Friday March 19 , 2010

Seasonal

Daily menus and recipes most suited to every season: light cooking, usually grilling, baking or steaming, in the warmer season; rich sauces, baking or stewing, when it is cold.

Although modern agriculture and grocery shops make produce available for the most part of the year, food has a seasonal best, when it peaks in flavor and nutritional value.

Seasonal eating not only caters for the four seasons, but alsot for traditional seasonal celebrations.

  • Spring ( 5 Articles )

    Spring is the season for renewal. Not only it is full of new, tender vegetables, but as the days war up, it calls for a lighter fare than the previous season.

  • Summer ( 18 Articles )

    Summer is the season for outdoor grilling and recipes to eat cold.

  • Autumn ( 8 Articles )

    Autumn, the Fall season.

  • Winter ( 3 Articles )

    The cold outside makes to favor warm food, warming drinks and full meals.

  • Holiday Season ( 11 Articles )

    The Holiday Season opens with the run up to Thanksgiving, and goes on to the Christmas celebrations. It does not end with it. There are many other celebrations around -Hannukah or Kwanza, to name some- and the festive mood is impossible to escape.

  • Halloween ( 3 Articles )

    Halloween has its own food code.

  • Valentine Day ( 3 Articles )

    Celebrating Valentine's Day has become a established tradition.

Hint of Herbs

Bay leaf tastes like slightly bitter pepper, with a resinous note. Use in stews, broths, marinades, pickles and in your bouquet garni. Matches well with lentils or beans.

Read more... Bay Leaf  

Choice Tidbits

Which grill to choose? It comes to charcoal, gas or electric. If choosing gas, propane or natural gas? There is no doubt charcoal gives food a special taste, however, gas keeps a uniform temperature and promotes uniform cooking. Successful cooking depends on picking the right type of grill.

Smokers are and alternative to a barbecue grill and they are becoming increasingly popular.

Read more... Barbecue Grill Types  

Full of Flavor

Nigella has a pungent, peppery flavor, similar to a bitter pepper. Widely used in Indian cuisines, where is known as kalonji or wild onion seed, in curry mixtures, vegetable dishes, pickles and chutneys.

Read more... Nigella