Chef’s Special
A 25-minute turkey kebab recipe that delivers big flavors on busy nights
The ready-to-cook kebabs you find at the supermarket are designed to draw a shopper's eye with their colorful chunks of vegetables and proteins, but cooks with skewering savoir faire know that when same-ingredient items populate each metal or bamboo rod (shish!), there's a better chance those foods will cook evenly. [...]
Cooking at the Cove: Better than takeout cashew chicken
Last Sunday I had my daughter and her three teenagers over for dinner. I invited my son to join us as well. We spent a cozy homespun afternoon looking at old photos and sitting at the table together enjoying good food and conversation. When planning what to serve, my son [...]
A different take on orange chicken with fresh-squeezed citrus and pecans for crunch
Orange juice is a major component of Orange Pecan Chicken, and although I champion the quick and easy, I want you to squeeze your own rather than pour it from a brand-name container. The reasons are about flavor and practicality. Fresh tastes better, is just plain better, than any 100% [...]
These tender, fluffy scones are so very British
My husband and I have a tradition after long vacations of listing the best things we ate on our trip. We come up with our lists independently - at least a few times, this has meant scratching out notes on scraps of paper while flying home - and then compare. [...]
This genius sauce turns your pasta into a seasonal stunner
Some cookbook authors have earned my complete trust, and Amy Chaplin is one of them. I've never made a thing I didn't love from her stunning first book, 2014's "At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen," and have recommended it countless times. So I knew that when the Australian teacher, [...]
A sweet, spicy, tangy sauce makes this quick salmon dinner into something to savor
Apply the spiced, fermented barbecue sauce called hoisin to meats, fish and vegetables on the grill and you're almost assured that it will function as a mahogany glaze that stays put and tastes salty-sweet - but less so than, say, teriyaki. The condiment deserves its supermarket ubiquity. I'm not sure [...]