Cook any number of Southeast Asian recipes, and you’ll probably come across fish sauce, the salty liquid that adds depth and a big punch of savory umami flavor to nearly everything it touches. Here, we’re showing off three recipes that demonstrate how fish sauce does some of its most delicious work in the most unsuspecting recipes.
If you want to dip your toe into the waters of cooking fish at home, but have been wary of doing so thus far, consider salmon to be your gateway fish. There are so many ways to prepare it, many of which don’t take that much effort. That’s the thing about salmon — it’s easy, but still produces mouth-watering results. Now that we know about the merits of salmon, it’s time to choose a recipe to start with.
Are you a person who drinks excessive amounts of tea? That’s my daughter, for sure; I’m a more on-a-whim tea drinker. Either way, it’s always a good idea to keep your stash organized so you’re always just a few minutes from a good cuppa.
There are a few different ways to arrange your tea. Choose the one that suits your sipping style — to a T.
One of the most widely loved and widely consumed fruits, bananas really are the tops. Not only are they incredibly portable, but they are also versatile. They can stand on their own, be mixed into batters for cakes or breads, and might be the most magical fruit when frozen.
Don’t believe us? Then we’ll just let these 10 recipes prove our case.
When planning a wedding, you’re faced with tons of decisions — both big and small. Compiling your registry takes a lot of decision-making as well. Yes, it can be fun to “go shopping,” but sometimes all the choices can be overwhelming. To help you get started, we’ve asked the folks at Zola, an online registry site, to clue us in to the top 20 most popular registry items on their site right now.
It could be argued that the history of America is inexorably linked to the history of drinking. After all, legend has it that the real reason the pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock was because they ran out of beer; they dropped anchor at first sight of land in order to, ahem, rectify the situation.
Flash forward a few years, and our nation’s 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, used the country’s affinity for alcohol to pay back the debt owed from the Civil War. The taxation of the sale of liquor (88 million gallons of it were in production in the U.S. by 1860) led to the creation the Internal Revenue Service — so we have alcohol to thank for that, too.
Country-founding aside, perhaps nowhere has contributed more to the evolution of the drink than the American South. It has brought us some of our most iconic of American cocktails, and most alluring tales. Here’s a look back at some key moments in the history of drinking below the Mason-Dixon Line.
You went to the store, bought yourself a gorgeous, pinky-red fillet of salmon, came home and cooked it just like the recipe said, and all of a sudden this white, filmy gunk has begun to seep out of your beautiful fish. Not cool salmon, not cool.
So, what exactly is this stuff? What causes it to show up, and is there anything you can do to prevent it?
I’ve recently come to the realization that I have far too much tea in my pantry. Impossible, you say! Turns out tea really doesn’t keep well forever, and I have so much stocked up that it’s doubtful I’ll get through it all before it loses its freshness. I especially find myself with too many plain and simple black tea bags that I buy in bulk for fear of running out, but then just never do. So I took to the kitchen to figure out just what to do with all the excess.
This week we’re doing a bit of a deep dive into some of the current trends in wedding registries. After all, we’re just a few weeks away from the official start of wedding season. Registry site Zola has given us a look at the most popular items that couples on their site are registering for, and when we saw the number-one pick last month, we were kind of blown away.
Any guesses as to what it might be?
Ever make too much salmon, only to find yourself short on ideas on how to use it up? What if you only have a small portion left over? Not a problem! Too much or not enough, salmon shows off its versatility on its second go-around in everything from burgers to breakfast.
