It is surprisingly easy to make caramel syrup from scratch, calling for just sugar, water, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt and taking less than 20 minutes to prepare. It adds a rich sweetness to drinks, including your morning coffee or evening cocktails. The syrup can also be drizzled over breakfast food and desserts
OMG! It was so goooood! I topped sautéed shrimps with the sauce as an appetizer. The only changes I’ve made are substituting lemon juice for rice vinegar and fresh parsley for cilantro (my husband’s not a fan of it). I didn’t use any garlic and Thai chili pepper. Definitely will make this again. Thank you
Octopus is a beast to prepare not because it’s hard, but because there is a lot of conflicting information as to what’s best to do. Always a delightful dish when properly cooked, and a disaster when served chewy and rubbery, octopus needs some time investment to shine. Tender and buttery soft, nicely cooked octopus is
Photo by Rinku Bhattacharya /Spice Chronicles Serves 4 to 6 Author Notes . Kadhi Pakora is an Indian Chickpea Soup, with well seasoned chickpea and onion fritters used as dumplings. This is my mother-in-law’s recipe, and it is classic North Indian winter comfort food, sort of like a vegetarian variation of chicken stew and dumplings.
Photo by Julia Gartland Makes About 3 quarts Author Notes I developed this recipe after I moved back home to Malaysia, where the nearest Korean grocery store is a 40-minute drive away from my house. Nearby restaurants are no good, either; their kimchi is missing that characteristic funk. So I made a version that used
Photo by Mark Weinberg Prep time 5 minutes Makes 1 cocktail Author Notes The first time I ordered a Negroni Sbagliato at a hotel bar in Rome, the bartender looked at me quizzically. I wasn’t sure if my pronunciation was that bad or if, as people often tell me, I was speaking too softly. So
The momentum behind functional foods and wellness elixirs is at an all-time high. Expensive products are touted as having the power to do everything from restoring gut health to boosting immunity and fighting inflammation, but their health claims are often backed by little solid science. So instead of pricy supplements, we’re mixing up a more
