August 7, 2019, 6:05am Food
An icebox cake, for the unfamiliar, is an easy summer dessert that comes together in the chilly confines of your refrigerator. The oven plays no role in the making of an icebox cake - and that’s a good thing when temperatures are high and something cool, creamy and sweet seems… Read story
August 7, 2019, 6:05am Food
Are you pedaling a bike through the fields of Provence? Strolling a village in Spain? Me neither. But this dish makes me feel like I’m getting a taste of that life. Read story
August 7, 2019, 6:04am Food
Nothing disappoints me more than a dry sandwich. So intense are my feelings on this subject that I once threatened on social media to ship a case of mayo to a popular — and now-closed — D.C. sandwich chain before I would ever place another order. Read story
August 7, 2019, 6:04am Food
This summery one-dish meal won’t heat up your kitchen. Refreshing mint, garlic, raisins, orange juice and couscous give this salad a hint of the Middle East. The recipe uses pearl couscous also called Israeli or Jerusalem couscous. It’s similar to regular couscous made from wheat flour, but has larger grains… Read story
August 7, 2019, 6:03am Food
Named for the hotel where it was invented in Sweden, Hasselbacking is a technique where a vegetable (traditionally potatoes) is partially sliced, accordion style, brushed with butter, sprinkled with bread crumbs, and baked. Read story
August 7, 2019, 6:03am Food
Cooking eggplant in this primal way — putting the uncut vegetable directly on the grill grates — always excites me. It’s not just the fun of the cooking itself — watching the flame gradually morph the firm, shiny eggplant, softening and charring it to the point of collapse — it’s… Read story
August 7, 2019, 6:03am Food
The latest cookbook from Better Homes & Gardens focuses on using fresh ingredients for meals that are both simplified and quick to prepare. Read story
August 7, 2019, 6:02am Food
The snap of chilled shrimp is just the right bite on a hot summer day — refreshing you as it satisfies your appetite. This shrimp salad builds on that feeling with two additional cooling ingredients: cucumber, the “cool as a …” comparative standard, thanks to its unbeatable, quenching crispness, and… Read story
