Category: Food

Cauliflower Tabbouleh

Inspired by the classic Middle Eastern dish, this tabbouleh skips the bulgur wheat and uses cauliflower instead. The result is an easy, fresh side dish that’s packed with veggies and herbs. It keeps well in the fridge for a few days and is excellent for taking to your next summer picnic or potluck. Makes about…


Spinach-Artichoke Salad Has the Most Ingenious Crispy Topping

I am always here for a spinach-artichoke moment. Whether it’s a riff on the classic party dip in the form of pasta, baked chicken or grilled cheese, I’ll happily oblige. Knowing this, then, you won’t be surprised to learn I have a spinach-artichoke-dip-inspired salad in my newest cookbook, “Salad Seasons.” It’s light and fresh rather than goopy, with still plenty of…


It’s Time to Rethink Your Marinade

While it is common to soak meat in a marinade before throwing it on the grill, we wanted to try a different approach. Because wet meat simply steams on the grill, we suggest marinating the meat after grilling it to achieve a charred crust. Simply season your steak with salt, pepper and sugar before searing….


Antipasto Pasta Salad Perfect for Memorial Day Weekend (Or Anytime)

By Linda Gassenheimer From Tribune News Service A holiday weekend is coming up! Here’s a quick and easy dinner for the weekend, or anytime. It’s based on an antipasto platter that usually contains cured meats, olives, cheese, assorted pickles and vegetables. Thinking of these ingredients, I created a quick and easy pasta salad. You can…


Dining Outside? Here’s How to Keep Your Stuff Safe

By Michael Klein From The Philadelphia Inquirer The weather’s nice and tables are filling up once again on sidewalks, streeteries, and patios. All smiles and happiness. Well, almost all smiles and happiness. Let’s take a moment for a quick refresher about safety. Stuff happens, unfortunately everywhere. Most crimes involving restaurant patrons involve theft — a…


Bourbon Chicken

View the print-ready version of this recipe. Picture a dinner that whisks you away to the lively, music-filled Bourbon Street in New Orleans, all from the comfort of your own kitchen. That’s the magic of Bourbon chicken, a predominantly Asian dish that gets a unique Cajun twist from the unmistakable oaky flavor of bourbon whiskey….


Elegant 5-course Tasting Menu Is Served in a Minnesota Gas Station

By Sharyn Jackson From Star Tribune Eagan—Between the greeting cards and the beef jerky, three long tables were set for dinner. Dark cloths were draped over the folding tables, where chef Cristian de Leon and his team set out large, blue-rimmed white plates, each artfully arranged with fish and seafood. Hugging the lower left edge…


Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

View the print-ready version of this recipe. Perfect for a spring evening, this strawberry rhubarb crisp is one of the easiest and best desserts I know. Serve it warm from the oven topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Leftovers are also delicious with your morning coffee, too. Heads up: while fruit desserts like…


The Best Non-Alcoholic Wine, Beer, and Spirits, According to Experts

Not drinking? No problem. As more drinkers are skipping the alcohol or limiting their intake, exciting non-alcoholic spirits, wines, and beers, and even entire bars and bottle shops devoted to them, are on the rise. We asked three experts to recommend their favorite American-made bottles to bring home. For the Wine Lover (Courtesy of Sovi…


Bread Cookbook by Pro Baker and Food Critic Shows How to Use Every Crumb + Recipes

By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 2—During the early days of the pandemic, when everyone seemed to start baking bread at home, I began to wonder. Old-school and artisan bakeries produce really excellent bread. Why not just buy it, as people have done for generations? I understand the whys of the bread baking obsession…