One of the first things I learned with respect to vegetables was the difference between a boiled taste and a sautéed, fried or roasted taste. The chef who showed me this assumed — correctly — that I ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... We eat our seasons, don’t we? In winter, warming soups, stews and such. Cool and cooling foods come summer, such as ice cream of course, and salads and foods ...

SAN DIEGO — I served a lot of great pasta while working at Guilio's in Pacific Beach and Santi's in La Jolla, but this recipe comes from my first trip to Europe and the few days we spent in Milan, ...

Trim approximately 1" off of the bottom of the asparagus, place in a double boiler and steam in a covered pot until the asparagus turns bright green in color; approximately 2-3 minutes from when water ...

Prepare a grill for high heat; preheat 5 minutes (or heat a grill pan over high heat). In a medium bowl, toss asparagus with oil; generously season with salt and pepper. Grill, turning occasionally, ...

NEW YORK (WLNY) --Most of us want to live greener lives. But when it comes to daily waste, a lot of it comes from our kitchens -- especially in New York City with an absence of compost bins and ...

Asparagus has been a delicious symbol of spring since at least as far back as the Greeks, who called it asparagos -- literally, "to spring up." But however it is spelled, it makes me happy. Most ...

A springtime menu in Germany, Alsace, Austria or Switzerland may read as follows: white asparagus with smoked salmon, white asparagus with new potatoes, white asparagus with veal in morel sauce. The ...

Once asparagus season hits, I’m digging it and use it as a side dish to many meals. I also use it in many dishes from pastas to quiche. And if I run out of ideas, slicing asparagus raw and adding it ...

There are many ways to cook asparagus from grilling or roasting to steaming and sauteing. But after you've cooked and enjoyed these delicious veggies, how do you preserve the leftovers? Refrigerating ...