Rick's Picks
The memory of pickling dilly beans in Vermont with his parents in the 1970s inspired Rick Field to begin making pickles in his Brooklyn apartment in 1997. After lots of research, he began turning...
View ArticleWondra Flour
When I am sautéing a piece of fish, chicken or other protein and I want to dip it in flour, I now reach for Wondra flour. Wondra is the kind of flour my grandmother used to use to thicken gravies....
View ArticleWonton Skins
One of my favorite “secret” ingredients is prepared wonton skins. They are found in the freezer section of the supermarket and occasionally in the refrigerated section. They come in a variety of sizes...
View ArticleSara's Kitchen's Revelations – You Can Cook Beets in 3 Minutes
The Husband loves beets. Me, not so much. I think they taste like dirt. They take forever to cook – 45 minutes to boil or to steam, and if you steam them you have to keep adding water. They take a...
View ArticleSara's Kitchen Revelations – Raw Beets are Very Tasty
When I was grating my beets for a quick saute for The Husband I happened to taste a little bit of the shredded beets in the raw state shredded gold and red beet salad Shredded Beet Salad and...
View ArticleSara's Kitchen Revelations – Watch out Beluga, there are some new caviars in...
Last Thursday I had a spectacular dish at INK in LA – Burrata with trout roe, garlic flowers, kataifi and much more Burrata with Trout Roe at INK Who says that cheese and fish don’t go together? But...
View ArticleSara Kitchen Revelations – Fresh Corn: Cook It, Chill It, or Lose It
I bet many of you, like me today, are picking up corn at the farm stand or farmer’s market, fresh corn at the farmer's market which is a good thing, because corn close to the source (as opposed to...
View ArticleSara's Kitchen Revelations – Don't throw out that leftover coffee, freeze it.
coffee ice cubes After my morning cup (well, cups) of coffee all I want on a hot summer afternoon is iced coffee and what better way to ice it then with coffee ice cubes – double whammy! frozen cafe...
View ArticleSara's Kitchen Revelations: The Ultimate Drink Enhancer – Flavored Ice Cubes
summer drinks You can freeze anything in an ice cube tray my favorite ice cube tray and then float it in a drink. Fruit is an excellent candidate, any kind, pureed and strained (optional – I don’t mind...
View ArticleI share my love of corn and tomatoes in this summer’s U of M Alumnus magazine.
Corn and Tomatoes!!! my two favorite vegetable/fruits. Here is my latest U of M Alumnus magazine article sharing everything I know about these two stars of summer. You’ll find the article here.The post...
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