Asparagus is at the top of our list of spring produce—and it's probably your favorite, too. Knowing how to cook asparagus is important if you want to enjoy all that the vegetable has to offer. April ...

The original Roman gourmet Apicius got straight to the heart of the pleasure we derive from food when he said, "We eat first with our eyes" back in the first century A.D. A tremendous portion of food ...

Blanching simply means to quickly boil foods (typically vegetables, fruits, or nuts) without fully cooking them. The blanched foods are then placed in a bowl of ice water for shocking (another cooking ...

The rules of vegetable blanching say to use a big pot of water, salt, and then shock in ice water. Is any of this true? While many insist that the key to proper vegetable blanching is to cook very ...

Buying vegetables in bulk is a good way to save money on already cheap (or not so cheap) vegetables. Many of them will keep for weeks in a cool, dry place, but even the most zealous vegetable enjoyer ...

Preparing vegetables can sometimes be the most time-consuming part of getting dinner together, but blanching them helps move things along. Blanching means boiling the vegetables for a very short time ...