Cooking class in Tuscany

We have a lot of time for cranberries, mostly because almost no other fruit works this hard in December. Sauce for the turkey, salsa for the cheese board, a babka, a coffee cake, something red in a glass at the end of the night. One …

Leaping Bear Farm is recalling eggs after Vermont health and agriculture officials detected Salmonella in eggs and environmental samples from the farm. The recall covers cartons dated between June 1 and Sept. 5. The eggs were sold at local farmers markets and other retailers. Vermont …

The California Department of Health has issued a warning about Happy Hens brand eggs because a Salmonella outbreak has been traced to them. The department is working with the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to investigate the …

Most strawberry jam recipes add pectin. This one does not, and that is the whole point. Strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice, cooked for two hours until thick. No shortcuts, no thickeners, no guessing. The long cook concentrates the fruit flavor until a spoonful tastes more …

Shrimp scampi is one of those Italian-American classics that has been around so long, people forget how good it actually is. Seared shrimp tossed in a sauce of butter, garlic, white wine, and lemon over a tangle of linguine. It takes about 20 minutes, uses …

Chicken fried rice is what leftover rice was made for, and making it well at home is simpler than most people think. The secret that every Chinese restaurant already knows is that day-old rice, cold from the fridge, is the only rice worth using here. …

The CDC has declared that a Cyclospora outbreak associated with iceberg lettuce is over. The outbreak sickened 12,883 patients from 21 states. Since the last update, one additional state has been added: Virginia.The outbreak resulted in 570 hospitalizations and two deaths. Iceberg lettuce from a …

Evergreen Fresh Sprouts LLC of Moyie Springs, ID, is recalling 215 cases of Broccoli Sprouts, because they have been linked to an outbreak of Salmonella infections. The sprouts were delivered to three distributors in Washington between Aug. 24 and Sept. 2. They may have been …

Vodka sauce had its moment a few years ago and then never really went away, because a good one is genuinely hard to beat. The vodka sharpens the tomato flavor and helps emulsify the cream into a silky, blush-colored sauce that clings to every ridge …

Pea shoots in a grilled cheese. Not lettuce, not spinach, not arugula. Pea shoots. They are tender and sweet and taste like spring, and they wilt just enough inside a hot sandwich to stay green without going limp. Bread, cheddar cheese, a handful of pea …