In the Kitchen
Grilling Fish: How to Keep It Together
Grilling fish is oftentimes delicate work. Depending on the texture and size of the fish, it can easily fall apart on the grill and you're left with (at best) a mean-looking plate. There are ways to prevent that though. Here are some thoughts. I recently had the most perfectly cooked sardines on the...
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European Countries Are Exploring Taxing Meat
Lawmakers from Germany are proposing taxing meat as a sort of "sin tax", similar to ones on cigarettes and alcohol. This is a move that might be followed by other European countries as a way to discourage people from indulging in this habit. Our collective love of meat is damaging the planet and is a...
In the Kitchen
7 Reasons to Use More Basil in Your Meals
It's never too late to add more flavor to your dishes. And if we're talking flavor, it's time you use more basil whenever you cook. There are plenty of reasons to do that and we're gonna cover them right now. Why should you use more basil? Not only because it adds more flavor to anything, but also because...
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Vitamin A Is an Extra Shield for Skin Cancer
If you want to prevent skin cancer and do more for yourself than just applying sunscreen with giant SPF, there is something you can do. Eat more vitamin A-rich foods. According to new research done on over 125,000 Americans, people who eat more foods rich in vitamin A have a 15 percent lower risk of...
Featured Recipe
Chicken Breast en Papillote With Vegetables
Hold together all the aromas of the foods you’re preparing by cooking them “en papillote”. Here, for example, each package holds its own scrumptious combination of tastes and flavors. Asparagus, potato and other vegetables are enhanced with BBQ sauce, olive oil, pesto, taco seasoning, and cheese. And
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Fruits en Papillote
Baking fruits into folded pouches means that all the aromas you choose to bring together stay there. Here we’ve mixed juicy or creamy fruits with butter, chocolate, or walnuts. We've sweetened them and flavored them with rum, peach liqueur, and citrus juice. You can think about other, maybe even more
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Cannoli with Mascarpone and Amaretto
Do you know those crispy little tubes filled with a sweet and creamy mixture? Yes, we’re talking about cannoli, the South-Italian staple dessert! We thought we’d give them a try, so we made the actual tubes from a cinnamon-flavored cocoa dough. For the filling, we chose a buttery mixture made with vanilla,
