For those of you who are unfamiliar with the specifics of the pomegranate, the arils are the bright red seed-containing capsules inside the fruit. Each seed is surrounded by a sac of sweet red fluid, which is what becomes pomegranate…
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From smoky kebabs to colorful vegetable skewers, there’s something truly delightful about those grill marks and the charred flavor of skewered treats. Moreover, the beauty of skewering is its simplicity. It allows the heat to circulate evenly, cooking each piece…
While the “earthy” flavor of beets is often interpreted as “dirt-like,” we promise the root vegetables are actually delicious. When cooked, the crunchy vegetables turn tender and sweet, making them an incredible accompaniment to your dinner. Roasting is a great…
Grocery store aisles are often a place of great deliberation: Dark or milk chocolate chips, white or brown rice, hard or soft taco shells. If you’re often caught up on the last one, we get you. It’s hard to know…
A watched pot never boils. At least, that’s the way the saying goes — and it certainly feels true. But sometimes, it’s hard to keep your eyes off the stove, especially if you’re in a hurry. Next time you find yourself…
Named for its gargantuan size, elephant garlic has characteristics of both the garlic and onion family. Elephant garlic is technically an onion, falling under the genus Allium, but it also produces allicin, the compound in garlic responsible for its rich…
A thick, fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth glazed donut can only last for so long. Technically you can keep it in the fridge for up to a week, but its freshness can start to decline quickly — and for a dessert where the…
If you’ve gone through the trouble of cooking a perfect steak or the expense of buying a prime cut at your favorite steakhouse, you know the dilemma of how to handle the leftovers. Heating that perfect steak to get a…
There’s a reason that cast iron pans are passed from generation to generation — they just keep getting better over time. Although, that’s not quite true if you just keep them in storage. Like all good kitchen gear, cast iron…