Watermelon Radish: What’s In Season at the Farmers Market?

Yesterday, nestled among boxes bursting with green lettuce, potted rosemary, and fresh dill at Bee Heaven Farm’s stand at the Pinecrest Gardens Farmers Market, there was a root vegetable that resembled a stunted parsnip or a pale rutabaga. It was round and thick, about two inches in diameter, and it…

Top Five Tips for New Cooks In 2013: Resolve To Get Back In the Kitchen

Come January, each and every one of us will be boasting about some ridiculous, noble new years resolution. Think juice cleanses, gym memberships, or renouncing all things pork. We’ve all been there. But, come February, after much whimpering and complaining, we’ll be back to our bacon-eating and milkshake-drinking ways. Too…

We Made Sandra Lee’s Kwanzaa Cake (Photos)

Kwanzaa begins December 26 this year. This celebration of family, community, and culture was founded by Dr. Maulana Karenga, in 1966, as a celebration of world African heritage. Today, people around the world celebrate Kwanzaa with fruit, traditional Kente clothing, art, stories, and…Kwanzaa cake. Well, actually one person in the…

Christmas Lechon: From Hialeah to Your House (Recipe)

It’s hard to argue against lechon asado as the perfect Christmas Eve meal. The slow-roasted cut that’s loved year-round from the Caribbean to the Southern Cone is culled from a different part of the pig than holiday ham. And it isn’t prepared the same way.This isn’t that massive turkey your…

Challah for Hanukkah: Step-By-Step Guide

The best holiday dinners go down a little like this: the host or hostess drops off a juicy, slow-cooked brisket, a platter of latkes, and a golden homemade challah atop a linen-topped dining room table. Eyes light up. Is it the candles or all the champagne? We just don’t know…

Hello Fresh: Affordable Grocery Delivery Service Comes to Miami

Officially distributing throughout the East Coast, grocery delivery service Hello Fresh offers fresh ingredients, simple recipes, affordable noncommittal pricing, and one hell of a way to make home cooking for the busy bee easy again. Short Order recently took the service out for a test run. Our conclusion: You’ll never set foot…

Miami Smokers to Sell Candied Bacon During Basel

Two men are on a mission to bring the likes of candied bacon and high-quality charcuterie to the citizens of Miami. Their new venture, Miami Smokers, is launching during Basel – and bacon ambassadors will be taking to the streets of Wynwood to distribute the sweet and salty pork product…

Thanksgiving Leftovers? Eleanor Hoh Woks Our Turkey

Thanksgiving is gone but not forgotten. To show for all your hard work, you’ve got a mound of dishes, some priceless photos of Aunt Harriet stuffing yams into her yaw, and a fridge full of leftovers. Sure you can just nuke the remaining veggies and make a turkey sandwich, but…

Thanksgiving Recipe: Mushroom Casserole from Tosca’s Didier Elena

We’ve asked Miami’s hottest chefs and bartenders for tips and recipes to make your turkey day the most delicious ever. We’re sharing a few recipes or tips, along with some thoughts from each chef on what the holiday means to them.Read also:- Thanksgiving Recipe: Michael Schwartz’s Roasted Butternut Squash with…

Thanksgiving Recipe: Timon Balloo’s Pumpkin & Winter Truffle Risotto

We’ve asked Miami’s hottest chefs and bartenders for tips and recipes to make your turkey day the most delicious ever. We’re sharing a few recipes or tips, along with some thoughts from each chef on what the holiday means to them. Read also: – Thanksgiving in Miami: Recipes and GuidesSugarcane…

The Perfect Bird: Carmellini, Serfer, and DaSilva on How to Roast the Best Thanksgiving Turkey

Every year, around mid-November, food writers across the country become roast-turkey-crazed. Magazines feature elaborately styled photographs of “the perfect bird,” right alongside the creamiest mashed potatoes and better-than-Grandma’s apple pie. It’s an annual Thanksgiving frenzy. It’s an exhaustive search for the final answer to a seemingly simple question: What’s the…