Entries by ChrisS

This young chef is trying to make Ashkenazi food cool

By Ben Sales   –   Jewish Telegraphic Agency CHICAGO (JTA) — The platter, served during Passover, contained a green, a bitter herb, an egg and matzah. But it was no seder plate. Instead, it was the appetizer served during a six-course prix fixe meal at Aviv, a pop-up, kosher-for-Passover restaurant housed for one night at […]

ROB RABINE: Recipe — Go ahead and pickle it

By Ron Rabine   –  Shore Line Times   Who doesn’t like a good pickle? You kind of take them for granted until you taste a bad one. The first time I made a batch of sour dill pickles, I had to move them out to the barn because I used a container that had […]

Boozy, cheesy quesadillas get a kick from tequila, jalapenos

  By Arthi Subramaniam / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Traditionally in Mexico, the quesadilla is a small corn tortilla doubled over a filling of stringy Oaxaca cheese, poblano chili and serrated epazote leaves, and cooked on an ungreased griddle until it’s mottled with brown spots. But when it crosses the northern border, the quesadilla is gussied up […]

Maple-Turmeric Pork Chops with Pickled Carrots and Daikon

By Sam Talbot – Today.com COOK TIME: 30 minutes PREP TIME: 30 minutes SERVINGS: 4 This filling dish mixes savory pork with bright, fresh pickles. The pickles can be made up to 3 days ahead. Ingredients 3/4 cup plain yogurt (not Greek-style) 2 teaspoons grated peeled turmeric root 1 tablespoon grated garlic 1/2 cup pure maple […]

Hot Italian Sausage Sandwich

By MARIO BATALI   –   ABC.COM ingredients FOR THE JALAPENO MUSTARD: 1/2 cup white wine 1/2 cup white wine vinegar 1/4 cup yellow mustard seeds 1/4 cup brown mustard seeds 2 tablespoons shallots (peeled and minced) 1 jalapeno (minced) 1 tablespoon Kosher salt FOR THE PICKLED ONIONS: 1 1/2 cups distilled white vinegar 1 cup water […]

Eat these six foods to add years to your life

By Ana Veciana-Suarez Tribune News Service   –   Gloucester Times You are what you eat, no doubt about it. An article in the upcoming issue of Consumer Reports on Health says that eating six foods can add both life to your years and years to your life. How? By decreasing inflammation, improving gut bacteria and […]

Pimento Grilled Cheese

Your favorite sandwich, with a Southern twist BY JAKE COHEN   –   Tasting Table We’re no strangers to a good grilled cheese sandwich. From a bagel grilled cheese to one filled with ricotta and berries, we’ve seen, and happily eaten, it all. But when Sam Talbot opened Pretty Southern in Brooklyn, we fell hard for […]

Old-Fashioned, Crunchy, Fermented Garlic-Dill Pickles

By Wardee Harmon   –   Gnowgflins Pickles are one of my favorite ferments! In this video, you’ll see beautiful fermented Garlic-Dill Pickles. They are so easy to make at home. And by the way… These are NOT your regular vinegar pickles you’ll find in the grocery store. Nope! Instead, these are fermented with salt. Once pickled, […]

Humane Society of the TC Pet of the Week: Jalapeno

Humane Society of the Treasure Coast, YourNews contributor PALM CITY — Here at HSTC we adopt out more than just dogs, cats, and rabbits! Meet Jalapeno the spicy robo hamster. He views his role in a new home as purely ornamental and not very “hands-on.” He is not a snuggly hamster and does not appreciate human […]