Ihsan Gurdal, the owner of Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, Massachusetts (a specialty food shop and the first place I worked after college), grew up in Turkey. He introduced me, and probably many other American cooks, to baharat, a Turkish spice blend that's typically used as a seasoning for ...
When every afternoon feels like a race to the dinner table and weekends are a blur of activities, there's only one way to keep loved ones from getting "hangry": easy, delicious appetizers and snacks. Keeping a few must-have ingredients in the pantry can help you avoid those dreaded moments ...
In those precious few minutes between waking up and heading out the door or arriving home from school pickup, the pantry is a common destination for a grab-and-go lunch or afternoon snack. With snackers increasingly mindful about what they put in their bodies, you're not alone if you're ...
Comfort food is often associated with dinner fixtures like meatloaf and baked ziti. But comfort also can be served up at the breakfast table. Breakfast sandwiches are wildly popular and can act as early morning fuel after a good night鈥檚 rest. When the urge strikes to prepare some early ...
The traditional Passover food matzo brei (rhymes with fry) is essentially matzo fried with eggs, or scrambled eggs with matzo, depending on how you look at it. The holiday requires observant Jews to stay away from any leavened breads, so matzo, which is unleavened, become a staple. Usually, ...
Seafood may not be synonymous with holiday dinners, which tend to feature traditional fare like turkey, roasts and pasta. But seafood makes a perfect offering come the holiday season, particularly for those living in coastal regions where access to fresh food taken directly from nearby waters ...
