Unripe and ready
Everyone awaits the first tomato of summer with eager anticipation. The same holds true for most fruits and vegetables, but toward the end of the season one often encounters a glut of produce that must be harvested…
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How sweet it is
While hot tea may be associated with English tradition, iced tea is closely linked to Southern hospitality. In restaurants across the Southern U.S., iced tea (almost always served sweetened) is revered. The importance…
Buckle, Betty, and boy bait: learn all about cobbler-like desserts
What do grunts, slumps, pandowdys, buckles, and Bettys all have in common? They are all colorful regional names for baked fruit and dough creations, sometimes put in the category of "cobbler-like" desserts. (Not to be…
Summer on a stick
Something about summer just calls for food on a stick. Maybe it's all of the fairs and festivals that try to outdo each other in novelty foods: deep fried butter on a stick and hot dish on a stick. Or perhaps it's…
The trick to making great sorbet
Sorbets are wonderful: they are simple to make, can meet almost everyone's dietary requirements, and there are hundreds of flavor options available. They can be fickle, however: too much sugar and they become a soupy…
Become a cheese whiz
Parmagiano Reggiano. Emmenthaler Swiss. Aged sharp cheddar. All of these delicious treats are hard cheeses, yet they all taste very different from one another. Why is that? Serious Eats has the answers in an article…
There's a cure for that
The recent trends of pickling and home curing have revived interest in old methods and recipes. One of these everything-old-is-new-again methods is a favorite of Sydney chef Ben Sears: curing egg yolks. "It's salty, a…
A blank canvas
Spaetzle, the German dish that falls somewhere between noodle and dumpling, is a blank canvas upon which you can add layers of texture and flavor. Portland, Oregon chef Dominique Geulin is a huge fan of this versatile…
Apricot appreciation
Sometimes fruit can be quite a tease. It looks so beautiful sitting on the grocer's shelf, but when you get it home the taste doesn't live up to the good looks. If you feel this way about apricots, you'll want to read…
A hot topic
The warmer weather has everyone's thoughts turned to grilling, and with this weekend being Father's Day, a lot of the grilling is going to involve steak. It's no surprise that steak is popping up everywhere online. Even…
Delicious tomatoes in the winter: more than just a fantasy?
Supermarkets teem with produce year-round, with crops shipped from as far away as another hemisphere allowing apples, grapes, peppers, and other foods to be purchased during any season. Greenhouse-grown vegetables also…
Stalemate - is the fridge bad for bread?
Freshly baked bread - it's one of the simple pleasures in life. It's also one of the most ephemeral, since the best breads are also the ones that go stale the quickest. Usually we turn to the refrigerator to help keep…