Lilacs are delicate, little edible flowers. To make candied lilacs, each flower has to be individually painted with an egg wash and then showered in sugar. It's quite time consuming, but the upside is they last a year in a sealed jar. I tested faster methods but they all disappointed. I've shared the results from...
What are pineberries? Pineberries are a type of strawberry. They are a cross between Fragaria chiloensis (a variety from Chile, also known as coastal strawberry) and Fragaria virginiana (from North America, also known as wild strawberry). They were developed through natural breeding techniques and are not a GMO (genetically modified). In fact, the common garden...
Spring vegetables are here! Asparagus, artichokes, peas, sweet onions, and a few edible flowers. We have plenty of recipes to share to make use of produce in season this month, as well as a guide on cooking with fruit in April. Asparagus Asparagus can be eaten raw or steams, roasted, and grilled. Check out 10...
Raw asparagus is grassy with slight bitter notes, similar to broccoli or green beans. Cooking will change that flavor. How you cook asparagus will determine how the flavor changes. Gentler cooking methods, like steaming or boiling, remove the bitter notes but keeps the bright, grassy flavor. More intense cooking methods, like roasting or grilling, caramelize...
After testing several different styles of lemon bar crusts and fillings, this is the ultimate lemony sweet-tart recipe. The shortbread crust is easy to make since it uses melted butter (no food processor or 'cutting' butter into flour). The filling uses a fraction of the flour as other recipes, letting the lemon flavor shine. This...
Availability and pricing updated: April, 2022 Canning supplies are quite a bit more expensive than they were a couple years ago. The prices spiked during the pandemic and haven't come back down. In fact, some retailers are still increasing prices. Unless you're familiar with typical prices, it's hard to know if a retailer is overcharging....
Obviously a winning flavor combo. But it gets even better because these can be made well in advance and cooked on demand. House guests? Need something for book club? Dinner party gone late and everyone's got the munchies? Or maybe you just want to make Monday morning more fun. This is definitely the recipe for...
This recipe can be customized to a calorie range between 430 and 860 (see chart), mostly depending on the amount of crust you use. It also comes together fast. The store-bought crust is baked separately while you cook the vegetables & sauce on the stovetop. Frozen vegetables can be used to reduce prep time to...
After testing numerous recipes and techniques across dozens and dozens of muffins, I have settled on the best recipe. It's actually a combination of two recipes, taking the best from each one: the famous Department Store recipe and the one from Cook's Illustrated. The "Jordan Marsh department store" recipe published on King Arthur Flour has...
This is the simplest and fastest pizza dough recipe, hands down. It consistently turns out great and is fairly forgiving, making it very reliable. It can be made ahead of time, so the dough is ready to use when you get home. Dear Food Geek, I don't know how to make pizza dough. I want to start...
This "recipe" takes the best flavors and ingredients from a sub sandwich and deconstructs them into a salad for a low carb dinner that fills your plate. This is intended to be more for inspiration than specific instructions, so I've also included alternate ingredient ideas and notes about nutrition. Tips for making a fast salad...
