Is there a more vibrant harbinger of spring than asparagus? When the bright green stalks pop up at the farmers market, you know winter is ready to make its retreat. It’s a sign that warmer days and greener vegetables are just ahead.
As much as I love bread (and I do really love bread), I can never seem to get through a loaf fast enough. With just a household of two, we rarely make it through a whole loaf before it begins to harden and stale. So when I came across a tip for reviving stale bread on Bon Appétit’s website about a year ago, I was definitely intrigued. The only problem was that I was too skeptical to actually try it, as the tip seemed destined for failure.
There’s something about having your parents in town — especially your in-laws — that steps up the need to prepare impressive meals. Maybe it’s the desire to prove that you know what you’re doing in the kitchen. These recipes are destined to wow any dinner guest that sits at your table, and if that just so happens to be your mother-in-law, all the better.
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Once spring hits, there are a few vegetables that aways take center stage. Asparagus jumps front and center, along with fava beans, ramps, and radishes. But there’s one little green vegetable that often gets left behind.
Passover starts tomorrow — have you planned your dinner menu yet? If not, let us help! We can show you how to roast the perfect lamb, make a tender brisket in the slow cooker, whip up a batch of charoset that you’ll want to eat all week long, bake some macaroons for dessert, or serve a show-stopping flourless chocolate cake.
This year it was announced that rice and legumes — restricted during Passover for the last 800 years — are now considered Kosher for Passover. For those looking to bring those ingredients to the table, we’ve included a few dishes to show them off.
And of course there’s chocolate matzo brittle — it’s just not Passover without a plate of matzo brittle nearby.
