I've been obsessed with caramelized onions, and who wouldn't be? They're magic. You start with stinky, pungent onions, and suddenly — or rather, not so suddenly — you have these gorgeous, deeply-sweet caramel-brown onions that taste good on anything. They are, of course, the most important ingredient in French onion ...
ALISON LADMAN, For The Associated Press If you're a purist, Irish stew is one of the easiest dishes to make for St. Patrick's Day. That's because according to culinary lore, the only ingredients are lamb, potatoes, onions and water. Supposedly, adding anything else clouds the true flavors of the stew. ...
Today is the first day of reporting back about my "Chopped" challenge, in which I had asked my blog readers to suggest ingredients I'd have to use in preparing appetizers, entrees or desserts. I had originally intended to just pick four options to write about; but I received several extra suggestions ...