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Canned black beans (Recipe: vegan black bean cakes with guacamole) 27 Aug 2013 | 09:21 am
First published in July 2008, this updated ingredient post features new photos, links, and tweaks to the recipe, which I learned from the chef at a restaurant in my Boston neighborhood many years ago....
Orange buttermilk Bundt cake recipe 25 Aug 2013 | 09:26 am
Last week I went to the market with a shopping list for my weekend cooking, and spied an incredibly beautiful bottle -- bottle! -- of buttermilk from my favorite Vermont dairy on the shelf. It wasn't ...
The Pantry Quiz #49 24 Aug 2013 | 09:13 am
Photo ID Used as a grain, this pantry staple, native to South America, is really a green, in the same family as spinach and chard. What is it?
Pasta with roasted garlic and red pepper pesto recipe 22 Aug 2013 | 09:15 am
Over a lifetime, Cousin Martin and I have traveled to many faraway places together. In Australia, I watched him eat a witchetty grub in an Andrew Zimmern-like moment that, for me, sealed his reputatio...
Recipe for quick and easy white clam chowder 20 Aug 2013 | 09:12 am
Here in New England, we love, love, love clam chowder. White, red, or clear -- where you come from probably determines your loyalty to one version or another. So what's a girl who was born in Manhatta...
Recipe for shrimp and bell pepper stir-fry with Asian cilantro vinaigrette 18 Aug 2013 | 09:14 am
As you might expect, we cook a lot around here. Most of the time, I make the food, and my husband Ted makes sure it's good enough to share with you. Every now and then, however, I come up with somethi...
The Pantry Quiz #48 17 Aug 2013 | 09:26 am
Multiple choice In many parts of the world, spice blends are the hallmark of distinctive regional cuisines. In my pantry, I keep many spice blends, including ras-el hanout, baharat, and the one I use...
How to use vanilla extract (and five favorite cookie recipes) 15 Aug 2013 | 09:16 am
When I first wrote about vanilla extract here on The Perfect Pantry, I called vanilla and chocolate the culinary Romeo and Juliet, because you almost never see a recipe for chocolate that doesn't also...
Recipe for lemon-basil shrimp (or lobster) salad rolls 13 Aug 2013 | 09:17 am
When I first thought about making lighter lobster rolls in rice paper wrappers, I didn't dare tell anyone. Here in New England, people take lobster rolls seriously. Lobster rolls are served in lightly...
Recipe for maple miso glazed radishes 11 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
Every year on December 23, the city of Oaxaca, Mexico, celebrates the Night of the Radishes, when the zocalo (central square) comes alive with music and dancing, and sculptures and decorations made en...
