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[1] With an Oreo-stuffed chocolate chip cookie, you don’t have to choose (photos #1 and #3 © Bella Baker). [2] The Oreo top design has changed over the years (photo © Ferdian Syah | Unsplash). [3] Chocolate chip cookies + Oreos = a marriage made in heaven. Congratulations to Lauryn Cohen a.k.a. Bella Baker,…
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Many of the greens we enjoy today began life as weeds. They showed up, uninvited, in gardens and fields. Given the scarcity of food, they were gathered and brought to the kitchen. While some of these intruders were distasteful (or even poisonous), others were welcome, including dandelion greens and mache (lamb’s quarters), which has become…
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We had fun eating the “pizza ravioli” from Giovanni Rana restaurant and pasticceria in New York City’s Chelsea Market. Jumbo cheese ravioli are deep fried and topped with a fresh tomato and basil sauce, then garnished with more of the fresh basil. You’ve got a crisp “crust,” cheese, tomato sauce and basil: a fun first…
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The Cobb Salad endures on restaurant menus, decades after once-popular luncheon salads such as Allerton Salad, aspics, Russian Salad, spinach salad (with mushrooms and bacon), stuffed tomatoes and Waldorf Salad have faded into obscurity. And thank goodness it’s still here, because it’s one of our favorites. THE HISTORY OF THE COBB SALAD Late…
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Whether you decide to grill, roast, or sauté meats and other foods, marinating will make them tastier. A marinade is a savory, acidic sauce comprised of an acid, oil and seasonings. The food—fish, meat, vegetables—is bathed in the marinade to enrich its flavor and/or to tenderize it. The breaking down of the tissue also causes…
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