Fresh lemongrass was once an extra-trip Asian ingredient, available only in Asian markets which catered to a Southeast Asian community of cooks. These days, it's more widely available around the USA in many supermarkets and farmer's markets. Here in North Carolina, several local grocery stores carry it year round, usually imported from Mexico or ...
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Blackberry Roly Poly for #summerdessertweek
Sweet, ripe, and juicy blackberries say Summertime, and this old-time favorite recipe shows them off beautifully. Blackberry Roly Poly is fun to say, fun to make, and fun to share at any summertime celebration! This post and recipe were created for #SummerDessertWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are ...
Nathalie’s Pasta Salad with Pesto, Pine Nuts, Chicken, and Grapes
My work in the world of food gives me countless reasons to love my job, every single day. I love to cook, eat, and travel, and I thrive on the opportunity to learn about kitchens and culinary traditions, farming and ingredients, marketplaces and celebrations; all about people and how food figures in everyday life. In the process of learning about ...
Deliciously Simple Chicken Soup
Lightning bugs, hydrangeas and gardenias, early sunrise, late sunset --- I do love this time of year. I am so grateful for this sweet pocket of late-late spring meandering into nearly-but-not-quite summer. Official summer commences next week, which may mean that you are grilling every meal and dining on salads, wraps and sandwiches for the ...
Honey-Mustard Chicken Wings with Sweet-Hot Dipping Sauce
If you're looking for something fast to fix, tasty, crowd-pleasing, sports-fan friendly, portable, and fun to cook and eat, I've got you covered. These chicken wings use easy-to-find ingredients, stirred together in a jiffy. With just an hour's marinating time, they look and taste great. Longer is fine and of course the fine does get stronger; but ...
Sunday Suppers: Cynthia Graubart’s Cookbook Shows the Way
Do you have good memories of regular family meals, gathered around the table, but find it difficult to make that happen nowadays? For many of us, it's a scene we'd love to see, but the logistics, the preparations, the decisions and the details sink the idea before we even get started. That's why Cynthia Graubart wrote her latest cookbook: Sunday ...
Thai Chicken-Coconut Soup with Lemongrass and Lime
I love this traditional Thai soup, known as tome kha gai and enjoyed throughout the country, in homes and as part of banquets and restaurant meals. I wrote this recipe for FINE COOKING magazine a few years back, and I love the beautiful and useful photographs by Scott Phillips which illustrate the story. What a treat to find it featured on FINE ...
Chicken Legs with Tomatoes and Basil, the Jamie Oliver Way
This recipe of Chicken Legs with Tomatoes and Basil caught my attention recently when I was noodling around on Food 52's Genius Recipe section. So much goodness there: Simple, straightforward do-able recipes yielding excellent results, usually without fussiness, ingredients challenges, or demand for extensive attention. Translation: Busy weeknight ...
NC Farmers’ Market Feast Starts with Fresh Local Chicken
This is a Sponsored Post. I am receiving compensation from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, to raise awareness about purchasing poultry at farmer’s markets. All opinions and content are my own. Going to farmers' markets is my idea of fun. I love the endlessly varied, ever-changing, seasonally-inspired displays ...