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Pasta puttanesca is a southern Italian dish that hails from Naples in the Campania region. Puttanesca refers to the potent tomato sauce that brims with black olives, red chiles, capers and anchovies. It's safe to say that this dish is no shrinking violet, as this sauce is salty, briny, spicy and vibrant. There's no denying puttanesca sauce goes exceedingly well with pasta. It's also a wonderful condiment that is more than a fiery addition to spaghetti. Use it as a vibrant ragout; ladle it over fish, such as swordfish or halibut; or use it as a bed for garlicky shrimp. Dollop it on grilled steak and chicken, or add a drizzle to eggs. Even a smear on crostini will stand in for an easy appetizer in a pinch. You can count on this sauce as a year-round kitchen staple. While tomatoes at their peak of season are always a desirable ingredient, there's no issue with using packaged grape or cherry tomatoes in the off-season. Just cook them down to a sludgy consistency and let the...

Kate Shungu/Tasting Table When the holidays roll around, there are lots of things to look forward to. Two of the most anticipated things are snow and tasty treats — so why not combine them into one? Sure, recipe developer Kate Shungu's snowball cookies don't contain actual snow, but they sure do look like snowballs! Not only are these sweet, classic cookies reminiscent of fresh snow, but they are an absolute staple for holiday parties and family gatherings. "My Grandma made a version of these cookies for many years," Shungu explains. "To me, they are an essential cookie for my own holiday baking — my family looks forward to them every year. We often have to make several batches in December, because they never last long!" ...

Baking has emerged as a popular pastime in the past two years. The practice of combining ingredients, mixing them together and putting them in the oven yields delicious desserts every time. We often look up cake and dessert recipes online or try the recipes passed on to us from previous generations' cooks. How would you react if software generated a recipe for you to bake and try? A YouTube chef tried using an AI-based application called Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 to make a recipe for a Super Moist Giant Oreo Cake. The process and the results were quite interesting to watch! Watch the full video by the YouTube handle 'How To Cook That' here: [embedded content] (Also Read: Incredible! Robot Delivering Milk, Eggs To Residents In Singapore) Popular YouTube blogger Ann Reardon gave this recipe of Giant Oreo Cake a shot in the recipe video. The AI software described it by saying, "Sure it takes a fair bit of time to assemble Super Moist Giant Oreo Cake Re...

Ree Drummond's sweet and sour meatballs recipe is a delicious meal idea that was featured on an episode of her show about old-fashioned comfort foods. It's easy to see why this dish has remained a classic comfort go-to. 'The Pioneer Woman' star Ree Drummond | Tyler Essary/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank How to make Ree Drummond's sweet and sour sauce Drummond demonstrated how to make her sweet and sour meatballs recipe on an episode of The Pioneer Woman . "I'm going to start with the sauce, which I think is the best part of this dish," she explained. The Food Network host added pineapple juice, rice wine vinegar, brown sugar, soy sauce, and ketchup to a pot. She stirred the ingredients together as she brought them to a gentle boil. Drummond thickened the sauce with a slurry — she combined cornstarch and pineapple juice in a measuring cup, then added it to the pot. "A slurry is just a liquid mixed with cornstarch," ...

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I grew up in a Gujarati family in Zimbabwe. As an immigrant, I've always struggled to feel at home in the U.S., but never more so than last year when my husband and I moved to Maine, the whitest state in the country. Mainers call people who aren't born in the state "from away." At first, I found this endearing. But soon, I realized that no matter how long I lived here I would always be from away — unlike my husband, whose pale face and blond hair allowed him to pass as local. Knowing the solace I find in food, my husband promised that lobster would be the salve for my isolation. In the summer of 2021, lobster roll prices peaked throughout New England. It was normal to spend $34 on a single roll. Still, on a humid weekend spent unpacking our new house, I insisted we treat ourselves. The rolls looked decadent: pillowy, buttered buns hugged generous piles of cool, creamy lobster meat. On the first bite, I closed my eyes, waiting for the delicate blandness to give w...

Yield 4 to 6 servings Time 35 minutes Ingredients 1 cup whole masoor dal, soaked for 10 minutes and drained 1 bay leaf ¼ cup ghee or ...

Breadcrumb Trail Links Bridges The hardest part is waiting the suggested 10 minutes before you can pop a ring in your mouth. Author of the article: Renee Kohlman  •  Saskatoon StarPhoenix Crispy Baked Onion Rings with Chili Lime Mayo Photo by Renée Kohlman / Supplied photo Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content My fondness for onion rings is fairly legendary, and I'll choose them over fries any day, given the opportunity. There's just something about the crispy, crunchy, sweet, salty ring that gets me every time. More often than not, those onion rings are deep-fried, which is why they taste so darn good, but not everyone wants to hover over hot oil and have their house smelling like a fast-food restaurant. This baked version of onion rings still gets top marks for flavour...

What are Sugar Snap Peas? Sugar snap peas, also known as snap peas, are a variety of peas cultivated for their crisp exterior and sweet pea interior. Early varieties of the plant originated in Europe and Asia, though they eventually migrated to the US and have since become a beloved crop grown nationwide. This particular pea was cultivated in the 1970s as a perfect cross of snow and garden peas, with a refreshing blend of crunchy, and sweet. This legume lends a sweet and pleasantly "green" or vegetal flavor to dishes. When are Sugar Snap Peas in Season? Snap peas grow best in cooler environments with some moisture, meaning in the northeastern U.S., snap peas typically appear at farmers markets in late spring and early summer. Though usually not as abundant, these peas are also harvested in the fall, making them available around October as well. In slightly warmer parts of the U.S., snap peas are grown nearly year-round. Can I Eat Snap P...

Oyster sauce is a cult ingredient of the Chinese dinner table. How is it made, and why is it so irresistible? Of all the intriguing condiments in Chinese cooking, there is one whose moniker probably raises more questions than it answers: that is, oyster sauce. How, you might wonder idly, can such a pale, briny food item as the oyster, rarely cooked, produce something so deeply brown and velvety? Even if you've never used it yourself, you've almost certainly had oyster sauce many times, in a wide variety of familiar Chinese dishes. The comforting savouriness of beef with broccoli owes much to this glossy brown sauce, and chow mein, likewise. Oyster sauce is salty and sweet, with a kiss of ginger and a strong umami punch. It has a long history, one that runs in parallel with that of other delicious brown gooey sauces from around the world. Oyster sauce gets its colour from a source known to everyone who's browned bacon or onions: the Maillard reaction, in which heat causes ...

Show Caption Hide Caption How to boil eggs perfectly every time This is how to make perfect hard-boiled eggs every single time. ProblemSolved, Reviewed At this time every year, questions about eggs are plentiful. Readers ask how to hard-boil them, how long raw eggs keep, why yolks have a green tinge and how long they can keep cooked eggs. All egg-cellent (sorry, I couldn't resist) questions. And, of course, there are plenty of answers. My brother, Vince, uses his air fryer on a regular basis, including using it to make hard-boiled eggs. Using the air fryer, he says, is easy and takes 15 minutes. While the phrase "don't put your eggs in one basket" may be good advice, in the case of using an air fryer, load it up. When making hard-boiled eggs my friend, Jim, swears by poking a tiny pinhole at one end of the egg before cooking. This, he says,...