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Want to make homemade tortillas for Cinco de Mayo? Practice this weekend with this recipe from King Arthur Flour. They’re so much more authentic than the flat-pressed commercial versions. Although traditionally made with lard, these tortillas are equally delicious using butter, shortening, or vegetable oil as the fat. This is also a flour tortilla version.…
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Instead of Huevos Rancheros on Cinco de Mayo, how about gourmet chilaquiles (chee-la-KEE-lace)? While there are numerous regional variations of this traditional Mexican breakfast or brunch dish, the basic recipe tops quartered, fried corn tortillas with salsa or mole sauce, and crowned with fried eggs. Pulled chicken can be added; the dish is topped with…
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Teriyaki is a Japanese cooking technique in which foods are broiled or grilled with a glaze of mirin*, saké, soy sauce, and sugar†. Proportions vary according to the recipe: You can create a more sweet or more savory sauce, a thicker or a thinner sauce. Here‘s a basic teriyaki sauce recipe. The alcohol in the…
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[1] Recipe #1, Spring pea dumplings (photo © Hannah Kaminsky | Bittersweet Blog. [2] Spring peas, also called English peas and green peas (photo © R.Khalil | Pexels). [3] Edamame, immature soybeans that are boiled or steamed (photo © Burpee). [4] Savoy cabbage, the most elegant-looking of the cabbage varieties. It is named after the…
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The first Thursday of April National Burrito Day. You don’t have to twist most arms to enjoy one. THE NIBBLE is having a lunch of gourmet burritos. Below: > Gourmet burrito ingredients. > Burrito history. > The modern burrito. Elsewhere on The Nibble: > The year’s 25+ Mexican and Tex-Mex food holidays. …
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