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Take a deep breath. There’s actually a very simple guide to buying and utilizing spices. The key is to know what you’re working with. Spices are dried parts of plants and are great for your health!...

Using balsamic in a gelato is a novel way to incorporate its flavors into a composed dessert and one that I've enjoyed for years. I like to utilize both the Balsamic Vinegar of Modena and Aged...

Balsamic isn’t an ingredient that you’d typically find in Asian cooking, but I like to play around with ingredients to create unexpected flavor combinations. I chose to use it for flavor in two places...

Endive is underused but really delicious when braised. I thought the balance of the Balsamic Vinegar of Modena would be a perfect way to help soften the bitterness of the vegetable. Also, creating a...

I love the way in which the depth of balsamic vinegar marries with the bitter complexity of caramel and dark chocolate. The tartness of balsamic combined with the raisin-y sweetness of the aged...

Technically classified as a spice, ginger belongs to the same family as turmeric and cardamom. The word comes from an old sanskrit one meaning “shaped like a horn,” and the gangly root is...

Last week, COOC Executive Director Patricia Darragh visited ICE’s Los Angeles campus with freshly produced oil from the 2018 harvest, offering a rare opportunity for students to taste outside of an...

This exploit began as I pondered current trends in pastry. As a chef and business owner, it’s important to keep up with what is happening in the pastry world. Some believe the secret to success is...

Equally versatile in the world of cooking, they can be sturdy enough to replace the meat in tacos, rich enough to replicate cream in a soup and healthy enough to keep your engine chugging through flu...

Maya Kaimal shares her love of Indian food with others. My pet theory about why Indian food doesn’t catch fire is because unlike other Asian cuisines, Indian cooking doesn’t rely on sugar for flavor....