Author: Melissa Clark
Spring rolls go far beyond those deep-fried versions served as an appetizer at nearly every Thai restaurant in this country. They're found all across Asia, with wrappers, fillings and cooking techniques...
Author: Mark Bittman
Author: Florence Fabricant
For casual entertaining, the tapas experience translates well to the small home kitchen. One delicious hot tapas classic easily made at home is called pinchos Moruños, or Moorish skewers, essentially...
Author: David Tanis
There couldn't be anything simpler about this festive cocktail snack, in which potato chips are topped with lemon zest-infused crème fraîche and salmon roe. This dish is more about shopping than cooking....
Author: Melissa Clark
In Italy, a favorite way to serve fresh small artichokes is raw, dressed with oil and lemon. It couldn't be a simpler presentation, and it's sensational. Slice the trimmed artichokes as thinly as possible,...
Author: David Tanis
Whelks are a type of sea snail, or gastropod, inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean and some of its bays and sounds in North America and Europe. In Europe, especially in England, where people eat lots of shelled...
Author: Florence Fabricant
Author: David Tanis
Here is a magical recipe that works as well for a family dinner as for a football-watching spread: a pound of Monterey Jack melted over chorizo, jalapeño and cilantro, served with chips and lime. You're...
Author: Melissa Clark
Author: Julia Moskin
Here is an appetizer course to beat the band. Baby artichokes dipped in seasoned flour, fried and served with a gremolata of parsley, garlic, lemon zest, orange zest and capers. Snap off a few of the tough,...
Author: David Tanis
Author: Glenn Collins
Soft goat cheese, ricotta and buffalo mozzarella would have all worked (and can be substituted), but I went for the richest thing I could get: burrata, which is essentially mozzarella filled with heavy...
Author: Melissa Clark
Many renditions of shrimp cocktail are dull and bland, with over-boiled shrimp and cloying cocktail sauce. Not this one. The shrimp are roasted, which brings out their sweetness and allows them to absorb...
Author: Melissa Clark
Author: Florence Fabricant