“What makes a potato pancake a latke?” my younger daughter asked me last week, just before the eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah, which begins this year on Sunday evening (all Jewish holidays ...

1. Finely chop the meat to yield 1½ cups; transfer to a mixing bowl. Finely chop the cilantro and onion (together is OK), adding them to the bowl. 2. Pour the oil into a medium skillet to a depth of ...

Creamy and tangy from yogurt, crunchy from cashews and warming from cumin and ghee, Priya Krishna’s new 10-minute recipe soothes and satisfies. By The New York Times Cooking Credit...Nico Schinco for ...

Cumin lamb is one of my favorite dishes to order at Sichuan restaurants. The spicy, earthy flavor of the cumin perfectly complements the slight gaminess of the lamb. I’ve taken these flavors as ...

“During the summers in Kamakura, the part of Japan where I grew up in, my grandmother would bring out a round cast-iron griddle to cook Genghis Khan Mongolian barbecue and invite the neighbors,” ...

Chef Joe Kindred co-owns several acclaimed North Carolina restaurants with his wife, Katy, including Kindred in Davidson; Hello, Sailor in Cornelius; and Albertine in Charlotte. Kindred is known for ...

Big, crisp flatbread fragrant with warm spices. A trio of fabulous dips -- fresh fava “hummus” garnished with a dollop of Lebanese yogurt and sprinkled with sumac; a rich, ripe-flavored cherry tomato ...

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