As much as I love seafood, I don’t often have the chance to make crawfish — it can be difficult to find, and if it’s still in the shell, it can be difficult to clean. But last week I finally thought to browse through the frozen section of my local seafood market to see if [...]
What to do with all those perfectly ripe and sweet summer tomatoes? Not to mention peppers and onions and beets … as Shakespeare might say, ’tis a delightful dilemma. Last week, I chose to resolve that dilemma — my garden is kicking into High Tomato Season — by putting all of my random leftovers together [...]
While many cultures have a “little bites” tradition — Middle Eastern mezze, Russian zakuski, Italian antipasto — it seems like the Spaniards are the most passionate about theirs. Tapas bars are everywhere you look in Spain, and diners are just as likely to make a full meal of tapas as they are to sit down [...]
Many different types of sweet bell peppers are dried and ground to make paprika. The best paprika is made in Hungary, where the selection, drying, and blending of the peppers is considered to be a culinary art form–the sweetest paprika is made by removing the ribs and seeds from the pepper before drying and grinding [...]
