Use the gadget to turn all kinds of leftovers into salty, crispy, tempting snacks.
Green Plate Special
Green Plate Special: Salt pork then and now
Much of the difference is in how we use it today, less as the center of a meal than as a way to flavor dishes.
From scourge to sauce? Fish sauce may be the answer to stopping the invasive green crab
Working with scientists, a local chef has developed an Asian fish sauce from the crabs. It’s local, pungent and could be one way to reduce the crabs’ numbers.
How do I love thee, brown butter? Let us count the ways
Used in baking, with seafood or drizzled on vegetables, brown butter offers nutty, complex depth that improves everything it touches.
Lemons aren’t (remotely) local. Can you substitute something else?
It’s situational, depending on the dish and technique, but sumac, for one, may work.
Too much of a good thing? How to preserve leftover cream
Freeze it. Some tips on how best to do so.
Radicchio – the leafy vegetable that’s almost too pretty to eat
But get over that. It’s also delicious, in season now and available from your local farmer.
Save the planet, and time, with one-pot cooking
Sustainable recipes like this Muhammara and Chickpea Stew also suit busy lives.
‘Twas a greener night before Christmas
Out with the sugar plums, in with the recycled wrapping paper. (But we do like that renewable-energy-powered reindeer vehicle.)
Efforts to restore American chestnut tree raise burning question for food lovers
When do we get to eat the chestnuts? Experts say they are tastier than the Asian and European nuts we import.