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A garlicky pistachio puree turns beans into an irresistible topping for toast, salads and more

by Joe Yonan The Washington Post May 16, 2021May 13, 2021

From France’s Languedoc region, aillade combines pistachios with wine, garlic, lemon and oil – and then enriches simply cooked white beans.

Food, Green Plate Special, Recipes

Green Plate Special: Did you thank a farmer today?

by Christine Burns Rudalevige May 16, 2021May 15, 2026

Nationwide, farms are struggling to find enough farmhands to raise and pick crops. In Maine, legislators are considering a law to raise their pay.

Food, Green Plate Special, Recipes

Green Plate Special: New UMaine program helps towns to turn food waste into ‘black gold’

by Christine Burns Rudalevige May 9, 2021May 15, 2026

At home, you can put sour milk to use in pancakes.

Recipes

Learning to make pandesal, the everyday rolls of the Philippines, is a labor of love

by Arlyn Osborne Special To The Washington Post May 9, 2021May 5, 2021

The journey was long and uncomfortable. I was hot, tired and desperately craving a strawberry Pop-Tart. A few of my classmates were off to Disney World for the week, but after a 22-hour flight, a delayed layover and a very bumpy three-hour van ride, I finally arrived for my first visit at my mother’s rural […]

Food, Recipes

The mothers of the baking world, sourdough starters worth celebrating too

by Peggy Grodinsky May 9, 2021June 22, 2021

Meet the cultures, also known as ‘mothers,’ that are behind the local breads you love.

Cookbook Reviews, Recipes

Spicy pork and soba noodles deliver sweet, salty and crunchy in one filling dish

by Ann Maloney The Washington Post May 9, 2021May 5, 2021

Time is a precious commodity, so if someone offers me a shortcut, I’m all ears. That’s one reason I dove into “The Shortcut Cook” by Rosie Reynolds (Hardie Grant, 2021). The other was that I loved “The Kitchen Shelf,” a cookbook she wrote in 2016 with Eve O’Sullivan, which is all about building meals around […]