Cooking class in Tuscany

Tandoori chicken is one of those dishes where the home kitchen version requires a bit of deliberate engineering to approximate something that was designed around a 900-degree clay oven. The double-marination technique in this recipe, first a rub of lemon juice and salt to open …

A petting zoo and farm in Belgium has been allowed to reopen after being connected to an E. coli outbreak. Between late June and mid-July, eight children in the Brasschaat region were hospitalized with hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) resulting from Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) …

Scientists have emphasized the need to consider food safety and foodborne illness concerns related to dumpster diving behaviors. Dumpster diving is the practice of sourcing discarded food from supermarket or restaurant trash bins. A total of 4.7 percent of adults in the United Kingdom said they …

Highline brand organic mini Bella sliced mushrooms are being recalled in Canada because of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was triggered by test results from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The implicated mushrooms were distributed in Alberta province. As of the posting of the …

Officials with Chipotle Mexican Grill announced today that they have removed jalapenos from their restaurants in Minnesota because they are linked to an outbreak of Salmonella infections. The fast food chain also removed the peppers from locations in other states that received them from the …

Black pepper in a margarita. I know. But one quarter teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper blended with frozen strawberries, tequila, triple sec, lime juice, and sugar changes this from a standard frozen margarita into something that warms your throat after each sip. Ice cubes, …

Smoked duck, plum and chili sauce, fresh cucumbers, wrapped. This is not cooking. The duck is already smoked, the sauce is already made, and the cucumbers need a rinse and five minutes of knife work. I keep smoked duck breast in the fridge specifically for …

Most granola recipes have too many ingredients and too much sugar. This one has five: spelt flakes, sesame seeds, honey, oil, and salt. That is all. No oats, no dried fruit, no coconut, no vanilla extract. Spelt flakes are the base, which gives the granola …