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A guide to farmers markets in the suburbs

Daily Herald staff report
May 23, 2025 8:04 am - Farmers markets are opening throughout the suburbs. Some start in June or later while others have already begun. Here’s a helpful guide.
Make the most of strawberry season with traditional Eton Mess

By Penny Kazmier
May 21, 2025 5:43 am - Strawberry season is right around the corner. Even though we can purchase strawberries year round at the grocery store, there is nothing better than a freshly picked strawberry. This recipe for Eton Mess — a traditional English dessert consisting of strawberries, crumbled meringue cookies and whipped cream — is a perfect way to make use of your seasonal bounty.
French bread pizza topped with salad is a quick, budget-friendly meal

By Ellie Krieger
May 21, 2025 5:22 am - These French bread pizzas are piled with a tricolor salad of arugula, radicchio and endive, making for an easier and healthier homemade pizza experience.
A guide to coconut milk, cream and other related ingredients

By Leah Koenig
May 21, 2025 4:52 am - Coconut milk can be confusing. It comes in multiple, often similarly named iterations that are not the same thing and can be found in various aisles throughout the supermarket. Here’s what you need to know about the coconut milk products you are likely to encounter at the store.
Give salt-and-pepper pork chops a crunchy coating without the deep frying

By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL
May 20, 2025 5:33 am - The salt-and-pepper treatment is a Cantonese technique that can be applied to give almost any meat, seafood or tofu a crunchy exterior and tongue-tingling flavor. The protein typically is deep-fried, but this version opts to pan-fry pork dusted in cornstarch seasoned generously with Sichuan pepper, black pepper and cayenne.
Double down on carrots with a hearty pearl couscous salad

By Joe Yonan
May 20, 2025 5:30 am - This summery Warm Carrot, Bean and Couscous Salad gets extra carrot flavor from juice you use to cook the carrots and pearl couscous. White beans add protein to elevate it to main-course status, but it would be perfectly at home as a cookout or picnic side dish.
Wolfgang Puck and his Chinois chicken salad are here to stay

By Aaron Hutcherson
May 20, 2025 5:10 am - This chicken salad with cabbage, radicchio and a nutty dressing from chef Wolfgang Puck is a celebration of texture and boasts a balance of acidity, spice and sweetness. It was first introduced on the menu of his Santa Monica restaurant Chinois on Main when it opened in 1983.
How do you decide which oven rack to use?

By Becky Krystal
May 20, 2025 5:07 am - Which oven rack you use depends on what you’re making and what you’re trying to achieve. Try to think about where you want the heat most applied — or where you don’t. With those factors in mind, here’s a quick guide.
Delightful dips: Gather round this trio of bold, flavorful crowd pleasers

By Biz Velatini
May 14, 2025 5:49 am - There’s something undeniably joyful about a good dip. Whether it’s creamy, cheesy, fresh or fiery, dips bring people together — around the table, at backyard barbecues, or while lounging on the couch with a bag of chips in hand.
Caesar-style salad dressing has staying power — and no added sugar

By Don Mauer
May 14, 2025 5:47 am - Has the classic Caesar salad lost its appeal? At one time, Caesar salad was a popular part of an upper-tier dining experience. Were those salads good? Depended on the restaurant and their ingredient choices. Excellent ingredients, like high-quality, extra virgin olive make a superb salad.

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