Add These Three Worldly Relishes to Your Thanksgiving Dinner Table
Acid. It’s what Thanksgiving is missing, and what it needs—just think of all the people who come to your dinner table with a wider palate than what turkey and potatoes…
Why Not Dust Your Fruits and Vegetables With Buttermilk Powder
Unless you are a fan of pouring buttermilk over cornbread (a classic Southern treat), or do a lot of enriched baking (or chicken frying), you probably don’t keep liquid buttermilk…
Fry Your Eggs in Brine for Surprisingly Nuanced Flavor
I have not seen the Barbie movie yet, but I have (somewhat unintentionally) made a Barbie Egg. It’s like a normal fried egg, except bright pink—almost magenta, really—with the slightly…
Your Breakfast Sandwich Needs Pickles
Photo: marcin jucha (Shutterstock) Breakfast sandwiches are a deeply personal affair. The classic combination of meat, cheese, egg, and bread is infinitely variable, with everything from one’s preferred egg doneness…
Cheaper Capers Are Already In Your Garden
Capers are the exclamation point on a dish. The tiny buds of pickle-y brightness function as a kind of pick-me-up. All tomato sauces, and any risotto benefit from them, most…
Ferment Your Own Spicy Mustard Now, and Enjoy It All Winter
I don’t remember being a mustard fiend, but as I often say, proximity is everything. With hot, grainy homemade mustard nearby, I find myself reaching for it at least once…
You Should Put Pickled Corn on Everything
Photo: Magdanatka (Shutterstock) Perhaps you thought you were going to make it through the rest of the summer without me talking about corn yet again, but you thought wrong, pal.…
The Olive Sandwich Is the Answer to Summer’s Sando Problems
Sandwiches are the ideal casual handheld meal. They require no plate and fill you up, making them perfect for a picnic at the beach or park. Well, except for all…
Two Ways to Make Umeboshi, the Pickled Plum You’ll Want to Add to Everything
There are two reasons to make umeboshi, the sour pickled plums that mellow out the longer you keep them. There’s the plums themselves, but you’ll also be rewarded with umeshu,…
Get to Know Kohlrabi With Three Easy Recipes
There is a section of the produce department where curious produce lives, full of gnarly root vegetables and endless greens. I am on a mission to try them all, find…