Ethnic Sensations

October 2021
While most salads relegate olives to lowly garnish status, this recipe turns that notion upside down and makes olives the star of the plate—as the base of the dressing!

August 2021
An homage to the smoky, Lebanese-style eggplant dip, baba ganoush, this recipe grills the eggplants directly over the flame of a gas stove to create its requisite, smokey flavor. 

December 2010
With all the cooking, entertaining and celebrating going on in December, creating tasty, economical, and healthy appetizers can be a challenge.

August 2010
This culinary technique not only lends a subtle, intriguing, smoky flavor to the finished dish, but also allows you to drastically reduce the amount of oil traditionally used to soften this vegetable’s dense, fibrous flesh.

December 2008
There are several “tricks” Sicilians use to enhance this vegetable’s delicate flavor: using a “male” eggplant cut into thin, half-inch slices, keeping the breading to a minimum and using a light hand with the cheese.