With all the cookbooks that come out each year, repeating volumes filled with market-driven dishes prettily photographed in vintage cookwear on hardwood tabletops, it’s easy to overlook some of the ...

Small eggplants such as Japanese or Chinese varieties are good for this recipe, as they tend to be less bitter and not as seed-filled as larger globe varieties. If you use white eggplants, you might ...

Give yourself a nice cup of really hot oregano tea. It’s a wonderful drink that helps stop your cough and gives you the good ...

THERE’S no better way to spend a languid early-summer evening than by gathering with family or friends on the patio for a supper drawn from a table filled with colorful plates of delicious antipasti.

A reader was given a plant labeled Cuban/Mexican oregano (Plectranthus amboinicus) and wonders if it's really a culinary herb. But here's the real question: What is oregano, anyway? Plants in the ...

3 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano leaves, plus oregano sprigs for garnish Instructions: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. From 1 lemon, grate 1 tablespoon peel and squeeze 2 teaspoons juice. In small ...

Because it’s so delicate, the flesh can break down when marinated first, sometimes causing the fish to fall apart. A post-grill bath delivers flavor without compromising texture. Prepare grill for ...

Not the dessert, the cocktail. Alba Huerta adds fresh oregano to give a savory edge to this cobbler made with pisco, a South American brandy. "Oregano has such a big flavor, you have to tell people up ...

Thankfully, the government is no longer telling us to overcook most pork. Under a revised Department of Agriculture guideline, it’s now OK to cook whole cuts of pork to medium, or 145 degrees on an ...

This is longtime Chronicle food editor Ann Criswell’s famous standard, using fresh mushrooms, instead of canned and substituting low-sodium soups. Top with french-fried onion rings if you like. Bring ...