When panko, Japanese bread crumbs, first appeared here, American cooks leaped to embrace their spiky crunch (The first article about it in the New York Times appeared in 1998.) But how could breadcrumbs arrive from Japan, a land without bread The answer is here, in the lofty, feathery white bread that is a staple at bakeries in Asia — and in Asian bakery chains like Fay Da and Paris Baguette| NYT Cooking
These wildly popular cookies were developed by Alison Roman for her cookbook, “Dining In: Highly Cookable Recipes.” “I’ve always found chocolate chip cookies to be deeply flawed (to know this about me explains a lot),” she writes “Too sweet, too soft, or with too much chocolate, there’s a lot of room for improvement, if you ask me But no one asked me, and rather than do a complete overhaul on the most iconic cookie known to man, I took all my favorite parts and invented somethin...| NYT Cooking
The most important skill in the kitchen — and, arguably, life — is adaptability. The list below, which is by no means comprehensive, is meant to help you replace ingredients with confidence. Every alternative listed may not work in every case, especially when it comes to baking, but if you consider the ingredient’s texture, flavor and cook time, and make decisions according to taste, you’ll greatly expand your options — and you may even end up with a dish you like better than the or...| NYT Cooking
Blackening is a technique that should live in the repertoire of every home cook With a heavy- bottomed skillet and a Cajun-style spice blend, you can take proteins like shrimp, fish, scallops and the chicken breasts in this recipe and flip them into something flavorful, delicious and juicy Most grocery store chicken breasts are large, so slicing the chicken in half horizontally ensures they cook quickly and more evenly| NYT Cooking
If you think cream and butter are required to make amazing mashed potatoes, then this recipe might surprise you It calls for Yukon Gold potatoes, which are naturally creamier than russets and need only to be mashed with a little of their cooking water to become rich and fluffy Sizzling shallots in a generous amount of olive oil infuses the oil with flavor before it’s swirled into the potatoes| NYT Cooking
As we welcome the fresh start of a New Year, it's the perfect time to try the No-Spend January Challenge, The Grocery Edition! 🛒✨| Confessions of a Grocery Addict
The Times published Marian Burros’s recipe for Plum Torte every September from 1983 until 1989, when the editors determined that enough was enough The recipe was to be printed for the last time that year “To counter anticipated protests,” Ms| NYT Cooking
This pasta is all about the shallots, cooked down in a bath of olive oil to a jammy, caramelized paste Tomato paste is there for tanginess, and anchovies for saltiness, but they serve more as background flavors to the sweetness of the shallot This recipe makes enough caramelized shallot mixture for a double batch of pasta, or simply keep it refrigerated to spoon over fried eggs, or to serve underneath crispy chicken thighs or over roasted root vegetables like carrots or sweet potatoes.| NYT Cooking