Food

CRAVE: Kimchi adds a spicy, crunchy flavor boost to grilled cheese

We’ve upped the ante on the original pull-from-the-pantry meal — the grilled cheese — with one potent ingredient: kimchi. And we use it two ways for a double dose of flavor. Cheese with kimchi may sound odd, but the pairing is hardly new. Budae jjigae, otherwise known as army base stew, ...

CRAVE: Tomato-free Bolognese variant makes classic dish a weeknight option

Classic, slow-simmered ragù Bolognese isn’t a weeknight dinner option, but its tomato-free cousin, white Bolognese, certainly can be. This rustic sauce made from ground meat, white wine, aromatics and olive oil is no less traditional and gets on the table in under 45 minutes. In the ...

CRAVE: Technology can make bread even easier

Say you’ve been baking bread for more than 20 years; if you’re like me, there’s no nourishment comparable to a fresh loaf of dill bread, still warm from the oven. Your family members no doubt have their favorites, too. But as age sets in, homemade bread making — all that kneading and ...

CRAVE: Cloud-like meringues offer simple path to French royalty

Light, crisp, cloud-like meringue cookies have long been associated with French royalty, a decadent treat that required skill and dedication to pull off. Perhaps once, but then the whisk attachment was invented. For those with a stand mixer, they're surprisingly easy — and adaptable to ...

CRAVE: Jelly doughnut a popular staple during the ‘festival of lights’

Jelly doughnuts, also known as sufganiyot, have become a classic Hanukkah treat, one of a number of foods fried in oil that are popular on the holiday (latkes, or potato pancakes, are another). They’re doughnuts without a central hole, fried and stuffed with jelly or jam. In Israel, jelly ...