[Photograph: Shauna James Ahern] I grew up in Southern California, which was always sunny, generally pleasant, and filled with people who wanted to be in the movie industry. And, let's face it, a good chunk of the people who...
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"Its name is appropriate—this squash is delicate, weighing less than a pound, with thin skin." [Photograph: Shauna James Ahern] My brother and I hunched over our pumpkins, racing to see who could scoop all the seeds out first. After our...
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Juniper berries. [Photograph: Shauna James Ahern] If you had seen my spice cupboard in 2005, you might have laughed. A half-empty cinnamon bottle, used vigorously during the holiday season, then not touched for months. The same was true for...
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Serious Eater Michael Natkin of the vegetarian blog Herbivoracious drops by every Wednesday to share a delicious recipe to expand our vegetarian repertoire. [Photograph: Michael Natkin] Westerners tend to think the full range of Indian main dishes consists of wet...
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"You might have eaten teff and not known it." Injera, the spongy Ethiopian bread, is made of teff flour. [Photograph: Robyn Lee] When people find out I cannot eat gluten, they often say, "Oh, I'm so sorry." (Not me.) And...
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Note: We've offered a small amount of gluten-free recipes on SE in the past but have never had a specific column devoted to the topic. That changes today. This post marks the Serious Eats debut of Shauna James Ahern. You...
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"I'm not sure that this mix of Crisco, sugar, and vanilla extract is that much better for you than the original Oreo filling but I felt better seeing exactly what went into it." Photograph from hangishh on Flickr Have you...
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Since I am a sucker for anything thing cornmeal-related, I naturally had to try the Jalapeño-Cheddar-Corn Muffins in Elizabeth Barone's Easy Gluten-Free Baking. I already had all of the gluten-free baking ingredients on hand and I always have some cornmeal...
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The following recipe is from the August 12 edition of our weekly recipe newsletter. To receive this newsletter in your inbox, sign up here! I think that I might be the only person in the whole world who prefers blondies...
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"Nice to meet you, xanthan gum." —Fresh squeezed lemon. Photograph by jamelah on Flickr Having just returned home from gathering my gluten-free baking supplies, I must say that I am not envious of gluten-intolerant people. It saddens me to...
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