Small eggplants such as Japanese or Chinese varieties are good for this recipe, as they tend to be less bitter and not as seed-filled as larger globe varieties. If you use white eggplants, you might ...

3 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano leaves, plus oregano sprigs for garnish Instructions: Preheat oven to 450 degrees. From 1 lemon, grate 1 tablespoon peel and squeeze 2 teaspoons juice. In small ...

Cut squash in half and remove seeds. Brush flesh with coconut oil. Sprinkle with pink salt and pepper. Place cut side down on foil-lined baking sheet and cook for 40 minutes at 350 °F. Soak walnuts in ...

Mexican oregano gives a special taste to classic meals from Mexico. It is a must-have item to keep in your kitchen. What is ...

With all the cookbooks that come out each year, repeating volumes filled with market-driven dishes prettily photographed in vintage cookwear on hardwood tabletops, it’s easy to overlook some of the ...

You know that feeling when you crave something satisfying but don’t want to feel weighed down afterward? Mediterranean ...

It would be hard to establish exactly when Mexican gourmet cooking began. Did it start in the valley of Oaxaca 700 years before Christ? Or did it all begin in 1325 in Tenochtitlan, what is now Mexico ...

A reader was given a plant labeled Cuban/Mexican oregano (Plectranthus amboinicus) and wonders if it's really a culinary herb. But here's the real question: What is oregano, anyway? Plants in the ...

This is longtime Chronicle food editor Ann Criswell’s famous standard, using fresh mushrooms, instead of canned and substituting low-sodium soups. Top with french-fried onion rings if you like. Bring ...

Thankfully, the government is no longer telling us to overcook most pork. Under a revised Department of Agriculture guideline, it’s now OK to cook whole cuts of pork to medium, or 145 degrees on an ...