Braised Leeks with Goat's Curd / Chinese Braised Soy Sauce Eggs / Foccaccia / 13 US Bread Puddings

Recipe: Yotam Ottolenghi's braised leeks with goat's curd recipe

Leeks are normally given the job of flavouring other things, such as stocks and soups, but I find their creaminess and sweet, oniony flavour very satisfying.

Blog Post & Recipe: Chinese Braised Soy Sauce Eggs

I promised you my Chinese braised soy sauce eggs recipe (滷蛋) in the Taiwanese scallion oil noodles (葱油拌面) post, so here you go. This is a super easy recipe, and the best thing is that you can save the braising soy sauce stock (滷水汁) in the fridge and re-use it again to make the eggs or even tofu

Article & Recipes & Photo Gallery: California Cook: Focaccia as it was meant to be

I had a blob of already-made dough sitting in the freezer. After defrosting, I just stretched it into a well-oiled jellyroll pan (a generous hand with the olive oil gives a crisper crust), then scattered a half pound of crumbled Gorgonzola on top and baked it. That was all there was to it.

Photos: Step-by-step guide to making focaccia at home ... Recipe: Gorgonzola focaccia ... Recipe: Focaccia recipe from Genoa

The same newspaper has also published thirteen recipes for bread pudding.

Wild Rice Salad with Oranges & Roasted Beets / Egg & Cheese Breakfast Muffins with Mushrooms & Thyme / Roasted Baby Carrots

Blog Post & Recipe: Cook the Book: Wild Rice Salad with Oranges and Roasted Beets

Chewy, nutty wild rice is mixed with orange segments, beet slices, and lettuce, and tossed in a bright orangey-spicy Orange-Sesame Vinaigrette.

Blog Post & Recipe: Recipe for egg and cheese breakfast muffins with mushrooms and thyme

Egg and cheese breakfast muffins, made ahead and stored in the refrigerator, give me the protein boost that sees me through the day. And, like quiche or frittata, these muffins taste delicious with any mix-ins: green chiles, slow-roasted tomatoes, bell peppers, fresh herbs, smoked salmon or bacon or turkey sausage.

Blog Post & Recipe: Roasted Baby Carrots

(Note that the "baby" carrots to which I refer here are not the small pill-capsule-shaped carrots that one gets in a big bag to serve as snacks for kids.) The carrots are simply tossed together with sliced red onions, fresh rosemary, olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic powder, and then roasted until all are nicely caramelized.

Various General Kitchen Tips / Bacon & Halloumi Sandwich / Marc Bittman's 25 Favourite Recipes

Article & Tips: Kitchen confidential: what every cook should know

Soften butter with a warmed glass, keep potatoes away from onions and other insider tips

Blog Post & Recipes: Bacon & Halloumi Sandwich

You might think the sandwich is a complete salt-fest, but the lemon and lettuce balance and freshen it all up.

Blog Posts & Recipes: Marc Bittman ends his food column at the New York Times and chooses twenty-five of his favourites. The Times has combined all of its food blogs into one "free-range superblog," Diners Journal.

Picking 25 favorites out of more than 1,000 recipes from The Minimalist ... is an awesome task.

RED PEPPER PURÉE ... CHICKEN UNDER A BRICK ... PEAR, GORGONZOLA AND MESCLUN SALAD ... SPAGHETTI WITH FRIED EGGS ... BRAISED SQUID WITH ARTICHOKES ... PASTA ALLA GRICIA ... PUMPKIN PANNA COTTA ... WATERMELON AND TOMATO SALAD ... 45-MINUTE ROAST TURKEY ... CRISP-BRAISED DUCK LEGS WITH AROMATIC VEGETABLES ... SICHUAN CHICKEN WITH CHILIES ... BLACK COD BROILED WITH MISO ... STIR-FRIED CHICKEN WITH KETCHUP ... CORN SALAD WITH SOY AND TOMATO ... PARSLEY-HERB SALAD ... SOCCA (FARINATA) ... STIR-FRIED LAMB WITH CHILI, CUMIN AND GARLIC ... NO-KNEAD BREAD ... SCRAMBLED EGGS WITH SHRIMP ... PERNIL ... SOUTH INDIAN EGGPLANT CURRY ... FENNEL AND CELERY SALAD ... MEXICAN CHOCOLATE TOFU PUDDING ... MORE-VEGETABLE-LESS-EGG FRITTATA

Black Bean Spanakopita / Very Tasty Gravy / Quick Chicken Vindaloo

Blog Post & Recipe: Vegan Black Beans Spanakopita

This spanakopita was made last March, during the fasting period of Lent, so there are no eggs or cheese in it. When fasting you need some extra protein, so I made this spanakopita using black giant beans and flaxseeds

Blog Post & Recipe: How to make a very tasty gravy

The trick? Don’t rely on the turkey’s or duck’s neck and giblets. Make a gravy base with lots of bones, vegetables, spices and herbs. I wasn’t even a fan of celery until I made my version of Jamie Oliver’s get-ahead gravy. Now, I’m a convert.

Blog Post & Recipe: chicken vindaloo: how to make curry with only 5 ingredients [5 ingredients | 10 minutes]

8 tips for 5 ingredients success

There are 2 ways to get tender meat in a curry. Either gently simmering in the sauce for hours OR stir frying finely sliced pieces of meat over a high heat to brown the outside of the meat, then removing the meat from the pan, making the sauce and adding the meat at the end to just heat though.

Roasted Cauliflower with Parmesan / Soups Without Stock / Brioche

Blog Post & Recipe: Recipe for Roasted Cauliflower with Parmesan

I often toss my roasted vegetables with Parmesan cheese after they're cooked, but this recipe was a happy experiment where I added the cheese before I roasted the cauliflower, and it was crispy and delicious!

Blog Post & Tips & Recipe: introducing soupstones +7 tips for full flavoured soups without using stock [5 ingredients | 10 minutes]

1.use aromatic vegetables ... 2. season with soy sauce ... 3. use a full flavoured accompaniment ... 4. don’t overdo the water ... 5. season seriously ... 6. use a little acid ... 7. spice it up

broccoli & parmesan soup

Blog Post & Recipe: Gluten-Free Bread Recipe: Brioche

This gluten-free bread recipe tastes best the day it’s baked, so I recommend making the dough and storing it in the refrigerator for up to five days, baking small amounts as you need it. That’s the beauty of this recipe — the dough lasts quite a while, so you can have freshly baked gluten-free brioche every day with minimal effort.

Potato-Sunchoke Soup with Chile Oil / Hot Chocolate / Spaghetti with Braised Kale

Blog Post & Recipe: potato-sunchoke soup with homemade chile oil

These are sunchokes. You might know them as Jerusalem artichokes instead. They’re not flashy vegetables — look at those knotty tubers!

Blog Post & Recipe: As our own

You're going to boil the chocolate. Well, the chocolate and cream and all the rest of it. Just for a minute or two, the bubbles shouldn't be furious. And stir conscientiously as it's happening please

Our hot chocolate

Blog Post & Recipe: a delicious comfort

Have I lost you already, with the mere mention of whole wheat spaghetti? If not, has kale scared you away? I sure hope not, because I really think you’ll like this one. It’s quick and deeply satisfying—hearty and earthy and lemony and garlic-y and spicy—especially on a winter weeknight.

Spaghetti with Braised Kale

Chard and Onion Panade / 6 Nigel Slater Recipes / 5 Celeriac Recipes

Article & Recipes: Zuni Cafe's Chard and Onion Panade

If you haven't yet had the pleasure of knowing panade, it's a cross between a gratin and a bread pudding, but only sort of. You cook a whole mess of onions until meltingly soft and amber-hued. You cube stale peasant bread and toss it with salt and olive oil and a little bit of chicken stock. You sauté Swiss chard until barely limp and still vibrantly green.

Article & Recipes: Nigel Slater's winter recipes and Nigel Slater's baked pork with cardamom, ginger and yogurt; rice and lentil, and lychee sorbet recipes

I thoroughly enjoy seeking out those ingredients that are not on every supermarket shelf – the lesser-known fruits, vegetables and store-cupboard seasonings that have yet to become mainstream.

CAVOLO NERO WITH SHEEP'S MILK CHEESE AND LEMON ... ROAST PORK BELLY WITH POMEGRANATE MOLASSES ... QUINCE AND APPLE TART ... ROASTED ROOTS WITH VINCOTTO ... CELERIAC AND BACON SOUP

Blog Post & Recipes: In Season: Celeriac

In France, celeriac is used to make remoulade. Sliced raw, it's crunchy and refreshing. Cooked and pureed, celeriac becomes a nourishing side dish.

Apple Celeriac Remoulade With Crab ... Spaghetti with Thyme-Chile Celeriac Puree ... Celeriac Puree ... Celeriac Potato Pancakes With Apple Creme Fraiche ... Perla Meyers' Celeriac Soup

CC Hal's Stirfry Sauce / 10 Healthy Drinks / 2 Vegetarian Recipes

Blog Post & Recipe: CC Hal's Stirfry Sauce

The sauce seemed exotic as a new vegetarian but now it is a bit less exciting. However the flavours meld beautifully into a tasty, easy sauce. I cooked it with lot of vegetables.

Recipes: Quick and healthy recipes + Henry Dimbleby's quick and healthy drinks

Carrot, orange and ginger juice recipe ... Real hot chocolate recipe ... Ginger and mint steeper recipe ... Super-healthy almond smoothie recipe ... Cloudy apple and mint juice recipe ... Pearl barley milk recipe ... Green smoothie recipe ... Kiwi breakfast smoothie recipe ... Cucumber cooler recipe ... Raspberry breakfast power smoothie recipe

Article & Recipes: Gateway vegetable dishes for the meat lover

For his resolution to have a real shot, we'd need a couple of gateway dishes - meatless ones that masqueraded as meaty ones. They'd also have to be fast and easy to make. We settled on two: Mushroom bourguignon, a riff on the traditional beef dish made with pearl onions, carrots, wine and beef stock; and barley risotto ... We'd also use vegetable purees - onion to thicken the bourguignon sauce, and carrot to bind together the risotto.

Water for Dough & Peasant Bread / Baked Apples / Chard & White Bean Stew

Article & Recipe: 52 Loaves

It’s true; I’d just read that bread must be made with spring water, for chlorine and other impurities found in municipal water inhibit yeast activity.

Building a Levain ... Peasant Bread (Pain de Campagne)

Recipe: Baked apples recipe

You could also add chopped pieces of your favourite dried fruits to the stuffing, from apricots to prunes, making this the tastiest way to use up all the bits and bobs at the back of the kitchen cupboard.

Blog Post & Recipe: chard and white bean stew

I know that unless you are a tomato and white bean junkie, as I am, the prospect of a bowl of sloshy stew built on their foundation doesn’t sound very appealing. But what transforms it, I’d argue, is the presentation. I like to place a thick slice of well-toasted, garlic-rubbed bread underneath, ladle the stew over it and finish it with a softly poached egg.

Quinoa, Squash & Leek Pilaf with Runny Eggs / 3 Whole-Grain Pancake Recipes / Gammon with Artichoke & Parsley Sauce

Blog Post & Recipe: A Healthy Start

Quinoa, Squash & Leek Pilaf with Runny Eggs

Article & Recipes: For Whole-Grain Pancakes, Try a Little Tenderness

In bread, it’s difficult to use whole grains exclusively because you usually want the glutens in white flour for stretchiness and toughness. But in pancakes, you’re looking for tenderness.

Bulgur-Ricotta Pancakes ... Cornmeal Pancakes With Vanilla and Pine Nuts ... Cardamom-Scented Oatmeal Pancakes With Apricots and Almonds

Article & Recipes: Nigel Slater's classic gammon with artichoke and parsley sauce, and ham and cabbage fry-up recipes

After an hour and a half on the stove, the meat should fall away with just a tug from the carving fork. This is an unapologetically old-fashioned dish, and the best accompaniments are those of a gentle nature: a cosseting sauce, some floury steamed potatoes and a dab of mild mustard.

GAMMON WITH ARTICHOKE AND PARSLEY SAUCE ... A HAM AND CABBAGE FRY-UP

3 Recipes for Mussels and Oysters / Brussels Sprouts in Black Bean Sauce / Steak & Guinness Pie

Article & Recipes: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's mussels and oysters recipes

Today I'm worshipping those two sublime bivalves

Mussel and smoked pollack chowder ... Mussel, spinach and bacon gratin ... Hangtown fry

Blog Post & Recipe: Brussels Sprouts in Black Bean Sauce

Over the last while I have really come to enjoy dishes with a nice blend of sweet, salty, spicy and tart and I have been trying to incorporate that concept in my cooking.

Blog Post & Recipe: Steak & Guinness Pie

You end up with a fall-apart meat and veg potpie in a sticky, savory, half-caramelized gravy, sharp cheddar oozing throughout, and the nutmeg in the not-too-heavy biscuits providing a prickly warmth.

4 Rice Recipes / 3 Ramen Recipes / 1 Scotch Egg

Recipes: Variations on Rice Recipes

Rice is a versatile grain, and takes flavors well.

Herbed Rice ... Lavender Rice ... Lemon grass Rice ... Cilantro Lime Rice

Article & Recipes: Ramen's rising stock: Leave the packet behind

"The broth, definitely," Nakano says. "Noodles are important, but if the broth sucks, it doesn't matter."

Roasted Duck Ramen ... Celery Root-Miso Ramen ... Tonkotsu Ramen

Article & Recipe: Scotch Eggs With Much Less Mess

Most Scotch egg recipes call for breakfast-sausage meat. I wanted a punchier flavor, so I picked up some spicy Italian sausages and added more bite with garlic and horseradish. Before patting the sausage meat onto the eggs, I coated them with a little flour. This helps the sausage adhere to the slippery egg white while cooking.

Crunchy Scotch Eggs With Horseradish and Pickles

Sweet Potato Ginger Risotto / Yaki Udon / Wakame Seaweed Salad

Blog Post & Recipe: Sweet Potato Ginger Risotto

This sweet potato ginger risotto uses dashi (Japanese sea stock) instead of broth. Fresh ginger adds warmth and cubes of sweet potato had creamy flavor, color, and all kinds of great vitamins and antioxidants.

Blog Post & Recipe: yaki udon

When you are too lazy to cook something fancy then you know that this Japanese stir-fry noodle is something you are going to cook as you can simply throw (any left-over) whatever in your fridge in a wok and there you have it.

Blog Post & Recipe: Utagawa Kuniyoshi - Wakame Seaweed Salad

I have been a long-time glutton for the bright green seaweed salads sold at most take-away sushi shops. This version uses reconstituted wakame seaweed, deep green, salty and earthy. The smallest slick of sesame oil cuts through the rice wine vinegar and fresh lemon juice.

3 Cabbage Recipes / 3 Rye Bread Recipes / Thin Crust Pizza Dough

Article & Recipes: Cabbage’s Sweet Side

They embrace its sweetness. They delight in its crunch in raw slaws and its melting smoothness in cold-weather braises.

Braised Cabbage ... Warm Cabbage and Green Beans ... Bess Feigenbaum’s Cabbage Soup

Article & Recipes: Old World breads boast layers of taste

The exception to this loose rule is sourdough rye bread, which is what most bakers who fall in love with rye bread usually end up baking, and which, of course, is a whole other story. By using sourdough, the acidity of which creates a small chemistry experiment in your bread bowl and oven, you can make loaves using all rye flour

Black Russian rye bread ... Real Jewish rye bread ... Five-grain bread

Blog Post & Recipe: Thin Crust Pizza Dough

One thing to keep in mind is that this recipe requires you to let the dough sit for 24 hours so you need to plan on that when on making a pizza. This dough has a really low water to flour ratio which means that you pretty much need to mix the dough in a food processor and even then, the dough is going to be very dry. In fact the dough will be more like crumbs but as long as you can form it into a ball then everything is ok.

Frozen Buttercream Transfer method

website referencing article: http://sdbytracy.com/frozbutter.htm

Frozen buttercream transfer is a method of transferring your art to your frosted cake. You are making a buttercream "plaque" to apply to your cake. It is similar to the more familiar method of transferring a design to a frosted cake with gel on waxed paper, and filling in the design with a star tip. It is also comparable to run-in sugar design work, and it will make a beautiful reproduction of your art in buttercream on small as well as very large cakes.

4 Pheasant Recipes / How to Make the Perfect Salad / 6 Winter Soups

Article & Recipes: Pheasant recipes: A pot full of deliciousness

Pheasant salad recipe ... Kashmiri pheasant curry recipe ... Pheasant roasted in spices recipe ... Pot-roast pheasant recipe

Blog Post: How to Make the Perfect Salad

So read our primer on what to put in a salad, and study these tips, then go develop your own artistic salad style. Don't forget to study our salad hall of shame (what not to do!).

Blog Post & Recipes: Recipe Flash: Curried Sweet Potato Soup

TOP 5 WINTER SOUPS: Asian Broth with Shredded Veggies and Noodles; French Onion Soup; Roasted Carrot-Fennel Soup; Parmesan, White Bean, and Kale Soup with Torn Pasta; Moroccan Red Lentil Soup ...

Curried Sweet Potato Soup

Caldo Verde / Baking with Dark-Coloured Pans / Indonesian Oxtail Soup

Recipe: Nigel Slater's classic caldo verde recipe

In its purest form, this heart-warming Portuguese broth contains nothing more than potatoes, garlic, couve gallego (a type of kale) and water.

Blog Post: Lower the heat when baking with dark-colored pans

The thing about black absorbing heat is also true for baking pans. Dark-colored pans make cakes, cupcakes or cookies bake faster so it is a good practice to lower the oven temperature by 25F.

Blog Posts and Recipes: Indonesian Oxtail Soup (Sop Buntut) Part I and Indonesian Oxtail Soup (Sop Buntut) Part II

Cooking oxtail requires a rather aggressive simmer - although not a rolling boil - to melt away all the connective tissues leaving the tender meat on the bone. This method doesn’t work in normal cuts which will simply turn tough and dry due to the lack of the protective layer.

Braised Leeks / Quince Paste / Turkey Tamales with Guajillo-Cranberry Mole

Blog Post & Recipe: Braised Leeks

Try to buy leeks with as long and as white a shank as possible. If you can only find ones with short shanks that are mostly green, don't buy them

Blog Post & Recipe: Quincey Jones

But cook it like a jam and the fruit is transformed into a delicious paste/jelly that is simply sensational with good cheese, cold meats or a baste for a leg of lamb or even a fruity addition to a stock or gravy.

Quince Cheese (Membrillo)

Blog Post & Recipe: Turkey tamales with guajillo-cranberry mole

Turkey tamales are usually made with one of two salsas, either a tangy tomatillo or a rich mole ... I find that smoked turkey goes especially well with a zesty salsa verde, but nothing beats roasted turkey paired with the earthy bittersweet flavor of mole—it’s a classic combination.

Inchi Kabin Fried Chicken / Baked Apples with Ginger Cake & Cinnamon: Poached Apples, Ginger & Anise / 8 Recipes using Mandarins

Blog Post & Recipe: Nyonya Fried Chicken Recipe (Inchi Kabin)

The main difference of Inchi Kabin compared to other fried chicken is that the chicken is usually twice-fried, so they are extremely crispy. Also, there is a special dipping sauce that goes with it, which is tangy

Article & Recipes: Nigel Slater's baked apples with ginger cake and cinnamon, and poached apples, ginger and anise recipes

Size is important if you are going to fill your apples with a sweet stuffing. The tried and trusted fillings are generally based on dried fruits: currants, raisins and chopped candied peel and often some form of nuts.

Blog Post & Recipe: Sweet Clementines: 8 Recipe Ideas for Leftover Clementines

'Clementines' meaning mandarins.

Glazed Duck with Clementine Sauce ... Smoked Salmon with Clementines ... Couscous with Clementines, Chickpeas, Olives, and Dates ... Sweet Potato Bisque with Clementines and Sage ... Clementine and Vanilla Bean Quick Bread ... Clementine Posset ... Fromage Blanc Parfaits with Citrus Fruits and Caramel Sauce ... Clementine and Poppy Seed Muffins

3 Celery Recipes / Stewing Hen Ragu / Savoy Cabbage, Nutmeg & Chestnut Saute

Article & Recipe: Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's celery recipes

Celery's special qualities come to the fore when it is teamed up with the right companions ...

Celery, orange and mackerel salad ... Waldorf soup ... Celery gratin

Article & Recipe: The stewing hen: A culinary bonus

I braised the hen with tomato, white wine, chile flakes, and herbs for about three hours, until it began to fall off the bone. I let the bird rest overnight in its stewing sauce to relax the meat.

Stewing Hen Ragu

Blog Post & Recipe: Savoy cabbage, nutmeg and chestnut saute

Savoy cabbage, sweet chestnuts and the subtle lemony warmth of nutmeg are decidedly comfort food territory. The chickpeas (garbanzo) might not be the obvious pairing with chestnuts and cabbage but add substance, nutrients and texture to your meal without competing overpowering the other flavours. We like this saute topped with a poached or fried egg to turn it into a more substantial meal

Garam Masala Roasted Halibut in a Tomato Curry Sauce / Oven Roasted Vegetable Curry / Gravadlax, Beetroot & Walnut Salad

Blog Post & Recipe: Garam Masala Roasted Halibut in a Tomato Curry Sauce

In this dish the fish, I chose halibut, is coated in a simple "curry powder" consisting of garam masala and turmeric and roasted in the oven. The roasted halibut is then served on a very simple and yet tasty tomato curry sauce.

Recipe: Oven Roasted Vegetable Curry

I remembered the recipe because I thought it such a good idea to roast the vegetables to concentrate the flavours then add the sauce, so I took it further and continued to cook the sauce and finish the dish in the oven. So easy, so good.

Blog Post& Recipe: Gravadlax

A bunch of multicoloured beetroot was roasted so that its flavour intensified ... Toasted walnuts were given an extra oomph with the use of walnut oil in the dressing and curls of gravadlax draped on top

Gravadlax, Beetroot & Walnut Salad

Pho Ga / Big Bag of Salad / The Bitten Word's Top Recipes of 2010

Recipe: Pho Ga recipe

If you still have a turkey carcase in the fridge ... you can ... use it to make a fantastic stock, the base for a pho ga. Traditionally, poultry pho is a simpler affair than the beef version

Article: The Crisper Whisperer: Big Bag of Salad

First things first: find yourself a one- or even two-gallon zip-top bag or a large glass bowl with a tight-fitting lid. I recommend the bag approach, because zip-top bags are freakishly good at keeping salad fresh.

Blog Post & Recipes: Our 10 Favorite Food Magazine Recipes of the Past Year

More than ten, actually

Crispy Potato Roast ... Indoor Pulled Pork ... Cajun Red Beans and Rice ... Korean Fried Chicken ... Tuna Noodle Casserole with Leeks and Fresh Dill ... Spring Shells and Cheese ... Tipsy Affogato ... Eggplant Parmesan for Two... Sweet and Spicy Fried Peach Pies... Momofuku Milk Bar's Chocolate Malt Cake ... Chicken Chili ... Cauliflower Sformato ... Potato Gratin with Rosemary Crust ... Beef Roast Braised with Onions ... Compost Cookies with Cereal Milk Panna Cotta

Salt-Cured Fresh Olives / Lentils with Chocolate / Cara's Top 12 Recipes of 2010

Blog Post & Recipe: Salt-Cured Fresh Olives

The process is simple. Layer fresh black olives with pure sea salt.

Blog Post & Recipe: Lentils with Chocolate. No, really.

Certainly not a common dish anywhere, lentils with chocolate can be found on both sides of the Atlantic in northern Spanish, especially Asturian, and Portuguese cuisine, as well as throughout Latin America. The lentils are usually served soupily with a humble garnish of fried, garlicky croutons and a good glass of red wine

Blog Post & Recipes: Cara's Top 12 Cravings of 2010

Includes links to her husband's Top Twelve and another Top Twelve chosen by her readers.

It seems like all the other bloggers are choosing there Top 10 in 2010, but I started this round-up series by letting my husband pick his favorite dish from each month. So when it it was time for my readers' choice re-cap, I had to play fair and give you 12 recipes too. So why stop now? Here are my Top 12 in 2010.

Chicken Tequila Burgers ... Sesame Maple Ginger Tofu ... Baked Pumpkin Falafel ... Sizzling Haloumi with Roasted Asparagus and Tomatoes ... Shakshouka ...
Greek-Style Tomato-Braised Cauliflower ... Asian Tuna Salad ... Sweet PB & Berry Omelet ... Sockeye Salmon with Sweet Roasted Corn & Strawberry Salad ... Hummus with Honey and Moroccan Spices ... Lentil & Eggplant Moussaka ... Baked Pumpkin Cranberry Oatmeal Pudding

10 Whole Grains / Edamame Dip / New Year Noodle Soup

Article & Recipes: Whole Grains 101

Grains are tasty, protein-rich, and easy to cook. Here’s a primer on 10 of our favorites, along with an assortment of recipes

Blog Post & Recipes: Edamame Dip

It's great on its own with veggies or pita crisps (or potato chips, if you're so inclined), or on a sandwich with a slice of cured ham.

Blog Post & Recipe: New Year Noodle Soup Recipe

At its core it is a bean and noodle soup featuring thin egg noodles swimming in a fragrant broth spiced with turmeric, cumin, chiles, and black pepper. You use a medley of lentils, chickpeas, and borlotti beans, making the soup hearty and filling without being heavy. You add spinach, dill, and cilantro. You add lime juice for a bit of sour at the end. And then you've got a number of toppings to add when you serve the soup

Spicy Green Tomato & Apple Chutney / Ignore Expiration Dates / FOODday picks 12 favorite recipes of 2010

Blog Post & Recipe: A proper chutney

It’s finally dawning on me that our capacity for sweet preserves is fairly limited, so I knew this year’s project would have to be savory.

English-style Spicy Green Tomato & Apple Chutney

Article: Ignore Expiration Dates

... we should focus our efforts on what really matters to our health—not spoilage bacteria, which are fairly docile, but their malevolent counterparts: disease-causing pathogens ... which infect the food we eat not because it's old but as a result of unsanitary conditions at factories or elsewhere along the supply chain.

Blog Post & Recipes: FOODday picks 12 favorite recipes of 2010

Storm Large's Roasted Vegetables With Toasty Quinoa, Tandoori Fish With Mango and Baby Spinach Salad, Margarita Bars, Bourbon Caramel Sauce, Spicy Chicken Thighs With Apricots and Olives, Grilled Sweet Corn on the Cob With Salty Coconut Cream, Southwestern Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Potato and Corn Salad, Endive, Fennel and Apple Slaw, Potato-Asparagus Soup, Chicken and Vegetable Cobbler, Easy Oven-Roasted Ribs, Thai Chicken Soup

4 Turkey Recipes / Daifuku Mochi / Brussels Sprouts with Sriracha & Lime

Recipes: Turkey: Not Just for Thanksgiving

Look to the left of the page to find links to four turkey recipes:

Recipes for Health: Turkey and Rice Casserole With Yogurt Topping ... Turkey and Wild Rice Salad ... Risotto With Turkey, Mushrooms and Peas ... Turkey and Mizuna Salad

Article & Recipe: Making mochi

A glutinous rice cake with a bland, chewy texture, mochi is traditionally made in Japan at parties welcoming the New Year ... But mochi can be also be served in dessert soups, like sweet meatballs, or cooked and eaten as a savory dish.

Daifuku Mochi

Blog Post & Recipe: The Secret | Brussels Sprouts

Here's the good news: they can taste remarkable if you cook them properly. Caramelized and golden, they become sweet and addictive (spoiler: we're not going to be boiling them). As is true with most things, true enough to make it a principle of cooking, brown is flavor.

Brussels Sprouts with Sriracha and Lime