Craving pesto but have no hard cheese on hand? Swap it for another umami powerhouse. At Red Boat Fish Sauce in Hayward, R & D chef Diep Tran uses the premium fish sauce, made from black anchovies and ...

Growing up in a house surrounded by walnut trees, the tasty bounty played a big role in the autumn meals of my childhood. In those days my mom didn’t know that toasting those frisky nuts would enhance ...

Gnocchi light as clouds, sauces so smooth they’re like velvet, macarons that dissolve to nothing in your mouth, pates and mousses as fine as Irish butter, a rain of Parmesan like fine dust. Achieving ...

With just a food processor and a few simple ingredients, you can have a delicious and budget-friendly pesto in less than 5 minutes. The rich and flavorful taste will make you forget about any ...

Instructions: Heap basil, parsley, garlic, walnuts and salt into a food processor. Pulse several times, to chop everything coarsely, then, with the machine running, pour in ½ cup olive oil in a slow, ...

First, cook the soba noodles according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water, and set aside. Then prepare the dressing by whisking all ingredients in a medium bowl. Taste and adjust ...

Tossed with pasta, slathered on sandwiches, or simply for dipping crudites, there is no wrong way to enjoy the nutty, herby deliciousness that is pesto. While the classic Genoese recipe calls for ...

At least once a week, my brain feels so scattered that by dinnertime I am at a loss for what to feed my family. For those moments, I have a handful of back-pocket meals I can pull off while spaced out ...

Interestingly, the words pesto and pestle have the same Latin root. In Genoa, capital of Liguria, the home of pesto (in its traditional form of basil and garlic pounded with pine nuts, olive oil, ...

Giada De Laurentiis has been a prominent name in Italian cooking since the debut of her Food Network show Everyday Italian in 2005. Fast forward to nearly 20 years later and she's still creating and ...