Earlier this week Cakespy reported on her favorite savory meals in Paris, but let's be honest—she was there for the sweets. After visiting 35 bakeries in seven days in Paris, she rounds up a dozen—no wait, a baker's dozen—of her favorites, from macarons to eclairs to tartelette aux fraises, and more.
When cooking fish, I usually aim for lighter preparations without sauce, where the flavor of the fish comes through. But this quick lemon-thyme mayonnaise melts into the flesh to season it, keep it moist, and develop a mouthwatering golden brown crust on the top.
Most of my chicken parmesan experiences have been bad ones. You probably know where this is headed—the oversized portions of heavily breaded chicken topped with boring tomato sauces and layer upon layer of greasy cheese. But this recipe is well-proportioned, light on the grease, and clean in flavor. It's easily the best chicken parmesan I've ever had.
Did we figure out a cheese-making method that's completely idiot-proof and makes clean-up a snap? Yep. Just combine your ingredients in a glass container, microwave on high for a couple minutes, stir once, and drain. Ta da! You have just made ricotta.
Photograph from scaredy_kat on Flickr Roughly 80 percent of the population of India is vegetarian, so why is a burger one of the most popular fast foods there? Well, it's not a burger in the traditional sense, it's vada...