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5 spring cookbooks to enliven your seasonal cooking
5+ hour, 19+ min ago (680+ words) Spring's arrival brings with it sunny invitations to peruse weekend farmers markets and vibrant produce aisles. It's also a great time to find your next fix of inspiration in the pages of new and forthcoming cookbooks. Here are five new…...
SV Chat: A modern twist on Native American cuisine with Crystal Wahpepah
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (415+ words) The recipes that define the Bay Area's food scene are often handed down through generations of immigrant families, across borders and over seas. With a foreword by fellow Oaklander and Native American author Tommy Orange, Wahpepah's book invites readers to…...
6 European beer stews to try this winter
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (590+ words) The modern origins of both beer and wine are rooted in Europe, which is home to a north-south division often referred to as the "beer-wine divide" that splits the continent into two. There's the Wine Belt in the south and…...
Is takeout dying? The middle ground between the cost of eating out and cooking is disappearing
3+ week, 3+ day ago (724+ words) My house used to have Thai Tuesday. We'd order takeout from our favorite local spot, happily trading time at the stove and a sink full of dishes for curries and noodles that arrived hot and delicious. At a little more…...
Recipe: Make these delicious S’Mores Brownies for Valentine’s Day
1+ mon, 6+ hour ago (437+ words) My grandkids can't seem to get enough of s'mores-themed goodies. The chefs at America's Test Kitchen came up with these S'Mores Brownies, with a hefty graham-cracker crust at the bottom that supports the brownie layer above. And to capture that…...
Recipe: Chocolate-Dipped Coconut Macaroons are a gluten-free Valentine’s treat
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (363+ words) Make a batch of these macaroons for a sweet, refreshing and gluten-free Valentine's Day treat. Macaroons are chewy jumbles of coconut bound together with egg whites and sweetened condensed milk. You may find the condensed milk to be cloyingly sweet,…...
Snack like a pro on Super Bowl Sunday with Panko-crusted chicken strips and game-changing sauce
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (432+ words) Sometimes a chicken nugget is just a chicken nugget. Sometimes it's a crisp, panko-crusted strip of chicken breast with a sweet and tangy sauce. This is the latter. Super Bowl Sunday is snack time at its finest. No one is…...
Is it chili? Is it mac and cheese? This slow cooker recipe combines the best of both
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (317+ words) When a friend mentioned that she serves chili over noodles, I was intrigued. We always serve our chili straight up with cornbread or tortilla chips on the side, but I had to try this new way, and the results were…...
Recipe: Glazed salmon fillets and skin-on acorn squash team up deliciously
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (380+ words) A sweet, gingery glaze accents salmon fillets and their sidekick, skin-on sliced acorn squash. The quick-to-make glaze is made by combining light brown sugar, orange juice, honey and ground ginger in a small saucepan and bringing it to a simmer…...
Super Bowl recipe: Tanya Holland’s Dominican Pork Guisado
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (451+ words) Tanya Holland, especially among Bay Area foodies, needs no introduction. For the Super Bowl this year, she'll be at a cousin's 80th birthday party. In celebration of Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny's upcoming halftime show, she opted to share her recipe…...