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#199 December 2025/Cooking/Culture/Featured/Food

A University of Pennsylvania researcher’s Chinese New Year tradition features make-your-own dumplings

Even the most talented chefs began their food careers as eaters. Well before they were able to cook, they witnessed the magic of combining ingredients into delicious dishes, made for them by family, friends and other cooks. For some, need, desire — or even nostalgia — converts us from eaters to makers of the foods

December 1, 2025

3 mins read

#096 April 2017/Food

Asparagus, prosciutto and the humble egg make a simple and delicious spring meal

Spring’s First Stalks by Brian Ricci Oh, April! Named for Aphrodite—the goddess of love— how I’ve missed you. With April’s return we mark the re-emergence of foodstuffs green, delicate and delicious. I’m thinking of the first cuttings of fragrant chervil, peppery watercress and chlorophyllic fiddlehead ferns—but at the top of my list stands the first

March 29, 2017

2 mins read

#096 April 2017/Food

The perfect frittata: Fresh spring eggs, hearty potatoes and the season’s first greens

All About the Eggs by Anna Herman These longer days bring a promise of renewal and warmth—the promise of plenty—and have been cause for celebration in most cultures throughout history. As a sure sign of rebirth, the egg—a natural wonder—became an important symbol of this happiness and joy and fertility that heralds spring’s arrival. Eggs

March 29, 2017

2 mins read

#096 April 2017/Food

A crunchy polenta tart, with spring onions as the star ingredient

Sweet Spring Onions by Christina Pirello While many of us can’t imagine anything more alluring than the taste of sautéed onions, sometimes we want something less intense—but that still hints at onion flavor. In this case, scallions, green onions and spring onions are often our alliums of choice. But what are spring onions—and are they

March 29, 2017

2 mins read

#095 March 2017/Food

Gluten-free crust for a pizza night everyone can enjoy

Potato and Pesto Perfection by Anna Herman While I like wheat and the wonderful way its protein gluten can transform into crispy bread and chewy seitan, I also like to host all comers on pizza night. Gluten-free baking skills now seem essential in one’s culinary arsenal, and with alternative ingredients now sold almost everywhere, it’s

March 1, 2017

2 mins read

#095 March 2017/Food

Skip the lines and get cozy with brunch at home

Stay-In Brunch Pizza by Peggy Paul Casella I developed this recipe for those mornings when I wake up craving brunch food, but the thought of getting out of my pajamas, piling on woolly layers and schlepping through the snow makes me want to hide under the covers till spring. With bubbly cheese, eggs, thick-cut bacon

March 1, 2017

1 min read

#095 March 2017/Food

Pizza crust: A cast iron skillet is your secret ingredient

Perfect Pizza Crust at Home? by Brian Ricci Making a satisfying pizza crust can be difficult at home. For one, our ovens don’t get hot enough to bake high-hydration doughs, and if they did, most likely we would be setting our sensitive smoke detectors off whenever we tried. Let me suggest an alternative: cooking with

March 1, 2017

2 mins read

#093 January 2017/Food

Despite difficulties, Pennsylvania farmers are pressing for better practices

Photo courtesy of Laura Deutsch Photography The State of Sustainable Agriculture by Alex Jones While the current trendiness of the farm-to-table movement might lead consumers to believe that the businesses that grow our food are booming, that’s not exactly the case. Just ask Brooks Miller of North Mountain Pastures in Perry County. Miller and his

December 29, 2016

9 mins read

#093 January 2017/Food

A photo tribute to the region’s farmworkers

Landon Jefferies, Root Mass Farm, carrots Aislinn Jefferies, Root Mass Farm, rosemary Barry and Carol Savoie, Savoie Organic Farm, radishes Ruth Ngumi and Ted Kiefer, Hollyberry Farm, holly berry Emma Dosch, Weavers Way, watermelon radish and pink radish Stephanie Ziegler, Blooming Glen Farm, radicchio Loic Le Guen, Blooming Glen Farm, black radish Dana Cohen, Queens

December 29, 2016

1 min read

#093 January 2017/Food/Guest Editorial

Raising livestock for food can be a regenerative enterprise

Illustration by Marika Mirren Farm Facts by Bryan Mayer A vegan, a vegetarian and an omnivore walked into a bar… and… nothing happened—except maybe they enjoyed a cider together. At least that’s the way it should be. All of us want clean water, healthy food and a thriving ecosystem in which those things can exist.

December 29, 2016

2 mins read

#093 January 2017/Food

Four new farm-to-table eateries, from bakeries to pizza joints

Regional Recipes by Emily Kovach SavonaTucked into a historic building in Gulph Mills, Pennsylvania, this creative Italian restaurant incorporates products from local farmers in their extensive menu of seafood crudo, pizzas, pastas, salads and grill-fired proteins. True Leaf Microgreens, 1732 Meats and R.L. Irwin mushrooms are among the kitchen’s squad of local purveyors. The bar also

December 29, 2016

1 min read

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