Category: Food

This Sandwich Is Quick and Easy for Any Time of Day

A croque monsieur is a delicious toasted sandwich made with humble ingredients commonly found in a French pantry. It’s traditionally made with pain de mie (white sandwich bread), ham, cheese, and bechamel. The sandwich is layered with the ingredients then baked in the oven until the edges are crisp, the cheese is melty, and the…


Less Rice for the Same Price: Inflation Bites Asia’s Food Stalls

Profits at Ma Hong’s spicy hotpot restaurant have been squeezed by about a fifth since he opened in downtown Beijing last year, crushed by beef tripe prices that have shot up by more than 50 percent and the surging costs of other key ingredients. “We sell it at the same price as before. Also with…


Broccoli Deserves Better

Love it or hate it, broccoli is part of our vegetarian rotation all year long. But this time of year is when the heads—actually large flowering heads that we eat before they bloom—are especially sweet and tender, with tight, bright-green to dusty-blue clusters. As a crop, broccoli goes back to the Roman Empire. It was…


Crispy Broccoli With Lemony Hollandaise

A favorite way to cook broccoli (and many other vegetables) is to simply roast it in the oven, drizzled with a touch of olive oil until browned and crispy-edged, as easy as that. Serve it as a side, the first course for a dinner party, or as part of a buffet. In my house, serving…


One-Pan Orecchiette With Broccoli, Bacon, and Crispy Garlic

One-pan recipes aren’t only about the ease of cooking all ingredients in the same pan; they’re also about layering textures and flavors so that the final dish is more than the sum of its parts. In this case, the ingredients are cooked in a particular order—first the garlic, then the bacon, and finally the broccoli—to…


Onion and Broccoli Frittata

Frittatas are a terrific vehicle for using up all the vegetables in your fridge at the end of the week. I mix and match with whatever I have and, with a green salad and some sliced tomatoes, serve it as a weekend lunch. Since it’s a rustic dish, I love serving it at the table…


5 Common Egg Cooking Mistakes You May Be Making

By Jackie Burrell Bay Area News Group Bay Area–She may not be able to tell you which came first, the chicken or the egg, but food writer Lisa Steele is an expert on everything else poultry related. Her new “Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook” (Harper Horizon, $28) dishes on not just recipes — more than 100…


Classic Eggs Benedict

If you’re looking for a way to bring one of the most iconic breakfast foods to your table, then knowing how to make a classic eggs Benedict recipe is a must. This combination of perfectly cooked eggs, hollandaise sauce and Canadian bacon can be whipped up in just 30 minutes. While there are many ways to cook an…


This Broccoli Casserole Recipe Utilizes Frozen Broccoli

If you’re looking for a comforting dish perfect for weeknight dinners, look no further than a broccoli casserole. That classic, sometimes maligned veggie gets a makeover by being combined with melted cheese, bread crumbs and rice. Believe it or not, there are plenty of amazing dishes you can make from frozen food items, and broccoli casserole is…


Are Frozen Meals Healthy? Here’s How to Tell

Frozen meals have been popular since they were first introduced in the 1940s. Convenient and easy, most everyone has had at least one meal from the freezer aisle, if not more. In fact, for a lot of people, they’re a daily staple for work lunches or dinner on the go. They have also become a popular item…