The easiest way to understand the difference between spring garlic and garlic scapes is to think about the life cycle of the hardneck garlic. When the ...
Kitchen & Pantry
Tortilla is a Mexican Flatbread
When the Spaniards first arrived in Mexico, the natives were already making flatbread using corn meal. The Spaniards did not like the idea of eating bread ...
What’s the difference between green and black olives?
The olive is the fruit of the olive tree that grows abundantly in the Mediterranean. It is from the olive that the olive oil, arguably today's most ...
Capers are the buds of Capparis spinosa
The use of capers as food is an old story. According to one claim, "their use dates back to more than 3000 B.C. They are mentioned as a food in the ...
Tea-smoked Chicken in a Wok
If you've ever wondered why char-grilled meat and pizza cooked in a wood-burning oven taste better, it's because of the smoke. Smoking enhances the flavor ...
Do Eggless Cookies and Mayo Work ?
When Sam turned vegetarian four years or so ago, we tried not only to learn new ways to cook vegetables but to source vegetarian products as well. Meatless ...
Free Range Chickens Make the Tastiest Broth
I’ve already proven to myself that the meat of free range chicken is tastier and shrinkage is a lot less during cooking. A few days ago, I proved to myself ...
A Free Range Chicken Experiment
We've heard it all before. Commercially-raised chickens are subjected to brutish conditions, they live in crowded coops where they get very little sunlight ...
How to choose a blender that’s right for you
We've murdered a lot of blenders in this house. From the first Osterizer that I bought before I became a mommy to the Tefal that I got when Alex was fitted ...
The Best Fried Chicken 3: Breading and Glaze
You've seasoned the chicken and fried it perfectly. This third and last part of the best fried chicken series is about the little extras — the variations ...
The Best Fried Chicken 2: How To Fry
Does fried chicken require deep frying? Ideally, yes. But how many home kitchens have a deep fryer? Even if a heavy deep pan will do, how many home cooks ...
The Best Fried Chicken 1: Season Ahead Or Not?
There are so many myths about how to cook fried chicken that I’ve lost count. Some are so ridiculous that I can’t even imagine who dreamed them up. The ...
The smart (and easy) way to make uniformly-sized and shaped burgers
We love sandwiches at home and we especially adore burgers. And when I say "burger", I don't mean grocery-bought patties that had already been seasoned and ...
How to clean, peel and devein shrimp and prawn
Once upon a time, my daughters cringed at touching raw meat and seafood. They especially balked at seeing the intestines of fish. When they cooked, I ...