Pan Seared Sea Scallops
I love seafood and I try to eat it just as much as I possibly can. It has loads of health benefits and the flavors are amazing. If you love seafood, then you will absolutely love this pan-seared sea scallops recipe that cooks in under 5 minutes.
Cóctel de Camarón (Mexican Shrimp Cocktail)
This popular Mexican dish consists of cooked shrimp tossed with chopped vegetables in a bright tomato sauce. For shrimp that were tender, not rubbery, we cooked them using residual heat. Bringing the cooking water to a full boil before adding the shrimp ensured that there was enough heat in the saucepan to cook them through. […]
Cocoa Orange Catfish
Unsweetened cocoa powder can transform savory dishes. Its luxurious richness adds depth to proteins, like the catfish in this recipe from Nicole A. Taylor, featured in Bryant Terry’s book Black Food. You can swap the benne seeds with sesame seeds and maple sugar with light brown sugar, depending on what you have on hand. Instead […]
Pasta with Zucchini, Pancetta and Saffron
This is our version of a fantastic pasta offering from Trattoria Bertozzi in Bologna, Italy. In lieu of guanciale (cured pork jowl), we opted for easier-to-find but equally meaty pancetta, and we lightened up the dish’s richness by swapping half-and-half for the cream. The restaurant uses gramigna pasta, a tubular, curled shape from the Emilio-Romagna […]
Easy Espresso Barbecue Sauce
Put down that supermarket bottle: It takes only 10 minutes to make a better breed of barbecue sauce. Every barbecue needs some tasty barbecue sauce. We started by sautéing grated onion so it would easily incorporate into the sauce. We then added some fragrant spices and briefly cooked them to bring out their flavors. Instant […]
Sautéed Asparagus and Peas
This easy spring saute with leeks, asparagus, and peas is enriched with butter and brightened with lemon zest.
Potato & Coriander Soup
The humble potato shines through in this dish, with a little help from green chillies and fresh coriander. They give the soup not only beautiful colour, but also a lovely dose of tangy heat.
Instant Pot Chicken Broth
Chicken wings, which contain ample collagen, yield a rich, full-bodied broth. Use this as a base for passatelli en brodo, or in any recipe that calls for store-bought or homemade chicken broth. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to five days or freeze for up to a month.