For inspiration, we’re turning to chef, author, food stylist, and seasoned salad guru Elena Silcock, whose newest cookbook, “Salads Are More…


A Fresh Tomato Pesto Pasta With a Wee Bit of a Kick

By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Summer calls for dishes that don’t require a lot of prep, hinge on seasonal produce and can be served either chilled or at room temperature, depending on the temperature of where you’ll be eating it. This pesto-dressed bowl of pasta fits the bill perfectly. Made with fresh cherry tomatoes…