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Food & Drink

Distinctive Process: Confiting

The magic of confit might require a little labor in the beginning, but once you’ve got everything going, confit is incredibly low maintenance.

Food & Drink

Tools of the Trade

When cooks want to get adventurous, many go global in the kitchen. Part of the fun of getting to know a new country is cooking and tasting its cuisine.

Food & Drink

A Beginner’s Guide to Fermentation

In recent years, culinary trends have positioned fermented foods as a kind of specialty, but the art of fermentation is more common than you think.

Cooking Techniques

A white dinner plate filled with duck, spaghetti and salad.
Food & Drink

Distinctive Process: Confiting

The magic of confit might require a little labor in the beginning, but once you’ve got everything going, confit is...

October 15th, 2020   |   3 min read
A woman checking her tagine pots as they sit on a large grill with various meats and kebabs.
Food & Drink

Tools of the Trade

When cooks want to get adventurous, many go global in the kitchen. Part of the fun of getting to know...

September 11th, 2020   |   3 min read
Four sealed, glass jars holding a variety of fermented vegetables.
Food & Drink

A Beginner’s Guide to Fermentation

In recent years, culinary trends have positioned fermented foods as a kind of specialty, but the art of fermentation is...

July 20th, 2020   |   5 min read
Bundles of food wrapped in vibrant bamboo leaves in a large woven basket.
Food & Drink

Distinctive Process: Bamboo/Banana Leaf Steaming

The practice of steaming food in bamboo and banana leaves goes back for centuries in tropical and subtropical areas like...

July 15th, 2020   |   5 min read
People gathered over a wooden table set with bowls of tortilla chips, dips and salsas.
Food & Drink

Distinctive Process: Nixtamalization

As a girl, I always looked forward to taco night. While some moms saved time by using pre-formed taco shells...

June 11th, 2020   |   6 min read
Natural hot springs of New Zealand under a sunny sky.
Travel & Culture

Distinctive Process: Maori Hangi

Steaming geothermal pools set against a vivid blue sky, in the middle of lush natural surroundings and a day spent...

June 11th, 2020   |   6 min read
Assorted onions of all shapes and sizes resting on a wooden cutting board.
Food & Drink

A Requiem for an Onion

For thousands of years this pungent vegetable was recognized as not just a source of sustenance, but as medicine, an...

June 11th, 2020   |   10 min read
A woman neatly placing green onions on a baking sheet filled with chopped vegetables.
Food & Drink

Going Rogue in the Kitchen

Eventually, I did what most people do when they’re feeling confident in the kitchen. I whipped up a pot of...

March 16th, 2020   |   5 min read