savory
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Your Ice Cream Needs Savoury Toppings
Cinnamon and chocolate are not inherently sweet. In fact, they’re both pretty bitter (one’s tree bark for goodness sake), but add some sugar, and you’ve got two of the most popular dessert flavours. If ground up bark can get a pass, other savoury ingredients deserve a chance. Garnishing and flavoring desserts with bitter, savoury, acidic,…
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Improve Your Oatmeal By Treating It Like Risotto
I am a staunch savoury breakfast eater. Though I love sugar, starting my day with it leads to all sorts of issues, and I just never crave sweets upon waking. For this reason, I’ve always avoided oatmeal, a bland gruel that’s usually doctored with butter, sugar, and other toppings fit for a cookie.
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How To Fry Herbs, And What To Do With Them
Photos by Claire Lower Most home cooks are aware that adding a smattering of fresh herbs to their dishes is an easy (and fairly cheap) way to elevate them to new, flavorful heights, but too few of them employ the power of the fried fresh herb.
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Make This Mediterranean Spice Blend And Use It On Everything
I first had za’atar, a Mediterranean spice blend featuring thyme, sumac and sesame seeds, in Israel, and it was a revelation. This savoury seasoning powder was good on almost everything — from seared lamb to yogurt — and I don’t know why it never occurred to me to just make my own.