Tandoori roast chicken with saffron quinoa stuffing blends Indian roasting traditions with Christmas feasting for a balanced, ...

In a sauce pan on medium heat, simmer the stock (do not bring it to a boil). Slowly whisk in the butter, one piece at a time. Add the garlic and saffron. Cook everything on low for approximately three ...

This past week, I went out to dinner with some friends at Pijja Palace, the sports bar-cum-restaurant in Silver Lake serving up Indian-Italian mash-ups. We ordered their kesar shells and cheese, and ...

SOME THINGS are expensive for a reason. Saffron is one of them. The scarlet threads are stigmas from the Crocus sativus. Each flower produces just three, which must be harvested by hand, preferably in ...

I know what you’re thinking: Enough with the chicken soup, already! Yes, yes — this is the third story in our series. (Here is the first, and the second.) The soup I want to tell you about now will be ...

It’s a marriage steeped in Italian food history: saffron-tinged risotto. This recipe is also made with wine, and finished with cream. First make a good quality crustacean shell stock if you want this ...

Bittman concedes that it's exotic and expensive. But also, he says, "it should be used." So what is it? The stringy red spice is actually the dried stigma of a saffron flower. It has a distinct flavor ...

I went to my local saffrontarium — which is where they sell saffron, of course — and bought a hit of saffron that cost $500 an ounce. I did not purchase an entire ounce. No one purchases an entire ...