The original Roman gourmet Apicius got straight to the heart of the pleasure we derive from food when he said, "We eat first with our eyes" back in the first century A.D. A tremendous portion of food ...

Blanching simply means to quickly boil foods (typically vegetables, fruits, or nuts) without fully cooking them. The blanched foods are then placed in a bowl of ice water for shocking (another cooking ...

The rules of vegetable blanching say to use a big pot of water, salt, and then shock in ice water. Is any of this true? While many insist that the key to proper vegetable blanching is to cook very ...

ST. PAUL -- Blanching (scalding vegetables in boiling water or steam for a short time) is a must for almost all vegetables to be frozen successfully. It slows or stops the enzyme action which can ...

Spring is the best time to be a vegetarian. The produce speaks for itself. The recipes below highlight the season's best: ...