Make a quick supper with chicken thighs. Inexpensive, juicy and full of flavor, they can be ready in a flash. Use your favorite store bought or homemade rub. I like a combination of minced garlic, oregano, salt, pepper and dried pepper flakes in a one-to-one ratio. Figure on 1 tablespoon of rub per thigh. Dry…
I look forward to the peach season with culinary glee. Their velvety texture and intoxicating fragrance make ripe peaches a treasure. They are delicious drizzled with Amaretto syrup and topped with whipped cream. If I feel ambitious, I pass a basket of warm cookies, preferably ones laced with toasted almonds. TAG GOES HERE Peaches with…
By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL for Associated Press Flavor-packed, spicy-sweet gochujang elevates a couldn’t-be-simpler, 30-minute chicken stir-fry. Gochujang is a fermented chili paste used widely in Korean cooking. Made the traditional way, it ferments in clay pots for months or years to create a concentrated paste with tremendous depth and complex chili heat. In this recipe from…
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Quinoa, pronounced KEEN-wah, is often hailed as the protein-rich grain of the future. Most sources lump it in with grains although it is technically classified as a pseudo-cereal grain, along with amaranth and buckwheat. That said, happily it can be delicious. Many recipes cook it in way too much liquid, waterlogging it into a bland,…
By Gretchen McKay, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette If you’re like me, and sometimes forget what’s in your pantry, you probably buy more bread than you can use on occasion. How many loaves have dried on your counter? Related Articles Recipes: Make these 3 tasty dinners on a single rimmed baking sheet Focaccina is a perfect beach picnic…
Busy? I bet you love one-dish dinners, concoctions created on a single rimmed baking sheet. Of course, slow cookers can be culinary heroes, but I appreciate that sheet pan cookery creates dishes that aren’t slow-cooker soupy. Roasting, broiling or baking on a rimmed baking sheet produces irresistible textures that work hand in hand with more…
Focaccina, an Italian name for small flat bread, is the perfect totable beach picnic food. Make the easy dough below or use storebought and add your favorite toppings. Little Flat Breads Makes 2 Dough 2 cups bread flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar ½ tsp dry yeast ¾ cup warm water 3 teaspoons extra…
Peas have a special place in French culture and cuisine. One of the earliest cultivated food crops, they achieved a special status at Versailles in Louis XIV’s court, where peas were considered “potager du roi,” or royal fruit. King Louis liked to eat his peas raw. Peas should be finger food, especially those delightfully plump…
I miss my husband when he’s out of town for work (of course), but come dinner time, I can’t help but appreciate being able to cook whatever I want for dinner without worrying about whether he’ll walk away from the table happy. Translation: Though I usually steer clear because he’s highly allergic to shellfish, finally,…
