FoodBlogroll

Plenty of pepper spices up rich salmon fillets. Horseradish sauce ups the ante. Salmon has such a rich flavor, it often is best to keep it simple when cooking it.

Garlic’s new hue signals entirely different taste Black garlic? Yes, indeed.

Eatright.org offers the latest findings, discussions and tips on everything from food safety to shaving calories off your restaurant order On the heels of a recent survey showing 60 percent of people have trouble finding accurate food and nutrition information online, the American Dietetic Association has revamped its Web site, hoping to help the public make healthful choices about what we eat and drink.

Caesar salad sparked the rebirth of romaine lettuce and one of the more remarkable turnarounds in modern agricultural history. A lot of times when food writers praise an old-fashioned ingredient such as romaine lettuce, they do it with a nod and a wink and more than a hint of condescension, like fashion critics chortling when a Parisian couture house sends its models out dressed in gingham and lace: “Oh, how very droll!”

We rate six models to find which ones work In Mom’s kitchen, I often had the job of peeling carrots or potatoes. The only utensil to turn to (besides the treacherous paring knife) was a stainless steel, vertical swivel peeler from the supermarket (also known as the Lancashire peeler).

Can America build a better hot dog?

Can America build a better hot dog?

Chefs show how small touches like a vinaigrette can push a dish from simple to gourmet You vow to become a better cook, to expand your range beyond the dozen dishes you prepare from memory, to give your dishes a gourmet spin.

Italy’s Alois Lageder talks about his latest project: Beta Delta wine Alois Lageder (pronounced “ah-loh-IS  lah-GAY-der”) is the fourth generation of his family to manage this eponymous winery in the northeastern Italian province of Alto Adige. The region belonged to Austria until after World War I, which explains why many of the wines don’t taste stereotypically Italian and why wine labels are written in German as well as Italian.

Everyone knows that the hardest part about cooking dinner is figuring out what to make. (And reservations do not count!)