Content tagged with “Winter 2003”

Health Benefits of Tea
Some of the strongest evidence of tea’s health benefits comes from studies of heart disease. Scientists have found that...

Tamari Walnuts
Keep these nuts on hand for stir-fries, salads or snacking.

Indian Vegetable Stew
Sweet sautéed onions and a rich mixture of spices create a complex, flavorful base for this extraordinary vegetarian...

Ginger-Orange Glazed Cornish Hens
When you crave roast chicken but don't have time to roast a whole bird, consider Cornish hens. The split hens cook...

Mini Meatloaves
Traditional meatloaf is made with ground beef, pork and veal; here we replace the veal with ground turkey for a tender...

Chicken & Spiced Apples
The buttery apples suit these chicken breasts, which are pounded thin so they cook evenly and quickly. You could also...

Midori Salmon
Miso sauces have recently moved out of Japan and into the global culinary landscape—and why not? Here, the fermented...

Dashi
Dried kelp and bonito flakes, briefly simmered, create a delicate amber broth called "first" or "primary...

Green Tea Rice
Japanese short-grain rice is sweet, pearly and sticky enough to pick up with your chopsticks. (Look for the excellent...

Green Tea-Poached Pears with Matcha Cream
Green tea, delicately flavored with ginger and almond, makes a delightful poaching medium for pears.

Matcha Cream
Powdered green tea blended with sweet whipped cream is a popular parfait topping in Japan, particularly in Kyoto. Here...

Stir-Fried Chicken with Wilted Spinach & Tamari Walnuts
The joy of stir-frying is that an interesting dish like this cooks in mere minutes. The only trick is to have all the...

Roasted Red Peppers Stuffed with Kale & Rice
You can vary the filling by substituting robust mustard greens or collards, or milder greens, such as spinach, escarole...

Whole-Wheat Pizza Dough
To improve the nutritional profile of pizza, include whole-wheat flour in the crust. Using half whole-wheat and half...

Chocolate-Hazelnut Cake
Turn this moist, dense and truly chocolaty cake into an elegant dessert by garnishing each serving with a dollop of...

Basic Greens with Garlic, Oil & Hot Pepper
Greens--beet greens, collards, kale, mustard greens, spinach, Swiss chard--make a delicious side dish for many winter...

Mushroom Risotto
Although traditional risottos use refined arborio rice and require constant stirring, you can achieve excellent results...

Mango Brulee
This simple but elegant dessert brings a taste of the tropics to your table.

Chocolate-Orange Sauce
Chocolate and orange are a sublime pairing. This is a good lower-fat chocolate sauce for ice cream, cake or fruit...

Turkish-Style Pizza
Italians usually get the credit for inventing pizza, but some people believe that Turkish pide (flatbreads with...

Beets & Greens Salad with Cannellini Beans
Sometimes beets in the market have beautiful, unblemished, tender greens attached. When that happens, blanch the greens...

Warm Salad of Greens, Italian Sausage & Potatoes
For a milder flavor, substitute escarole or Swiss chard for the mustard greens or kale (add them with the potatoes).

Pasta with Greens & Tomato Sauce
This homey pasta dish uses pancetta (Italian bacon) in the tomato sauce, but for vegetarians it can be easily omitted....

Sautéed Chard with Chile & Garlic
Spicy red pepper, garlic and lemon juice balance any bitterness in this sauteed chard dish.