Five Ingredient Column By Lindsay Hunt
Cilantro is a polarizing herb. Not beloved like earthy rosemary, which conjures up a nonna in Italy making a roast leg of lamb, or fantasized about like pungent summer lavender Southern France, for some unlucky tasters, cilantro is as unpalatable as soap. If you’re like me, then a handful of verdant leaves swirled into soup or sprinkled on tacos is a blessing. [click to continue…]
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If you’re ever in the grocery store and daunted by the options for different cooking oils, then you’re not alone. What should you use when cooking? What should you finish a salad with? What goes best drizzled on top of pasta? [click to continue…]
Although most home cooks consider salt, pepper, flour, and sugar their pantry staples, keeping a few special ingredients on hand helps make uninspired dinners interesting. [click to continue…]
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Boil water, add pasta, dress with sauce—an easy Italian dinner, but one that can quickly becomes repetitive and dull. Spice up your pasta life with these five easy enhancers! [click to continue…]
Food scientist Harold McGee’s shared some controversial theories about cooking in olive oil. His conclusion was that heating olive oil, a potentially expensive option to other nut, seed, and vegetable oils, is probably not its best use as it can dilute or destroy the flavor. [click to continue…]
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