By PRATIK GHOSH – DNA Pratik Ghosh finds new-age pickling methods to tickle your tastebuds. It’s impossible to see the sunny side of scorching summers, unless you’re pickling. The age-old tradition can be traced back to 2030 BC, when cucumbers bought from India were pickled in the ancient Tigris Valley. Since then vegetables and meat […]
By MARIO BATALI – ABC.com servings: 8|easy|30 to 45 min Mario’s Cornbread will be your new favorite side dish! INGREDIENTS: FOR THE SOUTHERN CORNBREAD: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1 cup yellow cornmeal 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon Kosher salt 1 cup buttermilk 2 large eggs (beaten) 4 tablespoons unsalted butter […]
By Kirsten Nunez There is something magical about stuffing food with other food. I mean, just take a look at this recipe for homemade mac and cheese stuffed jalapeño peppers: It lets you combine cult-favorite ingredients into a single dish. And while it is easier to throw chopped peppers into macaroni and cheese — where […]
The spicy dip, plus jalapeño bottle caps and burrito bowls, are now part of the regular menu. By MEAGHAN HABUDA – CL Tampa Bay Three limited-time menu items have returned to Fuzzy’s Taco Shop — for good. Previously popular dishes of the past, the jalapeño-cilantro queso, jalapeño bottle caps and burrito bowls were added as […]
Preserved fruits and vegetables find passionate pickling fans in chefs. By Fern Glazer – Nation’s Restaurant News Once relegated to the occasional side dish or entrée accent, pickles, including all manner of fruits and vegetables, and even pickle juice, are gaining popularity and playing bigger roles on menus across the country. Pickles appear […]
By Kara Driscoll – Staff Writer, Dayton Daily News Are you ready for Pickle Juice Soda Pop? Miamisburg-based Grandpa Joe’s Candy Shop is now selling dill pickle-flavored pop in stores and online. The vintage-style store at 42 South Main St. in downtown Miamisburg has more than 200 bottles of specialty sodas. “If you’re […]
By Ken Hoffman – Chron.com This week, I reached out for a Honey Jalapeño Bacon Sriracha Burger, part of the new “Big Burger Show,” at America’s 24-hour diner – but we love it most at 3 a.m. The Big Burger Show has a cast of six premium, not-so-cheap burgers made with never-frozen beef patties […]
NEW ORLEANS – Jalapeños on a sno-ball? It took some real out-of-the-cup thinking to put something so hot on top of something so cold and sweet – but boy does it work. The jalapeño sno-ball is the brainchild of Neesa at the Imperial Woodpecker sno-ball stand. “I love mixing flavors [putting] contradicting flavors together,” she […]
By William Holloman Staff Writer Folks in these parts are known for their love of pickles and can eat a bunch of them in one sitting. Now, it is time to see who can eat the most at the table. The inaugural pickle eating contest is scheduled to be held this weekend at the 31st […]
By Kathleen O’Brien | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter For anyone ready to stick a toe into the hotter end of the pepper pool, Rutgers plant researchers have come up with a mild new habanero. The “pumpkin habanero,” which gets its name from its appearance, not its taste, […]