The Daily Drink: Soba Noodle-Shrimp Pancakes

This is one wild recipe! It’s carbonara the way you know carbonara, complete with pancetta, egg yolks, and Parmiggiano-Reggiano — but instead of the usual spaghetti or linguini, Chef Tsai tosses the sauce with soba noodles. Here’s a fun idea: Serve the dish with a glass of Jean Luc Colombo Rosé wine ($10), and don’t [...]

Women of the Vine in Westborough

It’s one thing to attend a wine tasting. Normally they’re organized according to a theme, like the wines of South Africa or the Russian River Valley. You go. You hold out your glass. You taste. You hold out your glass again, and hopefully during the course of the event, you find something that interests you. [...]

The Daily Dish: Thai Curried Clams and Chorizo

Listen to the Daily Dish Not only do I look to the East and the West for sources of inspiration, I also look to the past for great ingredients about which we may have forgotten…like buttermilk, which used to be a staple in American kitchens. It’s not only a lighter alternative to cream, but also [...]

The Daily Drink: Thai Curried Clams and Chorizo

Today’s dish packs some serious flavor punch, yet it takes less than 10 minutes of cooking time. It’s also one of those dishes that is as interesting to look at as it is to smell and taste. With its flavors, its quick ease, and its visual appeal, it beckons guests – whether they’re family members [...]

Ferran Adrià, food science, and Nova

We all know WGBH viewers love food — hence outstanding programs like Simply Ming and Lidia’s Italy.  And we know you love science, à la Nova. So for a “taste” of how WGBH brings together food and science, check out Nova scienceNOW: The Science of Picky Eaters. Food and science are a natural combination for [...]

The Daily Dish: Asian BBQ Chicken Wings

Listen to the Daily Dish If you’re like most people, your first encounter with hoisin sauce involved the Chinese dish mu shu pork, in which the sauce serves as a dipper for meat- enclosed pancakes. Today I bring you the flavor of hoisin along with one of my favorite finger foods- WINGS. Serves 4 Ingredients [...]

The Daily Drink: Hot and Spicy Wings

The Fourth of July is right around the corner, and few things are more American than an innovative twist on a classic recipe. In today’s recipe, the classic recipe is New York chicken wings and the innovative twist is an Asian-influenced version of the hot and spicy “Buffalo sauce” to go with them.  If you [...]

WGBH Kitchen Crew: Blueberry and Peach Prosecco Soup

By Lisa Byrne: The peaches when I tested this recipe were not bursting ripe and succulent. However, the recipe was delightfully refreshing and simple to prepare. It was not too sweet and the mint hinted at the coming summer months. The peaches were so firm in fact that I wondered if the dessert might be [...]

Strawberry season!

Whether you’ve cruised the supermarket aisles lately, stopped by a farm stand, or have the pleasure of living near a berry patch, you’re well aware that we are smack in the middle of strawberry season — finally! To celebrate, and to raise money for more than 200 farmer’s markets statewide, the non-profit organization called Federation [...]

The Daily Dish: Maple-Pecan Squares

Listen to the Daily Dish I can’t imagine anything more New England-y than maple syrup. We tend to think of maple syrup as a cold weather ingredient or just the thing to top french toast and pancakes, but maple sugaring just wrapped up and the new batches of New England maple syrup are on the [...]