Having spent quite a bit of time in the south, I was introduced to pickled watermelon rinds, a popular player at most picnics and potlucks. I remember thinking it was...
This is a great cooking method if you don’t like the smell of fish lingering in your kitchen. You simply bundle each portion of the fish and flavourings together in...
When Narcissa Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange visit Severus Snape, he swears an Unbreakable Vow with Narcissa, after which they drink a toast to the glory of the Dark Lord.
Festooned with glacé fruits and nuts, this exquisite honey-sweetened Italian Christmas cake is jam-packed with fragrant and exotic things. This recipe, a little altered, comes from cakeophile Alison Finch’s informative...
In Mysore there is a little shoebox of a restaurant called Mylari Dosa that serves just two things: dosa and chutney. It doesn’t sound like much, but this one is...
We love going to a local Chinese food restaurant on the weekend. The smells and tastes are always so inviting, and re-creating them at home is just as fun. A...
This Japanese noodle dish is restaurant-quality good and perfect for impressing company or for a fun and interactive date night for two, but still only takes 20 minutes to prep...
Beef doesn’t always have to be a caveman dish. It can be delicate and accompanied by crunchy, colorful, healthful produce. Serving meat with a salad satisfies the carnivore in you...
Comfort soup, Chinese-style. Throughout Asia, chicken soup is regarded as a healing food, prepared for the sick and for pregnant women, much like the “Jewish penicillin” of the West.