Sour cherries can be persnickety. First, they’re hard to find. In Los Angeles they seem to be available in most of the Armenian markets near Glendale for about two and a half weeks in June. However, don’t look for them in the produce aisle, go straight to the checkout counter. If you don’t see them…
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According to Melissa Clark, “Sausages have no season… They are as good served with potatoes and cabbage in the dead of winter as they are grilled in the summer, with ripe tomatoes and basil on the side.” With that in mind, she presents a savory rhubarb and sausage recipe in her latest book, Dinner: Changing the…
It’s probably an exaggeration to say that the dressing makes the salad. Still, a carefully mixed dressing can turn a simple collaboration of arugula with a few shavings of Manchego into something more than the sum of its parts. The trick, of course, is getting the balance just right. Salad dressings are all about sweet…
Radicchio (pronounced ra-DEE-key-o) is the Italian name for a large group of red chicories. You may know radicchio as the red flecks found floating among emaciated lettuce leaves in vacuum-packed bags of salad. That variety is typically Radicchio di Chioggia. Which can be delicious, don’t get me wrong. But sadly, in the salad bag example,…
