Everyone brings potato salad to the barbecue. But no one brings chicken heart kebabs. I know we've been taught that cooking with organ meats isn't exactly approachable, but chicken hearts are one of the easiest places to start. They're quick [...]

This recipe started as crispy potatoes. My husband made it together one evening while his parents were visiting, and it quickly became one of those dishes that everyone kept sneaking bites of from the pan. Then broccoli season arrived. We swapped [...]

I swear saving that whey was worth it. I made this caramel earlier this week, drizzled it over homemade cherry ice cream, and fell in love all over again. Replacing the cream with whey adds a subtle cultured tang that balances [...]

With its origins in Middle Eastern cuisine, labneh is simply yogurt that's been strained until thick and creamy. It's traditionally served as a savory spread, but once you understand the technique, it becomes a blank canvas for countless sweet and [...]

Ingredients 1½ pounds ground beef (you can sub ground pork or chicken) 2 shallots, thinly sliced 4 cloves garlic, minced A handful of garlic scapes, chopped 2 carrots, julienned 1 zucchini, sliced into half moons 2 tablespoons neutral oil 2 cups [...]

I turned the basil varieties into homework this week. What exactly are we supposed to do with four different kinds of basil? When I started researching purple basil, one of the most common recipes I found was infused oil. And [...]

Watch out, team. I'm in my burrata season. As far as I can tell, burrata goes with just about everything. My husband had the gall to tell me this isn't a salad because it doesn't have any greens in it. [...]

Country style pork ribs are a little misleading. Why? Because they aren't actually ribs. They're cut from the end of the loin or from the shoulder, not from the rib rack itself. They get away with the name because they [...]

Ingredients 2 pounds potatoes, sliced very thin 12 ounces zucchini, sliced very thin 1 bunch green onions, thinly sliced 1 cup finely grated parmesan 2 tablespoons flour 1 tablespoon fresh herb (parsley, oregano, sage, thyme, marjoram, whatever is around) 2 tablespoons [...]

I handed out three oxtail packages this past weekend so, as promised, here is an oxtail recipe. There was a chef we used to work with--Travis Taylor--who used oxtail any chance he got because oxtail is so rich with bone marrow. [...]