Quick-cooking dinners No images? Click here Broiler Recipes for Quick Summertime CookingFor most, the highlight of summer cooking is combining seasonal produce with year-round foods like steak and fish to create something light, bright, refreshing, and flavorful. But as the temperatures rise outside, it can feel crucial to keep things as cool as possible in the kitchen, which means keeping oven usage to a minimum. But with the use of a broiler, you can still get a home-cooked meal on the table while beating the heat. Since a broiler only offers heat from above, it reaches high temperatures quickly can often browning and a touch of char for any recipe that requires it. Using a broiler saves you from having to heat the entire oven up, and is best used for quick-cooking dishes that will help you get dinner on the table in no time. From whole porgy and tandoor-style chicken to cheesy, lemony potatoes, these are our favorite quick recipes that make use of the broiler. |
Friday, July 24, 2020
Broiler recipes for cool(er) summertime meals
Thursday, July 23, 2020
The history of bouillon cubes
How they became an international pantry staple No images? Click here How Bouillon Cubes Became an International Pantry StapleTo understand how bouillon achieved such international popularity, you have to consider the central role that broths and stocks have played in human history. Using water to stretch ingredients into a full, and filling, nutritious meal is a survival-based innovation that has come to define culinary traditions around the world. It was out of this ubiquity that the bouillon cube was born. Around the world, different brands of bouillon may reign supreme, and their products may instead be labeled "stock cubes" or "broth cubes," but oftentimes the MSG-heavy concentrate is no less a pantry staple. Thanks to its relatively low cost, ease and speed of use, and intense flavor, bouillon is a popular ingredient in kitchens on virtually every continent, where powders and cubes are used to season soups and stews, and in some cases, are even sprinkled directly over cooked plates of food. More food history |
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Nik Sharma's celebration-worthy lamb biryani
No images? Click here Lamb Biryani With Saffron,Yogurt, and Caramelized OnionsFor his column this month, Nik Sharma is focusing on the science behind yogurt-based marinades and sharing his recipe for a lamb biryani. It's a celebration-worthy dish of fluffy basmati rice, caramelized onions, saffron, and tender chunks of spiced lamb. "Biryanis comprise a category of highly aromatic rice and meat dishes, typically served during special occasions; when I was growing up my family would eat biryani during the festival of Eid or at other celebrations. From a cook’s and a science standpoint, I find biryanis to be interesting because their emphasis lies in carefully building up layers of aromas and flavors and celebrating combinations of textures and colors—in a good biryani, every aspect of the dish is splendidly executed. Let’s take a closer look at what makes a biryani so special." - Nik More celebratory dishes |