How to save a recipe when all else fails
The recipe starts out raw — a mere idea — but aims for well done. The interval between hunch and lunch may be spent titrating salt and pepper or tossing...
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How to save a recipe when all else fails
The recipe starts out raw — a mere idea — but aims for well done. The interval between hunch and lunch may be spent titrating salt and pepper or tossing...
Not lost in translation: Learning carne asada tacos on streets of Mexico
Mexico struck me mute. Not just the vivid colors, vivid smiles and vivid flavors. It was also ignorance. I spoke no Spanish. Over five weeks — back in the single,...
Swordfish steak crisp and tender? You can have both
Dishes pair nicely with podcasts. And by podcasts I mean "Serial." The download serves up "one story, told week by week." The unraveling is riveting. Especially if you don't wait...
Flourless brownies steer Passover dessert past matzo
Passover celebrates spring, freedom and matzo balls. What's not to love? Dessert. In deference to the holiday's ban on flour, hosts do desperate things. Like clog cake batter with matzo...
Beets, mint and lemon team up in a simple spring salad
The modern beet descends from the ancient sea beet. News that thrilled my inner biologist. Imagine the sea beet, swimming the Indian Ocean. It must have slithered the depths, dodging...
The case against overnight oats and for the traditional
Overnight oats are an overnight sensation. Easy! Healthy! Quick! It's the breakfast trifecta, in a jar. If you're in college, or on the Internet, or eat, someone will say: Try...
The salty, satisfying squeak of fried halloumi
Halloumi and I first met at a pub. The slab of salty cheese was battered, fried and served with mushy peas. Terribly British. Later I learned halloumi comes from Cyprus....
Double-strength lemon mousse will brighten spring
The striver promises to give it his all. More: 110 percent. He pledges himself to effort. More: to redouble that effort. Leading us off-message, distracted by brawny syntax. Redo means...
Fish cake recipe boasts spicy island heat
Middle of nowhere is a long haul for a fish cake. But apparently that's the best spot. I learned so from my husband's cousin's wife, who confided she's from St....