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Daytime Dazzle Shrimp Scampi

Recipes / 5 Ingredients or Less /

Light up your day with Daytime Dazzle Shrimp Scampi. The tender shrimp sautéed in a garlicky butter sauce is as dazzling and satisfying as a bright daytime sky.

Ingredients 1/2 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined 2 tablespoons butter 2 cloves garlic, minced Salt and pepper to taste Lemon wedges for servingInstructions ...Read more

Dazzling Durian Smoothie

Recipes / 3 Ingredients or Less /

Explore the exotic side of breakfast with this bold smoothie. Dazzling Durian Smoothie is an expedition into tropical flavour, offering an unusual taste adventure.

Ingredients Durian Coconut milk HoneyInstructions Blend the durian, coconut milk, and honey until smooth.

Serve chilled.

This smoothie is a bold ...Read more

Tempting Truffle Popcorn

Recipes / 3 Ingredients or Less /

Add a dash of luxury to your party snacks with this upscale twist. Tempting Truffle Popcorn is an ode to the power of gourmet ingredients.

Ingredients Popcorn kernels Truffle oil Sea saltInstructions Pop the popcorn kernels.

Drizzle with truffle oil and sprinkle with sea salt.

This popcorn is a thrilling ...Read more

EatingWell: Enjoy a taste of the Mediterranean at home

Recipes / Variety Menu /

This healthy fish recipe makes a tasty and easy weeknight meal. In the Mediterranean region, blends of dried locally grown herbs are common. This version is ideal for vegetables, seafood, poultry and pork.

Herby Fish with Wilted Greens & Mushrooms

Serves 4

Active Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

For the Mediterranean herb mix:...Read more

Environmental Nutrition: Spotlight on supplements: Hibiscus

Recipes / Variety Menu /

Hibiscus is more than just a pretty flower.

Overview

Hibiscus (Hibiscus sabdariffa) is a well-known flower that can be consumed as a tea or in supplements. It contains a range of bioactive compounds such as anthocyanins, proanthocyanins, and flavonols. Due to the complexity of its composition, different hibiscus preparations ...Read more

Seriously Simple: Crab cakes, a luxury worth making

Recipes / Variety Menu /

Years ago, I was a judge at the Mendocino Crab and Wine Festival. We tasted 35 Dungeness crab cakes. The winning entry had mostly fresh crab meat morsels with just enough breadcrumbs to bind the crab together. This recipe from Executive Chef Alan Kantor, of MacCallum House in Mendocino, is similar to that one.

Chef Kantor adds scallions, ...Read more

JeanMarie Brownson: One-pan pasta delivers flavorful meal, easy clean-up

Recipes / Variety Menu /

The best ingredients, prepared properly with lots of flavor, deliver pleasure in abundance. Perhaps that is the beauty behind the increasingly-popular, one-pan meals. No fuss, minimal mess, maximum satisfaction.

To prove this point, take a turn making a one-pan pasta. Noodles that cook in their sauce pack tons of flavor. This method also ...Read more

The Kitchn: For the best chocolate cake of your life, never skip this one easy step

Recipes / Variety Menu /

What could be better than a well-made slice of classic chocolate cake? In my opinion, absolute nothing! This rich and tender cake layered with fluffy chocolate buttercream is the perfect ending to any special occasion.

My little trick: Adding a small amount of instant espresso powder to the batter. Don’t worry — it doesn’t end up tasting ...Read more

The Kitchn: I use this homemade dressing on everything, not just salad!

Recipes / Variety Menu /

One of my go-to salad dressings at the grocery store is Makoto ginger dressing. I love its chunky texture and its savory, slightly sweet flavor. It makes any green salad incredibly delicious. After going through so many bottles, I came up with my own copycat ...Read more

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Column: Why are Taiwan's 7-Elevens so much better than ours?

Recipes / Variety Menu /

When I visit my family in Taichung, Taiwan, I've learned to never ask where we are going, because the answer is always the same: first, 7-Eleven.

Going to Taiwan has always meant going to 7-Eleven. My uncle runs a few stores in Taichung, Taiwan's second-largest city, and it's often our first stop after the airport.

When I visited last month, I...Read more

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5 recipes to usher in spring brunch season

Recipes / All About Wine /

It's been a complicated start to the year, at least in the kitchen. Unseasonably warm days had us firing up the grill, and the debut of tulips and tree buds surely meant that asparagus and early peas were imminent. Except it wasn't even March.

Now that the seasons have officially changed (even if the temperatures feel otherwise), and Easter is ...Read more

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Gretchen's table: Spicy lamb stir-fry makes for a quick and easy Ramadan meal

Recipes / Variety Menu /

Lamb is a favorite seasonal dish in the early days of spring, often showing up on the table as a roast or chops with mint sauce at Easter.

Thinly sliced, it also makes for a great addition to a fast and easy weeknight stir-fry, especially when the meat strips travel a quick road to tenderness with a quick dip in a tangy, chili-based sauce ...Read more

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Best Bites: Rip Van Wafers Dark Chocolate

Recipes / Variety Menu /

In searching for some low-sugar snacks for a group of athletes coming to my house, I found these wafers. With only 2 grams of sugar and 120 calories, no GMOs and 5 grams of fiber, they fit the bill on paper.

But the taste is what sold me.

The “dark chocolate” in the title is not just for show. Each bite starts with a crispy wafer but ...Read more

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Happiness is pickled eggs at a 100-year-old bar

Recipes / Variety Menu /

LOS ANGELES -- I like to make up fantastical stories for people I see at dive bars. I can entertain myself for hours, subsisting on nothing more than sips from a sweating glass of vodka soda and my imagination.

The divey-er the bar, the better. In a dim room that's always night, the $3 that I pay to see a cover band made up of the owner's ...Read more

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Gretchen's table: Chorizo and potato empanadas make a handheld spring meal

Recipes / Variety Menu /

Spring weather is here, and I'll bet you can't wait to get outside and enjoy the sunshine.

My bike is already at the ready in the backseat of my car, awaiting the days when I can hop onto a bike path or trail after work and ride with the wind on my face and setting sun in my eye.

Spring is also a good idea to have a few hand-held meals like ...Read more

Tremendous Truffle Toast

Recipes / 3 Ingredients or Less /

Elevate your breakfast with this gourmet dish. Tremendous Truffle Toast is a luxurious indulgence that transforms your morning.

Ingredients Bread Truffle oil Parmesan cheeseInstructions Toast the bread to your liking.

Drizzle with truffle oil and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

This breakfast is a celebration ...Read more

Pork Chops with Thyme and Mustard

Recipes / Recipes by Zola /

Editor's Note: We think you will enjoy this previously published Zola classic!

Intermittent Fasting

In the last few years, there’s a buzz phrase in the dieting community that is getting lots of coverage. It’s called intermittent fasting.

Intermittent fasting is the concept of going 12 to 18 hours without food.

Some research...Read more

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Mystery among the vines: Why is the FBI probing some of Napa Valley's fanciest wineries?

Recipes / All About Wine /

ST. HELENA, Calif. — Highway 29 winds along the floor of the Napa Valley through Yountville and St. Helena and up into Calistoga, passing by vineyards that produce some of the most celebrated and expensive wines in the world.

The road, lined with rows of grapevines planted along sun-dappled hills, is justly famous for its stunning beauty —...Read more

Charming Churros

Recipes / 3 Ingredients or Less /

These sweet treats from Spain are like sunshine in your mouth. Crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, they make every day feel like a festive occasion.

Ingredients Water Flour SugarInstructions Mix water and flour to form a dough.

Pipe into long sticks and fry until golden brown, then roll in sugar.

The ...Read more

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Column: $500,000 space dining isn't all that out there

Recipes / Variety Menu /

I received lots of email from non-foodie friends when the announcement came that Rasmus Munk, the chef of two-starred Michelin restaurant Alchemist, was going to prepare a meal on the edge of space for people willing to fork over $500,000 each for the privilege of what is literally haute cuisine. My friends were very excited about this most ...Read more