Too often, breakfast is either overlooked or sugared out. By “sugared out,” I’m referring to our dependence on the holy trinity of American breakfasts: cereal (some cereals are almost 40% sugar by weight), orange juice (which is pretty much straight sugar), and/or white toast with jam (again, almost all sugar). In Europe, on the other [...]
Our favorite foods are all about contrasts: sweet flavors make savory flavors more savory, soft textures emphasize crunchiness, and the visual appeal of different shapes adds to the “yum!” factor. In this omelet, the umami-rich, savory bacon is the perfect foil for the slightly sweet peas, just as the creamy egg is the ideal opposite [...]
Eggs make a lovely breakfast for so many reasons: they’re delicious on their own or mixed with just about anything, you can make them in nearly uncountable ways, and they’re a satisfying way to start the day. Plus, if you don’t want to make your eggs on the spot when you get up, you can [...]
Few classic Italian dishes are as easy to prepare as pasta carbonara: it’s simply hot noodles tossed with crispy bacon, fresh eggs (the freshly cooked noodles cook the egg), and oftentimes Parmesan cheese. I can’t think of a more elegant crowd-pleaser. Who doesn’t like bacon? Unfortunately, though, when I recently had a hankering for carbonara, [...]
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French omelets, Spanish tortillas (which are entirely egg-based and have nothing to do with corn), and Italian frittatas have a lot in common: they’re easy to make, they’re endlessly versatile, and their savory egginess makes them a great meal at any time of day. They’re also a one-pan meal, which makes for minimal clean-up. If [...]
Ever thought of cheesecake as “refreshing”? Or “healthy”? If all you’ve had are typical cheesecakes, you’re probably saying “No!” That’s because typical cheesecakes are made with commercial cream cheeses that taste oily and flat. (Along with containing plenty of stabilizers and thickeners.) Typical cheesecakes are also made with heaping amounts of refined sugar in both the [...]
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Breakfast should be simple. Unless you’re coming off a midnight shift, you’re probably in a hurry in the morning and don’t feel like making anything remotely elaborate for the first meal of the day. (You also shouldn’t skip that all-important first meal of the day! Skipping breakfast = feeding a gnawing hunger that will most [...]
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Lately, I’ve been happily browsing through cookbooks featuring New Orleans cuisine, which means I’ve had jambalaya and gumbo and étouffée on my mind. The fact that the weather is about to get downright cold — we’ll miss you, 70 degrees Fahrenheit! — is making me even more inclined to whip up some hot-off-the-stove flavors of [...]
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If you haven’t jumped onto the quinoa bandwagon, it’s time to get a leg on up! Quinoa has a lot to offer: it’s a whole grain, it’s available in a variety of colors (the “confetti”-style quinoa usually includes red, black, and tan quinoa), and it cooks in 10 minutes flat. Plus, it even gets a [...]
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‘Tis the season for squash: zucchini, crookneck squash, butternut squash, squashes of every shape and color. You might be feeling overwhelmed by it all. (Even if you don’t have a garden, a well-intentioned neighbor may have given you some of her rampantly growing squash.) But don’t worry — squash is delectable when roasted. And as [...]
