Make corn pop: Pan-roasting makes flavor a little sweeter, adds appeal
It's getting so you can't take a step without treading on an ear or two of corn. That's a good thing. Of all the wonders that the Americas have given...
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Getting pickled: 7 recipes that don’t use cucumbers
Everyone sort of assumes it is the chicken. Everyone thinks that the process of pickling was invented as a way of preserving food in a time long before refrigeration, and...
Don’t know what to do with all that fresh produce? Make a chilled summertime soup
This is the best time of the year for people who cook. Also, for people who eat. The fields are laden with produce. Vegetables and fruit hang heavy from every...
Ground turkey can be delicious. No, really!
After a day of taking pictures of dishes made with ground turkey — the same pictures you see on these pages — photographer Hillary Levin had an insight. In a...
Beyond the McMuffin: Make these 6 breakfast sandwiches at home
When anthropologists of the future look back at the last half of the 20th century, they may give credit to McDonald's for one thing above all else: inventing the breakfast...
Meatballs: Satisfying and good for the soul
Meatballs begin with ground meat, which is traditionally made from the parts of an animal that aren't otherwise easy to eat. In other words, the cheaper cuts. But the glory...
What to use when the store is out of what you want
Much is uncertain in these uncertain times, and one of those things is the availability of some items at the grocery store. When the coronavirus panic first hit, flour and...
Fish Fry Day: 4 great recipes for the Lenten season
Lent. It's a time for reflection. A time for humility. And definitely a time for fish. For most American Christians, Lent began Wednesday (for the Eastern Orthodox churches, it began...
Signature cocktails make a party more fun
You're having a party? Sounds like fun. But you don't want to be stuck in the kitchen making drinks for everyone, like Spencer Tracy in "Father of the Bride." You...
The CDC strikes against foodborne illnesses
It's probably best that the speaker talked after the meal. The meal was served at the recent Innovations in Food and Agriculture conference. The speaker was Dr. Robert Tauxe, the...