“Lamb has long played a starring role on Greek dinner tables, especially at holiday time. The flavor is unique, complex, and comparatively rich. Many happy memories go back to the early 1960s when my Greek grandparents, maternal (Panagakos) and paternal (Doukas), would always have lamb at the center of their Easter extravaganzas. “A close examination […]
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Sure, it’s Easter, but what about that other holiday?
International Carrot Day was established to celebrate the healthfulness of the root vegetable.
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Horseradish and matzoh-crusted cod is an ideal sheet pan dinner for Passover – or any other night
The cod is roasted with root vegetables and drizzled with zippy mustard sauce for a healthy, flavorful, Passover-friendly meal.
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Forget avocado toast. Have you tried avocado pesto?
‘Along the Italian Riviera, chefs add potatoes and green beans. In California, I add avocados,’ chef David Kinch says.
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Spiced meatballs with carrots and labne call for hands-on cooking
It’s no replacement for a hug, but cooking is a tactile craft. So put your hands to work making meatballs.
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An Italian Easter bread from an unforgettable lady
Grandma Nan was as colorful as the Easter eggs that she used to stud the braided loaf she baked annually for the holiday.
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Homefront: A treasured, and comforting, family recipe from Croatia
“This savory, one-pot Croatian recipe has been in my family for generations. My Grandma O., born Agnes Bukovic, must have had it as a young girl in what was then Yugoslavia. She arrived in the United States when she was 16 and eventually raised a family of six kids, including my father, in her Pennsylvania […]
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Creamed spinach gets promoted from side to star in this one-pan chicken skillet
No cream required.
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Homefront: Pancakes for dinner
I love, LOVE, to cook, but as the pandemic has gone on and on, this three-meal-a-day-seven-days-a-week cooking routine has gotten old. Food writer Jessica Battilana (who moved from San Francisco to Falmouth last summer) gets it. She has been cooking three meals a day for her family of four since the pandemic began. “I’m good […]
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How to prep, cook and enjoy stuffed artichokes
Memories of – and a craving for – a mother’s Sicilian dish inspired her daughter to try to replicate it.