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Apricots are poached in a water bath simply flavored with sugar, lemon juice and vanilla bean, creating a dessert whose payoff is much greater than the sum of its parts.

4-ingredient poached apricots: Result is so much greater than sum of its parts

March 12, 2024 at 12:14 p.m.

The apricot — all heady scent, velvet touch, supple bite — harbors a secret. Cut along its cleft line and twist to reveal brilliant flesh and heart of darkness. The...

English muffins made with the two-ingredient dough method are simple enough that you could bake a batch for breakfast.

2 (ish) ingredient dough trend leads to memorable English muffins

March 12, 2024 at 12:14 p.m.

Two-ingredient dough struck me as suspect. How could a single recipe that calls for a pair of staples have conquered the entire internet? Isn’t it just yogurt mashed into flour?...

Strawberries, both fresh and freeze-dried, create the flavor base for these frozen pops. Coconut milk provide some richness and body.

Re-create Popsicle dreams with fresh strawberries — and powerful boost from freeze-dried version

July 1, 2019 at 11:48 a.m.

Beach days elude the astronaut. No need for bikini, flip-flops or sunscreen out there. The space professional does pack ice cream — at least in the museum gift-shop version of...

Grits are formed into cakes, then crisped in a skillet to serve as a bed for a savory mix of ham, shrimp and corn.

Grits cakes make crispy cushion for spicy shrimp

May 31, 2019 at 4:02 p.m.

Grit is grainy and annoying, as in: What’s that grit on the countertop? It’s grating, as in: Scrubbing the countertop makes me grit my teeth. It honors pluck: That girl’s...

Garlic scapes are the beautiful stalks of the garlic plant. Save the bulbs for other dishes.

How to dry-braise chicken and banish badly poached bouncy meat

May 31, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

Poaching is a crime. If it’s not yours, don’t swipe it. And if it is yours, and it’s a plump chicken breast, and you’re craving the clean flavor and moist...

This quinoa-based vegetarian burger is adapted from the just-released cookbook by Brooks Headley, "Superiority Burger Cookbook," named for the chef's Manhattan restaurant.

Superiority Burger cookbook gives up the takeout spot’s veggie recipe

May 31, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

Small spaces fit big ideas. Consider the middle-school locker. Though merely 1.5 cubic feet, it offers its tenant an address, a front door, a home. She decorates, taping up selfie,...

Sugar scented with finely grated lemon zests finishes off the tops of the lemon bars.

In debate over butter vs. brown butter, brown butter wins in this lemon bar recipe

May 31, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

Deep thinkers debate good versus evil, while baked goods, which have goodness baked right in, debate good versus better, which is to say butter versus brown butter. Butter set over...

A mix of mushrooms is sauteed with shallots then flavored with sherry and cream to make a rich topping for toast.

Mushrooms meet sherry and cream for a memorable toast topping

May 31, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

Sunday mornings, Dad and I got bagels from the deli. Once, the lady behind the case handed over a chocolate log. Provoking panic: I hadn’t asked for it. I couldn’t...

Radish, onion and cilantro top duck carnitas tacos, with the meat crisped up in a skillet after slow and low roasting.

Duck subs for pork in easy carnitas tacos recipe

May 31, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

Musical chairs strikes the over-5 set with nostalgia. Ah, kindergarten. But for those in the musical-chairs cohort, it’s pure terror. Stumble along to some treacly tune; lunge for safety. It...

Ramen Takeya devotes an entire section of its menu to "otsumami" or drinking foods — nestled among them the Japanese street snack takoyaki. The ball-shaped snacks are made with a batter that crisps up into a golden shell while remaining creamy and soft inside. Hidden away are Chiclet-size pieces of octopus, tiny surprises in the center of each ball. Six balls are served in a red and white paper boats and drizzled with sweet and salty Japanese barbecue sauce, creamy mayo, aonori (dried seaweed) and fishy-but-in-a-good-way bonito flakes (cured fish shavings). Between the crispy-meets-creamy texture and the sweet-meets-salty flavors, it's easy to see how a refreshing beer (or soda, for non-drinkers) would pair nicely. $6. 819 W. Fulton Market, 312-666-7710, <a href="http://www.ramentakeya.com/">ramentakeya.com</a> — Grace Wong

Late convert to square-foot gardening revels in the revelation

March 12, 2024 at 12:14 p.m.

Locker-room talk gets down and dirty. I shrug it off — the shoulder stretches, the backstroke technique, the chlorine-cleansing shampoo. But recently, when the banter turned to square-foot gardening, I...

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