In "Quick & Dirty," Salon Food's Mary Elizabeth Williams serves up simplified recipes and shortcuts for exhausted cooks just like you — because quick and dirty should still be delicious. Among the greatest insights about cooking I've ever read is Anthony Bourdain's "Kitchen Confidential" confession that "in the world of chefs, butter is in everything." by Odette Williams Lemony Miso …
Weekday Plants is a weekly recipe column from Salon Food that centers on easy-to-make and adaptable vegan meals. Heck, if you give me a bowl of classic Midwestern pasta salad made with bowtie pasta and bottled Italian dressing, I'm pretty much in heaven. Plus, pine nuts seasoned with simple red pepper flakes provide an unexpected toasty note. Gnocchi Pasta Salad …
