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Done right, dishes featuring lentils are rich with flavor and oh-so-satisfying to put in our bellies. They're the kind of dishes you want to linger over and scoop up every last bite. Here are nine r...
We've been baking our own weekly bread for a while now, which has been extremely satisfying. But on the downside, we've discovered that our homemade bread stales a lot quicker than store-bought bread....
We'll never forget the year that we put off buying nuts for our pecan pie until the weekend before Thanksgiving and then had to go to four stores before finding one lone stale package still on the she...
Once you've had hominy, you're not likely to forget it! These big kernels of corn are puffy and chewy with a very unique flavor owing to a special processing technique. We absolutely love hominy and w...
During October we paired up with Social Workout to bring you some tips and help for healthier eating. One day a week we brought you a healthy ingredient, and Social Workout paired it up with an exerci...
We opened up a bag of orzo the other day to discover this: just one long ziti sitting uncomfortably out of place among its orzo cousins. Where'd it come from? ...
Barley is a grain that you may only know from beef barley soup. Well, there are many more ways than just soup to enjoy barley, and it has a fabulous taste all on its own. Here are a few ways to eat ba...
Many of us probably associate "mace" with the defensive pepper spray, but the real mace is actually a pungent spice related to nutmeg! In ground form, it can turn dishes a lovely mustard yellow and ad...
These were labeled "bay leaves" at our local Indian market, but we knew they weren't exactly the same as the standard bay laurel leaves in our spice cupboard. The intensely sweet cinnamon aroma convin...
We stocked up on nuts this past weekend in anticipation of all the holiday baking we have planned in the next two months. A while back, we learned that the best place to keep nuts for long-term storag...
During a recent pantry excavation, we unearthed two practically full bottles of almond extract, both of which had been purchased for some specific cake or cookie recipe and then forgotten. Clearly it ...
Sara Kate's delicious Sticky Toffee Cakelets are impossible to resist. Don't you want to run a finger through that toffee sauce and take a lick?! Besides being delicious, these miniature cakes come in...
Fresh ginger! It's one of our very favorite things. Here are five ways we eat a lot of ginger. What about you — how do you like to eat ginger?...
Imagine a cross between a marshmallow and a meringue, fragrant with honey and studded with tender nuts, and you've got nougat! We love to nibble it on its own and crumble it into desserts, but we've n...
Did you know that you can toast nuts in the microwave? Neither did we! Harold McGee mentions it in passing in the section about cooking with nuts in On Food and Cooking, and we thought we'd put it to ...
Flax seeds are a magical health food that we hear a lot about but don't always know what to do with. Do you eat flax seeds? They're extremely high in omega-3 fatty acids, and they also have a deliciou...
We've been having a bit of a debate at Kitchn Central stemming from a comment left on our post about Spanish Desserts for Fall. Reader MSN asked about substituting gelatin leaf (called for in one of t...
Doesn't grilled cheese and tomato soup sound exactly perfect for the kind of blustery fall weather we've been having? Not too heavy, but still warm and deeply satisfying. We made a big pot of tomato s...
Do you eat brown rice? Or is it only white rice for you? We love brown rice, and even though it's not completely interchangeable with white rice, it has pleasures and merits all its own. Here are a fe...
Okay, we know the phrase "lima beans" might send some of you running, but we hope even the most ardent haters will pause to consider Christmas lima beans. These gorgeous, burgundy-speckled heirloom be...
Black beans are one of the staples of our pantry. At a loss for dinner? Crack open a can of black beans, combine with a few veggies, and presto! Healthy vegetarian dinner. Here's a look at a few more ...
Oh the humble raisin! Raisins are seeing a renaissance lately, with heirloom grapes dried in the sun showing us that the raisin can reach past preschool snack time and into the realm of gourmet foods....
Many years ago I was invited to a friend's house for tea. His father is Indian, his mother is French, and my friend was born in England, so their house was this great multicultural mix of traditions....
Pasta! Where would quick weeknight meals be without pasta? Here, in a tribute to pasta's marvelous qualities as a comforting, delicious supper, are all the Quick Weeknight Meals entries that include...
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