Chinese long beans go well with light red wine

While traipsing though farmers' markets recently, I've spied bundles of Chinese long beans, from a distance looking much like piles of green spaghetti. These beans - often called yard-long beans - have other less-used names: long-podded or African cowpea,... Bean - Farmers' market - Cook - Home - Fruit and Vegetable

When you have a hankering for....

Our readers know where they like to go when the get a hankering for Wings. They make a beeline for Riddles Pub in Pompton Lakes. They voted the Wanaque Avenue site as their favorite wings in our 2010 poll.

Biker Chef Revvs Up His Ramadan Treats

There´s a new man at the helm in Halia´s kitchen. Executive chef Zainuddin Abu Hassan has brought with him a wealth of experiences garnered not only from the kitchen but also from his travels.

Squid: Treasure of the deep

Squid is one of those foods that terrifies squeamish cooks. It's up there with testicles, hearts and anything with recognisable features, and it is lucky if it gets a look in in British kitchens at all. Squid is popular elsewhere though, gracing Mediterranean tables of most persuasions: Italian, Greek, Spanish and Portuguese, and it's a popular staple in Asian cuisine. Yet in general, the ...

Cilantro makes its presence known

Some call it cilantro, others call it coriander leaf or Chinese parsley. Whatever you call it, this versatile herb adds distinctive flavor to salsas, guacamole, soups, stews, curries, salads, vegetables, and fish and chicken dishes.

The food chain

The food chain