Shuck an Oyster / Whipped Horseradish Cream / Salmorejo

Blog Post & Video: Knife Skills: How to Shuck an Oyster

The key is knowing how to select them, and how to open them. You'll definitely need an oyster knife, a special dull-pointed, thick-bladed knife that is used to pry the back hinge open and separate the body from the shell.

Blog Post & Recipe: Left Over

The book says that vinegar helps stabilize the volatile oil that gives horseradish its kick. I guess the cider vinegar here does two things, then: it keeps the horseradish pungent and it balances the honey’s sweetness.

Whipped Horseradish Cream

Blog Post & Recipe: Salmorejo

This is a simple creamy and cold raw tomato soup from Cordoba in Spain.The basic ingredients are tomato,bread,garlic,vinegar and olive oil which are blended together.This is not gazpacho as it differs in the amount of bread used it seems.

Meat Balls with Five Spice Powder & Sweet Chili Sauce / Sussex Pond Pudding / Tofu Burger

Blog Post & Recipe: Meat balls with five spice powder and sweet chili sauce

Ground pork perked up with five-spice powder, grated ginger and garlic, fried until golden-brown, served with homemade sweet chili sauce and topped with toasted sesame seeds.

Blog Post & Recipe: Pudhead Revisited

Cut into a Sussex Pond Pudding, and you are met by a whole lemon. This lemon has been steamed in a rich suet crust for hours on end along with some butter and sugar to create a heavenly zest packed sauce, or 'pond'.

Blog Post & Recipe: Tofu Burgers Recipe

They were impossibly easy to make, relying on the "throw everything in the food processor" technique, and called for a quirky mix of ingredients ranging from tofu, seeds, and nuts, to mustard, cumin, and mushrooms.

Quinoa Paella / Soggy-Bottomed Bread Loaves / Cantaloupe Pasta

Blog Post & Recipe: Build a vegan-friendly paella on foundation of quinoa

Recipe included with this story: Vegan Quinoa Paella With Roasted Chorizo and Kale, Saffron-Lemon Aioli, Fresh Oregano Chimichurri

Article: Food for Fort: Black pudding, misshapen loaves, heavy pans and ricotta substitutes

I've just started using a gas oven for the first time and I'm having a problem with bread-making. While the tops of my loaves bake nicely, the bottoms stay soggy and uncooked.

Blog Post & Recipe: A Mezzaluna and the Most Unusual Pasta Dish I've Had in a Long While

Add a jar of good anchovies – Carol’s preference is for anchovies in a jar rather than a tin – and cook until they melt. Peel, seed and cut a cantaloupe into large bite-size chunks – a cantaloupe for 4 people is what Carol said.

Summer Borscht / Malaysian Shaved Ice / Cooking With Stout

Blog Post & Recipe: Keeping My Cool

It's a cool and creamy combination of cooked fresh beets, cucumber and dill.

Summer Borscht

Blog Post & Recipe: Ice Kacang/ABC (Malaysian Shaved Ice)

Plus, everyone loves the sweet-tasting shaved ice, with numerous toppings such as red beans, creamy sweet corn, grass jelly, attap chee (palm nuts), etc. You can also add ice cream, fruits, peanuts, and/or raisins…

Article & Recipes: Pouring Stout Into the Pan Instead of the Glass

But when it comes to cooking, the best idea is to use whichever stout you most enjoy drinking — or whichever is easiest to find. The differences, apparent when you’re having a pint, are relatively subtle after being subjected to the heat of cooking.

Mushrooms with Herbs and Stout ... Grilled Thick Lamb Chops with Stout-Citrus Glaze

In-N-Out Double-Double, Animal-Style / 8 Brazilian Recipes / Summer Squash Enchiladas

Blog Post & Recipe: The Burger Lab: The Ins-n-Outs of an In-N-Out Double-Double, Animal-Style

Make your own In-N-Out burger!

Recipes: A Taste of Brazil: 8 Recipes for a Brazilian Dinner Party

Moqueca ... Bolinhos de Bacalhau ... Feijoada from Saveur ... Shrimp Bobo ... Pao de Queijo ... Brigadeiros ... Pudim De Laranja ... Classic Caipirinha

Blog Post & Recipe: Summer squash enchiladas

I wanted to keep the sauce light, so I used the not-too-fiery cascabel chile, which is a cute round chile that looks like an apple and makes a rattling sound when you shake it. And for the filling, I simply sautéed the squash with some onions, garlic and jalapeño chiles until they were warm and slightly tender but still with some bite.

One-Pan Egg & Vegetable Dish / Fattoush / A Guide to Cream

Recipe: Yotam Ottolenghi's one-pot wonder recipe

This dish is straightforward, yet tastes complex and has a very grown-up kind of appeal.

Blog Post & Recipe: Fattoush – Toasted Pitta Bread Vegetable Salad

This is a Middle-Eastern salad made from mixed vegetables and toasted pitta ( or other flatbreads) ... Traditionally it includes some combination purslane, radishes, tomato, lettuce, cucumber, onion, mint, sumac, pitta, salt, olive oil lemon juice.

Blog Post: the [english speaking] world guide to cream & a 3 ingredient cake

Note: The best way to tell your creams apart is to look at the amount of butter fat, or just fat listed on the label. This should also help you navigate the treacherous waters of cream purchasing in non-english speaking countries.

3 ingredient cake with quick raspberry sauce & cream

Phyllo & puff pastry / Simple Sausage Supper / 15 Bread Recipes

Article: Phyllo and puff pastry, compared

What’s the difference between puff-pastry sheets and phyllo dough? Can they be used interchangeably?

Blog Post & Recipe: a simple sausage supper, in 3 easy steps [5 ingredients]

Best served in the middle of the table so everyone can pick at the delicious bits stuck to the pan. Keep it simple with a green salad or some wilted greens with garlic.

Blog Post & Recipes: No Croutons Required - Breads

The challenge for July was to come up with breads that go well with soups and salads ...

Coconut Roti ... Yogurt Scones with a Trio of Three Cheeses ... Whole Wheat Multi-Seeds Bread ... Dill and Cheddar Beer Bread ... Cheesy Potato and Rosemary Scones ... Sun Dried Tomato, Feta and Oregano Muffins ... Carrot Mango Pecan Bread ... Honey and Sunflower Ginger Scones ... Zucchini Loaf ... Apple Cheddar Scones ... Vegan Parsley Shortcakes ... Mini Focaccia ... Pane Toscano -Saltless Tuscan Bread ... Potato Bread ... Cloverleaf Rolls with Honey Lavender Shallot Butter Glaze

Cooking Bread / Zucchini Bread / Toast Dried Chiles

Video: How to cook: bread

Tim Hayward learns a new technique for handling dough in a bread-making masterclass with Richard Bertinet

Blog Post & Recipe: NCR Zucchini Bread

I made it after a purchase of fresh yeast necessitated some bread baking. The bread was soft with green flecks of zucchini and a golden chewy crust.

Blog Post: Why Toasting Dried Chiles Matters

The results were remarkable—just a few seconds of toasting resulted in a chile taste that was richer, deeper and more pronounced than its uncharred counterpart.

Lemon & Herb Risotto with Balsamic Roasted Asparagus / Cooking Dried Beans / A Whole-Grain Glossary

Blog Post & Recipe: Lemon and Herb Risotto with Balsamic Roasted Asparagus

I am inviting you to a leisurely, light summer meal of a wonderfully flavored lemon and herb risotto, served with roasted asparagus, which is then drizzled in some aged balsamic vinegar and pumpkin seed oil.

Article: I agree with McGee

Buying and cooking dried beans ...

McGee recommends long, slow cooking. This, he says, breaks down beans’ carbohydrates into digestible sugars. I have cooked a lot of beans and I agree with McGee: It is essential to cook beans thoroughly.

Article: A whole-grain glossary

Twenty whole grains to cook and eat ...

Then there’s the confusion of defining or classifying grains, as some grains that we call grains are not. True grains belong to the cereal grass family; for this glossary, however, I include edible seeds that share the nutritional properties of whole grains (quinoa, buckwheat, wild rice).

Ginger Beer / Baked Eggs / Loukoumathes

Recipe: Nigel Slater's classic ginger beer recipe

To make your beer even more refreshing, tuck in a handful of lemon verbena leaves or a few sticks of bashed lemongrass.

Article & Recipe: How to bake eggs

First she gathered her ingredients: two eggs and two castelvetrano olives per serving; salt and pepper; cream; and bread crumbs.

Blog Post & Recipe: Now That’s a Mouthful

Fried dough, by any name, would taste as good. Case in point: loukoumathes, those puffy little yeasted doughnuts—also spelled loukoumades—which, like most Greek desserts, are best served drenched in honey and sprinkled with cinnamon.

Loukoumathes

Buttermilk Squash Soup / Sourdough Muffins / Cold-Brewed Coffee

Blog Post & Recipe: Buttermilk Squash Soup Recipe

Now, here's where the magic comes in. I finish the soup with a cumin brown butter drizzle that punches right through the creaminess.

Blog Post & Recipe: English Muffins for Oscar

But the nice thing about the recipe I found at Chocolate and Zucchini is that not only is it adapted to sourdough use, the dough is just sturdy enough to hold its shape in the skillet.

Sourdough English Muffins

Article & Recipes: Secret to smoothest iced coffee: cold brewing

Cold-brewed coffee relies on time, rather than heat, for extraction. Coffee grounds are steeped in water for about 12 hours at room temperature, then strained. The result is a rich coffee concentrate that lasts for weeks in the refrigerator.

Rich Coffee Soft Serve ... Classic Cold-Brewed Iced Coffee ... Blue Bottle's New Orleans-Style Iced Coffee ... Vietnamese-Style Iced Coffee ... Blended Amaretto Iced Coffee ... Coffee Granita

Scallop-and-Plum Ceviche / Two Thyme Recipes / Folded Pancake with Red Beans & Coconut

Article & Recipe & Video: Ceviche, a No-Cook Meal

I love this unconventional seasoning combination of ripe plums and fresh tarragon.

Scallop-and-Plum Ceviche

Article & Recipes: Nigel Slater's roast tomatoes, thyme and goat's cheese, and thyme and lemon cake recipes

I have taken to crushing my leaves of thyme with salt and a heavy weight.

Roast tomatoes, thyme and goat's cheese ... Thyme and lemon cake

Blog Post & Recipe: folded pancake with red beans & coconut

There are several sweets that spring to mind but one in particular seem straight forward to make; folded pancakes stuffed with sweetened red bean paste and freshly grated coconut.

Indonesian Style Rich Roast Lamb / Crispy Roast Pork Belly / Barley, Tomato & Garlic Risotto

Blog Post & Recipe: Kambing Panggang Berempah // Indonesian style Rich roast lamb

Finally.... here I am with spicy Indonesian food that will make you droll :)

Blog Post & Recipe: Crispy roast pork belly

The only trick with siu yuk is getting the skin crispy enough–you want it really brittle and not the least bit chewy–while keeping the flesh tender and moist.

Recipe: Yotam Ottolenghi's barley, tomato and garlic risotto recipe

Initially, I cooked up some barley with chopped tomatoes with the intention of using it to stuff some courgettes, but it tasted so good that I decided to serve it as it was.

Three Butternut Pumpkin Recipes / Roasted Tomato Hand Pies with Black Olives and Feta / Choosing Watermelons

Article & Recipes: Versatile pumpkins

The bulbous end contains the seed cavity, so I suggest you choose the longest-necked butternuts.

Butternut pumpkin and sweet corn soup ... Butternut pumpkin and red onion tart ... Pumpkin and bacon slices

Blog Post & Recipe: Meatless Monday: Roasted Tomato Hand Pies with Black Olives and Feta

I didn’t know anything about hand pies until I saw the sausage and fennel version in “Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook.” The photo shows these lovely golden pockets of pastry with the corners folded up and around the filling.

Blog Post & Links: Watermelons, watermelons, and more watermelons

How to choose a watermelon? Do you go by shape, colour, or spotting? Thump or not? Red or yellow? Seeded or seedless? Square? Grilled? Champion watermelons. App for your iPhone? Are you still confused, watch this instructional video?

Quinoa Falafels / Grilled Pimento-Cheese Sandwiches / Beer Can Chicken

Blog Post & Recipe: QUINOA FALAFELS WITH TAHINI SAUCE

The falafels themselves are very low in fat, so the sauce, or any sauce of choice is necessary.

Blog Post & Recipe: Grilled Pimento-Cheese Sandwiches

The pimento cheese recipe we got from B. is simple and delicious. It actually relies on roasted red peppers instead of pimientos.

Blog Post & Recipe: Beer Can chicken

Yes the chicken looks rather ridiculous on its beer can perch, covered with an herb rub and half-ready to salute you. But hear me out. While the chicken is dry roasting on the outside, the inside is being bathed with steamy beer, keeping the chicken meat wonderfully moist.

Storing Lettuce / Roasted Cauliflower with Anchovy Mayonnaise / Seasoning

Blog Post: How to Store Lettuce in the Fridge

I love the concept: washing and drying all the lettuce at once, then putting it nicely in the bottom fridge drawer lined with towels.

Blog Post & Recipe: Roasted Cauliflower with Anchovy Mayonnaise

It just doesn't stand up on it's own. However, roasting the florets intensifies the flavour, making them nutty, crispy and especially delicious when given a good dunking.

Blog Post: the absolute beginners guide to the art of seasoning

There are two main times to think about seasoning – the beginning and the end. For slow cooked dishes it’s a good idea to get some salt in early so it can spread through the whole dish over time. For most other things seasoning at the end is the best way to go.

Death Star Cookie / Green Grape Pie / Rice Pudding

Blog Post & Recipe: Death Star Cookie [via Boing Boing]

A special Star Wars memory for me was when my grandma made me a Death Star cookie!

Recipe: Recipe: Green Grape Pie

The tart green grapes are so full and juicy; they are like sour cherries or enormous blueberries in their texture.

Recipe: Culinary SOS: Rice pudding from the Lazy Ox Canteen

What immediately sets this rice pudding apart is its amazingly light and delicate texture. Make the pudding ahead of time and chill thoroughly, then fold in whipped cream at the last minute to give it that fluffy texture.

Pan Fried Ginger Pork / Baked Spaghetti Royale / Spicy Mango-Pineapple Hot Dogs

Blog Post & Recipe: Pan Fried Ginger Pork

One of my favourite Japanese Pork recipe is the very accessible Pan Fried Ginger Pork. Extremely simple and quick to make, this dish goes beautifully with steaming hot white rice.

Blog Post & Recipe: Baked Spaghetti Royale – How to Win Friends and Influence People

Made with chorizo, bell peppers, a secret herb and an ultra creamy bechamel sauce, it’s no wonder The Blog Monster’s words that night enticed so many to come to my birthday party.

Recipe: Spicy Mango-Pineapple Hot Dogs

I've never been to Hawaii but I am already making a list of Hawaiian hot dog joints to visit when I finally get there. A common theme on the menu are fruit topped hot dogs which intrigued me.

Chicken Burgers with Spicy Peanut Sauce / Mhemmer / Frying Daylilies

Blog Post & Recipe: Chicken Burgers with Spicy Peanut Sauce

And let's be honest: The burgers in this case are really just a vehicle for the peanut sauce. And believe us, the sauce is amazing!

Blog Post & Recipe: Mhemmer

Mhemmer is a spicy potato omelet from Morocco that has Spanish roots. The word mhemmer literally means cooked until red meaning the golden look you get from cooking things hence the way this omelet looks when it comes out of the oven.

Article & Recipe: Daylilies: Out of the Vase, Into the Frying Pan

Let me start by saying I am talking about the common daylily, hemerocallis fulva, as well as its various hemerocallis friends and relatives; there are thousands. What I am most definitely not talking about are bona fide lilies, like the Easter lily, which, if you are unfortunate enough to eat, you had better hope that the Resurrection is real ...

101 Fast Recipes for Grilling / Hummus / Bird Seed Bread

Article & Recipes: 101 Fast Recipes for Grilling

A vast majority take less time to prepare and grill than it takes to watch your coals turn white.

Article & Recipes: The perfect hummus debate

What's your idea of perfect hummus, and if you can make it at all, what's your secret?

Recipe: hummus with ful

Blog Post & Recipe: Bird Seed Bread

I figured that I could ramp up my own version of it and cram a ton of different seeds into and on top of the bread. I wanted to make bread out of bird seed basically.