There are any number of ways to roast a chicken, and most home cooks have their preferred method. But while ingredients and preparations can vary, one thing is constant: Roasting a chicken can turn a weeknight dinner into a meal worthy of a celebration. As the weather turns brisk, the days shorten and we spend…
I find the combination of pasta and seafood so irresistible that I spend way more time than can possibly be good for me — or that I can justify as professionally enriching — gazing at screens showing creamy linguine with mussels and scallops, or spaghetti with shrimp in one tomatoey sauce or another. Just try…
Increasingly American ranches have been raising Wagyu, from at least two Japanese breeds of cattle, and there are now many sources making the rich, well-marbled beef available not just to chefs, but also home cooks. Kurt Beecher Dammeier, the founder of Beecher’s Handmade Cheese, is the chief executive of Mishima Reserve, a company that contracts…
Good morning. Life is suffering and the world very dark, but Gabrielle Hamilton’s latest “Eat” column in The Times has enough sunshine and poetry in it to leave me thinking everything might actually turn out all right. See if you don’t agree, and then consider making her pâte à choux, her diplomat cream. Send in…
More than a third of adults in the United States patronize fast-food restaurants and pizza parlors on any given day. And the higher their income, the more likely they are to do so. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released data on fast food consumption gathered from 2013 to 2016 in the National…
Anyone who loves coffee with cream and cinnamon, you will love this cake. Moreover, it is prepared very simply. Sweets are loved by both adults and children. A homemade cake, cooked with the addition of love, attention and care, is always better than the purchased one. Ingredients for Cake Flour: 230 gr. Eggs: 3 pcs.…
Have you ever noticed how a brisk walk on a crisp, sunny fall day can make a person hungry? Something about falling leaves and cool breezes arouses certain cravings. Some are satisfied with hot chocolate or a cappuccino; others crave a beer and a burger. For me, it’s sausages sizzling in a cast-iron pan with…
I can shrug off chocolate and ignore caramel, but when it comes to lemon, I can never resist. If there’s a lemon dessert on the menu, I order it. If I see a lemon cake recipe I’ve never tried, I’ll bake it as soon as is humanly possible. This is why I found myself rushing…
Hi and welcome to Five Weeknight Dishes, with recipe ideas for busy people like you. Can I also put in a plug for chicken soup made from scratch? (Don’t worry, this newsletter isn’t sponsored by Big Soup.) On Sunday, I used my electric pressure cooker to make spicy chicken stock, with this Bon Appétit recipe…
George Motz is an Emmy award-winning filmmaker, author and television host. For the past 12 years, Mr. Motz, who is sometimes referred to as “America’s hamburger expert,” has also been the director of the Food Film Festival, a four-day multisensory event during which participants eat the same food they’re watching on the big screen. This…