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Orecchiette with Rapini and Goat Cheese
This slightly bitter, meaty vegetable is great in soups, stir-fries, and all kinds of pastas.
Hatch Green Chile
These flame-roasted chiles are a New Mexican obsession.
Betel Leaves
Throughout Southeast and South Asia, these leaves are used as everything from breath fresheners to valued cooking ingredients.
Crabs and Spaghetti
Blue crabs fried in olive oil with garlic make this pasta dish especially delicious.
Zhong
This Chinese sticky rice dumpling has been one woman’s favorite treat since childhood.
Cape Ann
In Massachusetts, a community-supported fishing program means better pay for fishermen and plenty of fresh fish for home cooks.
Tea Leaf Salad
Fermented tea leaves, nuts, and seeds come together to make a sort of deconstructed salad.
tastespotting.com
This website calls itself a “Community Driven Visual Potluck,” and that sums it up well.
Clarified Butter
Butter in its purest form can be a culinary breakthrough.
Mahi Sandwich from Ravenous Pig
A perfectly cooked filet of fish, a flavorful sauce, and a freshly baked bun add up to an unforgettable sandwich.
Sichuan Salt
This is the tastiest seasoning around.
Eggs
There’s nothing more satisfying than cooking with a still-warm egg.
raspberry cookies
For many of us, the local bakery becomes a second holiday home where we can stop in for a quick pound or two of green-and-pink sandwich cookies shaped like leaves, tricolor sponge cookies, and—best of all—cookie sandwiches slathered with jam and dusted with powdered sugar. Continue...
ginger
It's ginger's time of year. The heady root is a headline ingredient in gingerbread houses, a natural partner in pumpkin pies and spiced cookies, and the base for a medicinal tea to help un-wreak the havoc we’ve wrought upon our stomachs during holiday feasting. Continue...
almond caramels
Casual home cooks usually don't undertake candymaking at home, and that's a shame since there are so many simple recipes, like these almond caramels, that actually take very little work. Continue...