Content tagged with “September/October 2012”

A New Cooking Technique for Bitter Greens
There’s an amazing tool for transforming bitter, dark leafy greens into a tender, melts-in-your-mouth salad packed with...

New Apple Varieties
In autumn, orchards swell with perfectly ripe, color-splashed apples. And though they come in a host of tasty varieties...

Simply Cajun Cuisine
I was fishing with a friend one steamy early morning in southern Louisiana, when I suddenly understood Cajun food. We...

A Place at the Table
We see the stars through plastic sheathing where the roof of our home should be. “Is that the Big Dipper?” my youngest...

Can the Farm Bill Help Small Farms?
Chellie Pingree (D-ME) is not only a seasoned two-term Congresswoman, she’s also a lifelong small-scale farmer. She has...

Will Eating Foods with Probiotics Help Boost Your Immune System?
Here’s an instance where you can feel good about bugs in your food: probiotics—the live microorganisms found in...

Trend Watch: Crop Mobs
Nothing builds ties like pulling potatoes with your neighbors. That’s exactly what a few North Carolina farmers...

The Truth About Sugar
On a steep, wet hillside near the equator, two hands place sugarcane stalks in shallow dirt trenches and cover them...

Grilled Thai Chicken Sandwich
Juicy grilled chicken, onions and peppers combine with a Thai-inspired sauce in this chicken sandwich recipe. We love...

Chicken Potpie with Biscuits
In this lightened-up recipe for chicken potpie, creamy chicken stew is topped with flaky biscuits for quintessential...

White Pizza with Clams
Here’s an easy homemade pizza recipe that is a take on white clam pizza, which was first made famous by Frank Pepe of...

Seared Salmon with Green Peppercorn Sauce for Two
In this recipe for two, a simple sauce of piquant green peppercorns, lemon juice and butter top seared salmon. Green...

Seared Salmon with Green Peppercorn Sauce
A simple sauce of piquant green peppercorns, lemon juice and butter top this seared salmon recipe. Green peppercorns...

Seafood Gumbo
Gumbo, a hearty stew made with anything from sausage or duck to rabbit or seafood, starts with a roux, a mix of flour...

Oyster-Stuffed Artichokes
Packed with oysters, Parmesan and herbs, these stuffed artichokes make a spectacular meal along with a fresh salad....

Grilled Redfish with Andouille & Shrimp Couche Couche
New Orleans chef Chuck Subra turns couche couche, a Cajun breakfast food where a cornmeal batter is cooked in oil until...

Fish & Mushroom Casserole with Crispy Phyllo
This fish and mushroom casserole recipe features a crispy phyllo topping on a hearty stew full of mushrooms and chunks...

Crawfish Etouffée
Literally translated as “smothered” and pronounced ay-TOO-fay, the crawfish recipe is typically a saucy stew served...

Catfish Courtbouillon
Cajun courtbouillon (pronounced koo-bee-yon) is a vegetable-and-fish stew recipe. In this healthy catfish recipe from...

Vegetarian Quinoa & Squash Casserole
An aromatic mixture of garlic, paprika, cumin, coriander, allspice and cayenne flavors this vegetarian quinoa and...

Spaghetti Genovese
Traditionally, this Italian pasta recipe combines pasta and pesto with potatoes and green beans. In our recipe for...

Mushroom & Cheddar Stuffed Onions
In this recipe for stuffed onions, mild onion layers are filled with a tasty mushroom and Cheddar cheese blend spiked...

Curried Lentil Stuffed Squash
In this stuffed squash recipe, a spicy red lentil curry stew fills acorn squash. If you find them at your market use...

Chipotle-Orange Broccoli & Tofu
Chipotle peppers add kick to this tofu and broccoli stir-fry recipe. If you’re shy about spice, cut back on the amount...

Smothered Green Beans with New Potatoes
This green bean recipe from chef Alex Patout of Landry’s restaurant in New Iberia, Louisiana, gets plenty of flavor...