Leah Koenig, Author at TASTE https://tastecooking.com/author/lkoenig/ An online magazine for today's home cook, reporting from the front lines of dinner. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:16:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 It Was a Big Year for TikTok Foraging https://tastecooking.com/it-was-a-big-year-for-tiktok-foraging/ Tue, 03 Aug 2021 08:00:59 +0000 https://tastecooking.com/?p=118219

A crew of internet personalities are bringing attention to all the puffball mushrooms, morels, mulberries, and crabapple blossoms hiding in plain sight.

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The Recipe to Bob’s Red Mill’s Supreme Recipes https://tastecooking.com/recipe-bobs-red-mills-supreme-recipes/ Mon, 10 Feb 2020 11:00:45 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?p=113202

If you've ever cooked a recipe from the back of one of the company's 400+ products, you have one very busy pastry chef to thank.

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The Age of Radicchio Is Upon Us https://tastecooking.com/age-radicchio-upon-us/ Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:00:29 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?p=111922

Reassessing our relationship with the aggressively bitter, emphatically purple chicory.

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Cacio e Pepe Everything https://tastecooking.com/we-will-cacio-e-pepe-everything/ Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:00:56 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?p=105837

It all started with a Roman pasta dish, but now the minimalist flavor combination of grated Pecorino Romano and black pepper can be found in everything from chicharrones to shortbread cookies.

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Romania Has Its Own Borscht https://tastecooking.com/stone-soup-sauerkraut-juice/ Thu, 13 Dec 2018 11:00:50 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?p=104621

Ciorba has never captured the American palate as effectively as borscht has, but the sour, nourishing soup can be found in Romanian kitchens year-round.

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Night Shift at the New Fulton Fish Market https://tastecooking.com/night-shift-new-fulton-fish-market/ Wed, 10 Oct 2018 10:00:19 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?p=102888

Scouring the 700,000-square-foot Bronx market for a symphony of seafood. We're with The Guy.

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The Beauty in Israel’s Ugly Stuffed Vegetables https://tastecooking.com/the-beauty-in-israels-ugly-stuffed-vegetables/ Wed, 09 May 2018 11:00:22 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?p=99789

Memulaim, or “stuffed ones” in Hebrew, require a little ground meat, lots of vegetables, and a trusty family recipe. The secret to …

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Holishkes: Ashkenazi Stuffed Cabbage https://tastecooking.com/recipes/holishkes-stuffed-cabbage/ Mon, 07 May 2018 21:32:46 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?post_type=recipe&p=99791

Stuffed vegetables are ubiquitous across Jewish cuisine. On a practical level, they help stretch expensive ingredients, like meat, to feed a family. …

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The Truth About Israeli Couscous https://tastecooking.com/truth-israeli-couscous/ Tue, 30 Jan 2018 12:00:39 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?p=97183

A story of starch, political will, and mistaken identity. With apologies to Linda Richman, the big-haired, Yiddish-spouting yenta that Mike Myers brought …

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Toasted Almond Israeli Couscous https://tastecooking.com/recipes/toasted-almond-israeli-couscous/ Mon, 29 Jan 2018 20:10:13 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?post_type=recipe&p=97185

In Israel, pearled couscous is typically served very simply – often with little more than a bit of tomato sauce or some …

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Sour Chicken Soup: Ciorba de Pui https://tastecooking.com/recipes/sour-chicken-soup-ciorba-de-pui/ Sat, 04 Nov 2017 21:54:17 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?post_type=recipe&p=104612

Chicken ciorbas can be made at any time of year—swap out the vegetables depending on what is in season. The amount of …

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Stop Being a Snob and Use Onion Powder https://tastecooking.com/stop-snob-use-onion-powder/ Thu, 27 Jul 2017 11:00:01 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?p=92894

In our post–Omnivore’s Dilemma era, when everyone seems to agree that fresh ingredients are categorically superior to processed ones, onion powder is …

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Zucchini and Herb Kuku https://tastecooking.com/recipes/zucchini-and-herb-kuku-persian-frittata/ Wed, 19 Jul 2017 21:33:49 +0000 https://www.tastecooking.com/?post_type=recipe&p=92868

This kuku, which is the Middle Eastern answer to a frittata, is filled with softened matchsticks of zucchini, briny feta, and verdant …

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