QUESTION: When I watch cooking shows, they allow their spaghetti sauce to come to a boil. Doesn’t that break the sauce and make it watery when you plate it? It has alway...
Our crush on the fruit breeds a confusing array of products
Judging by the number of coconut products in supermarkets these days — beyond the flaked coconut your granny u...
10 fun and fast ideas to send your child packing with pride
When I was little, my mother's inspiration for our school lunches usually revolved around chocolate chips and ...
• Pulses are the nutritionally-packed seeds of legumes and include dry peas, lentils and chickpeas.
• They form the foundation of healthy diets in the cuisine of the Med...
My mother loves tabbouleh. And given how healthy it is, it's not such a bad food to love. Except that she made it a lot. As in, after I moved out, I avoided it at all co...
Question: I saw a cookie recipe that called for thawed, frozen coconut instead of regular packaged coconut. What makes one better than the other?
Answer: Coconut comes i...
When I was growing up, I loved my mom's stuffed eggs. Heck, as a chubby and happy-go-lucky kid, I loved anything filled with mayonnaise.
As I grew older, I figured out t...
We anxiously watch for those little green balls to ripen into the glorious redness that shouts juicy and delicious. The backyard tomato far outranks the taste of any sup...
QUESTION: So many recipes call for goat cheese but some members of my family don't like it. What can I substitute?
ANSWER: Goat cheese is like cilantro: People either lo...
Dinner is over, the grill is still warm, and you have a craving for something sweet. What can you improvise, outside and over a fire, besides banana boats and s'mores? I...
