A latke fried in bubbling fat may be a classic way to celebrate Hanukkah, but it’s not the only nosh that can commemorate the oil-centric holiday. Olive oil brownies are another, albeit less traditional, option. This recipe is particularly suited to the task because, unlike others of its ilk, it skips the butter, relying instead…
Fortified wines are not easy to sell nowadays. Far fewer people drink them than in their heyday, and that goes particularly for port. Both sherry and Madeira, the other two leading fortified wines, have had some semblance of a revival. But port? Not so much. I rarely drink it, maybe once a year, far less…
In California, a handful of popular grapes accounts for an overwhelming proportion of the state’s vineyard acreage. These grapes — cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, zinfandel, merlot, pinot noir, syrah and sauvignon blanc — dominate production and the perception of California wines. Yet some of the most satisfying California wines today are made by producers working outside…
Times Insider delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how news, features and opinion come together at The New York Times. WALLOWA COUNTY, Ore. — When you’re lying face down for 20 minutes in a steaming pile of elk droppings, having to remain breathlessly still because the herd may have just spotted your hunting party, you find odd…
Hi and welcome to Five Weeknight Dishes — though will you ever be hungry for a meal again? (Or maybe you’ve already had leftovers-laced breakfast sandwiches from this heartwarming stoner-dude story by Priya Krishna, about two brothers who run a restaurant in L.A.?) There’s something I have to tell you: I know there are a…
Anil Bandawane, a farmer living outside Pune, India, was fed up with the poor advice he was getting from the government’s national hotline for agricultural queries. Life as a farmer in India can be isolating, and he felt cut off from his peers. So he started a WhatsApp group called Baliraja (which roughly means “farmer…
Before a fire demolished their town, Rowdy Shaw and Shanna Shaw had planned to host nine guests for Thanksgiving at their new home, off Lucky John Road in Paradise, Calif. The Shaws had moved into the house just four months earlier, to be close to the community’s resources for their daughter, Chelsea, who has Down…
There’s no shortage of information on how to prepare Thanksgiving dinner, but there’s surprisingly little about how to deal with its aftermath. Cleaning may not be as glamorous as cooking, but it is just as important, if not more important, at least for the hosts. To help, our writers and editors have spent thousands of…
Good morning. It’s on like Donkey Kong now, I imagine, Thanksgiving 2018: turkeys browning, potatoes gurgling, cousin Julie weeping in the guest bedroom and your brother three exits away on the highway, though he needs to stop for smokes. Time to cut the brussels sprouts. Time to baste the bird. The kids want to start…
BRISBANE, Australia — There’s something about the Iranian dish fesenjan that tastes elemental, as if it might secretly be one of the building blocks of the universe. The stew’s combination of walnut and the sweet-tart high frequency of pomegranate has the capacity to work its way into the crevices of your soul. At its best,…