Meatballs are a staple when it comes to Sunday night dinners with grandma’s home cooking. But sometimes, you want to get fancy. Really fancy. New York City’s Aquavit, located in midtown Manhattan, serves up a $29 meatball dish. But these aren’t your average meatballs that you’ll find with a plate of spaghetti at your favorite Italian restaurant. These…
What Is the Difference Between Italian and Swedish Meatballs?
The concept behind a meatball is fairly simple: it’s just ground meat rolled into a ball and cooked. But just like with bread and dumplings, just about every culture has put its own twist on this dinnertime staple. And while some lesser-known meatball recipes might make the list of vintage foods no one makes anymore, Swedish and Italian…
Pacific Rim Shellfish Brand Oysters Recalled Due to Norovirus Risk
A recall has been issued for Pacific Rim Shellfish Corp. brand oysters due possible norovirus contamination. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the oysters being recalled originated in British Columbia and have harvest dates of Mar. 9, 15, and 19. The CFIA says they were sold in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, and Ontario, and…
How a Keto Diet Helped Me Lose 25 Pounds in 2 Months — Even Over the Holidays
Writing about food for a living, as I’ve been doing for the better part of the past 10 years, makes each day at the office a gauntlet of temptation. On any given day, doughnuts might arrive from Krispy Kreme for breakfast, some fried chicken from Popeye’s could show up around lunchtime and any assortment of goodies could make their way to…
How to Make a Copycat Carbone’s Spicy Rigatoni Vodka at Home
Carbone in New York’s Greenwich Village is one of the best Italian restaurants around, and it’s renowned for its spot-on renditions of classic Italian-American favorites. One of the stars of its menu is a simple platter of rigatoni coated in a creamy, spicy sauce (called Spicy Rigatoni Vodka on the menu, even though it doesn’t actually contain any…
The World’s Spiciest Hot Sauce
A stroll down the condiment aisle of your favorite grocery store will grace you with all the familiar hot sauces: Cholula, Frank’s, Tabasco, Crystal and so on. Unless you’re particularly sensitive to heat, most would agree that these are fairly mild. A jalapeño is 2,500 to 8,000 Scoville units, for example, and the aforementioned sauces…
This Is the Easiest Pasta Dish to Make at Home
If you have spaghetti, bacon, eggs and Parmesan cheese hanging around, then you’re already set up to make one of the most delicious pasta dishes you’d order out at a restaurant right in your own kitchen. A traditional Roman pasta dish, spaghetti carbonara makes great use of staples that are usually already on hand, and it all comes…
Amping up a Cabbage Salad Has Never Been Easier
This warm cabbage salad bursts with flavor from a tangy Dijon vinaigrette and crispy bacon. Warm Cabbage Salad With Bacon Active Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Serves 6 3 slices bacon, chopped 3 tablespoons cider vinegar 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 teaspoon whole-grain mustard 1/2 teaspoon honey 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground…
Move Over, Kombucha—Kvass Is Here
Beloved by health-conscious hipsters and yoga moms, kombucha skyrocketed from relative obscurity to a health food staple in the early 2000s. Now, in 2022, it’s become so popular that you can buy it by the case at Costco, and you might even be able to find it at your local gas station. If you’re unfamiliar,…
Fish Tacos With Apple Slaw
There aren’t enough good things to be said about tacos — they’re delicious, easy to make and completely customizable based on your flavor preferences. When that warm weather feeling kicks in and you want something refreshing for dinner, make these fish tacos with apple slaw. The secret to any good taco recipe is in the…
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