Food
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Cook of the Week Jack Sigan recipesFeb 27, 2019 5:00 am - Tahini Chicken 4 chicken breasts Salt and pepper to taste 2 teaspoons garlic, minced ¾ cup Tahini sauce ½ ounce fresh chives, minced 2 teaspoons butter, softened Juice o...
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Chili Corn PancakesFeb 27, 2019 5:00 am - ½ cup frozen corn kernels 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for serving 1 tablespoon tomato paste, or more as needed (see note) 2 teaspoons Spanish smoked paprika...
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Learning to cook was key to spreading wings of this once-picky eaterFeb 27, 2019 5:00 am - Our Cook of the Week, Jack Sigan, from Hawthorn Woods, confesses he was a picky eater growing up. That may have been one of the reasons his father (who did all the famil...
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Oven-fried Keto-Friendly Chicken ThighsFeb 27, 2019 5:00 am - 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken thighs (preferably organic) 1 (2.5 ounce) bag pork rinds (from pork raised without antibiotics and fried in pork fat) ½ cup avocado oi...
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Savory pancakes satisfy, especially when they're packed with corn and black beansFeb 27, 2019 5:00 am - There's nothing wrong with serving straight-up breakfast-style pancakes for dinner, but through the years, The Washington Post's Food section has offered a number of sav...
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Oxymoron or genius? Healthy fried chicken coated in pork rindsFeb 27, 2019 5:00 am - There are two popular food plans today — Paleo and Ketogenic — that, in many ways, make dietary sense. The Paleo Diet: A paleo website explains that it is: “ … a nutrit...
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Simple Butter ChickenFeb 26, 2019 5:06 am - For the chicken 1½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs (trimmed of excess fat), cut into 1½-inch chunks 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice (from 1 lime) Generous ¼ teasp...
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Porcini RisottoFeb 26, 2019 5:00 am - 1 ounce (about 1 cup) dried porcini mushrooms 4 to 4½ cups store-bought or homemade vegetable broth 2 tablespoons vegan butter 12 ounces cremini mushrooms, trimmed and t...
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I love a good Napa Valley cabernet. If only I could afford it.Feb 26, 2019 5:00 am - Six glasses stood arrayed in an arc on the place mat, offering me tastes of Napa Valley's past, present and future. At the head of the room, one of California's most cel...
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No constant stirring, no dairy: This double-mushroom risotto defies conventional wisdomFeb 26, 2019 5:00 am - Let's get a couple of misconceptions about risotto out of the way: First, I hope you've heard by now that the whole standing-and-stirring-forever myth is just that. Good...