Raw bell peppers are delicious, but roasted bell peppers are even better. They’re also ridiculously easy to roast yourself: just put the pepper(s) on the center oven rack and roast for 20 minutes at 425F. Immediately drop the pepper(s) into a plastic zip-loc bag, seal, and let sit until cool enough to handle. (The cooling-off [...]
Things are not always as they seem, not even in the world of cheese. Having grown up eating my share of pizza, I thought I knew what mozzarella tasted like, but when I took my first bite of mozzarella di bufalo — made of 100% buffalo milk — I realized I’d been missing out on [...]
Bell peppers are wonderful additions to salads, sauces, soups…almost any savory dish. Roasting them adds a sweet/smoky dimension that sautéing doesn’t. It’s a simple process, but one you have to keep an eye on. How long it takes depends somewhat on the size of the pepper and somewhat on how blackened you prefer to have [...]
