Roasting greatly elevates the flavor of food like nuts, activating the Maillard reaction (not to be confused with caramelization) to darken their color and enhance both texture and taste. Roasted nuts ...

Pignolas by any other name still taste as sweet! We speak of the pine nut, an essential ingredient in pesto and a key player in many Southwestern dishes. They’re pricey, but they’re well worth the ...

Preheat the oven to 220°C/gas 7. Cut each of the trimmed fennel bulbs into halves and each half into 3 pieces. Plunge the pieces into boiling salted water for 2 minutes, drain and leave to dry a ...

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Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

I’m a high-payback kind of cook. What I mean by that is that any effort I expend in the kitchen, I expect to have repaid several times over on the plate. You can put that down to philosophy if you ...