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Wild nettles. Photo courtesy Good Eggs | San Francisco. If you like to scour farmers markets looking for rare seasonal delicacies, keep an eye out for stinging nettles, Urtica dioica. Now there’s a name that can get the juices flowing—or not. Some varieties have no sting or burn*; those that do can be neutralized…
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For tax time, add fresh thyme to a G&T. Photo courtesy Q Tonic. If your taxes are in, you deserve a drink today. And if you haven’t sent them in by day’s end, you may need two drinks! Here’s a variation of the gin and tonic with a sprig of thyme, for tax time.…
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It’s asparagus season: The bright green stalks are at their freshest, most flavorful and affordable. In addition to the familiar green, look for purple and white asparagus. In the April-June window of fresh American-grown asparagus, you can simply steam fresh stalks to al dente—so tasty they don’t even require butter or lemon mayonnaise. Low in…
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Many of us who love to cook get ideas from creative restaurant chefs. It’s their job to present new and different preparations to tempt customers. It could be as simple as produce (NB the onslaught of kale, first in restaurants, then in our homes). What’s next? Nation’s Restaurant News polled nearly 1,300 chefs in its…
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Use hummus as the base of a salad. Photo courtesy Chalk Point Kitchen | NYC. Last month we featured 20 different ways to use hummus. But we left off at least one: this hummus salad. This appetizer concept, by Executive Chef Joe Isidori of Chalk Point Kitchen in New York City, piles crunchy veggies…
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