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Shelf Life: A Neat meat replacement; Apples of the world; Gluten-free gravy

June 18, 2018 at 8:00 a.m.

Pecans and garbanzos are the primary ingredients in meat-replacement mixes from Neat. Its Original, Mexican, Italian and Breakfast versions also include whole grains (oats, cornmeal) and spices. The Original was...

Soffritto: Combine equal parts finely chopped onion, carrot and celery (or fennel). Cook gently in olive oil. When onion's translucent, add some finely minced garlic. Cook until garlic is golden.

Building flavor with cooking bases

June 30, 2019 at 7:08 p.m.

You don't need to know how to pronounce mirepoix or suppengruen. You just need to know that a mouthwatering dish, no matter what the cuisine, no matter what the regional...

A world of salads in ‘Salmagundi’

August 23, 2019 at 11:20 a.m.

To make a salad cookbook, you take several handfuls of creative recipes, toss them with tips for salad-making success, then serve with glam shots of tomatoes, lettuce and backlit bottles...

Shelf Life

June 18, 2018 at 8:15 a.m.

You need not love bourbon. Nor bacon for that matter. Morgan Murphy's "Bourbon & Bacon: The Ultimate Guide to the South's Favorite Food Groups" (Oxmoor House, $22.95) is larded with...

Eggplant varieties offer diverse flavors, colors

June 18, 2018 at 8:20 a.m.

If your passion for eggplants is limited to the deep purple and plump Italian variety, now's the time to give its siblings — pale purple, striped, white, green or any...

Market Report: Is this melon ripe?

June 18, 2018 at 8:31 a.m.

What's that tapping, thumping, slapping sound you're hearing at farmers markets these days? Could be shoppers searching for a perfect watermelon. What about the people balancing a cantaloupe in each...

Shelf Life: Chili dinner in a pouch; when bacon met jerky; coaching cast-iron cooks

June 17, 2018 at 9:52 a.m.

Get dinner-hour help with a pair of gently spiced chilies from soupmaker Progresso. We enjoyed the tangy fresh quality that tomatillos brought to the Southwest Style Chicken Chili with Beans...

Find beans in a rainbow of colors at markets

June 17, 2018 at 10:33 a.m.

You think you know beans, right? Green. Yellow. Edamame. And all those dried numbers like pinto and kidney. You probably don't know beans like Chad Nichols knows beans, especially the...

Sorting through the bountiful pepper crop

June 17, 2018 at 10:55 a.m.

Do you know how to pick a pepper? Which are mild or fiery hot? Which are best cooked or delicious eaten raw? If you don't know, now's the time to...

This chutney can be made with peaches or nectarines and features onions, peppers and a host of spices.

Choosing chutney

June 17, 2018 at 10:56 a.m.

It's time to spice up your pantry. OK, so you don't have a pantry like your granny's, one where she stored glistening jars of jams, jellies and pickles made with...

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