If you want a truly delicious homemade cranberry sauce to make everyone at the table happy, this is the one. Regular contributor Alex Province has adapted his mother’s recipe, softening the spice mixture to appeal to all tastes. It has just the right amount of sweet and tart. This is now Faith’s favorite cranberry sauce […]
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Almost-Fat-Free Dieter’s Lemony Dressing
The secret to making this a low-fat dressing is using the water in place of most of the oil. Only 18 calories in one tablespoon.
Citrusy Red Cabbage Pickle for Bánh Mì
This is a tangy, crunchy, pickled cabbage that adds a bite and that little extra something to the sandwich. It takes common cabbage slaw to another level.
Daikon and Carrot Pickle for Bánh Mì
According to Andrea Nguyen, if you only use one pickle on your bánh mì, this should be it. If you can’t find daikon in your local supermarket try another type of radish, such as red radishes, or watermelon radishes. You can also use purple top turnips. This adds a nice crunch and great flavor to […]
Mini Grilled “Salad” Pizza
Let’s start by saying you don’t have to make the streamlined pizza dough we describe here; you can buy pizza dough, guilt-free, at your local pizza shop, bakery, or at the supermarket. But if you want to make the dough yourself, Suzie Middleton has a very good recipe meant for weeknight grilling. The best part […]
Balaboosta Chicken Soup
My head snapped around at the idea of blending Middle Eastern and Mediterranean flavors. That’s what Einat Admony does in her cookbook,Balaboosta. And there is nothing like her “Not So Jewish Chicken Soup,” as she calls it. (Admony has a mixed Israeli heritage, Persian and Yemenite.) Because I’m a believer in layering flavors, especially in […]
