1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley 4 garlic cloves 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1 tablespoon sweet paprika 1 tablespoon coarse kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/2 cup plus1 tbs olive oil 1 cup plain whole-milk Read on!
For salsa 3 ripe but firm peaches, unpeeled, pitted and cut into 1/4-inch dice 1/4 cup red onion, finely diced (about 1/2 small onion) 2 tablespoons canned chipotle chiles in adobo, minced 1/4 cup fresh lime juice 1/4 cup fresh Read on!
1/2 pound fresh mozzarella, coarsely grated (2 cups) 1 cup cooked small red beans or kidney beans, rinsed and drained if canned 1/4 cup crumbled smoky bacon (optional) 4 cups corn tortilla flour (masa harina) 3 cups water at room Read on!
Some of the world’s most delicious culinary inventions were born of necessity. Too much, too little, too fresh, too hard to transport? Taste nirvana. Bacon, smoked salmon, duck confit, wine, whiskey, cheese, hominy, sauerkraut . . . all of these Read on!
Some of the world’s most delicious culinary inventions were born of necessity. Too much, too little, too fresh, too hard to transport? Taste nirvana. Bacon, smoked salmon, duck confit, wine, whiskey, cheese, hominy, sauerkraut . . . all of these Read on!
In the late afternoon, Rain Lily Farm is a magical place. The sun dips down behind the rows, staining the sky purple. Butterflies and bees are busy getting the last of the day’s nectar from chamomile and borage flowers, and Read on!
My grandmother, a staunch conservationist and environmentalist way before it was cool, was also the most frugal person I ever knew. Famous for birthday cards that didn’t open–“Happy Birthday to a Girl Who’s . . . “–once you tear the Read on!
Driving down 290 one wet, drippy day last winter, I noticed a warehouse, empty, abandoned, and desolate, with the word “wool” painted on the side, atmospherically faded, close to disappearing. We love that look in Austin–faded remnants of a rural, Read on!
1/2 cup French (small) green lentils 2 cups water 3/4 teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 large onion, finely chopped (2 cups) 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 3/4 pound kale (preferably Tuscan; sometimes labeled “lacinato”) 3/4 pound dried short Read on!