Stewart’s cookbook packs 250 recipes
Another cookbook from Martha Stewart Omnimedia. “Everyday Food: Fresh Flavor Fast: 250 Easy, delicious Recipes for Any Time of Day” (Clarkson Potter, $24.99) went on sale Tuesday.
From the kitchens of Martha Stewart Living, this cookbook is based on Stewart’s digest-size magazine published 10 times a year and the PBS show, “Everyday Food.”
The book is user-friendly and set up by specific meal chapters, from breakfasts to salads to main dishes and desserts.
Recipes hold to one page and include prep and total times; most also have a full-color photo.
Also included are chapters on tips and techniques shown in full-color; a half-dozen basic recipes cooks should know how to make, including pizza dough and tomato sauce, as well as a separate chapter listing all the recipes and their page numbers followed by nutritional information.
Tips to unleashthe power of ginger
Ginger has received its share of accolades for its tummy-calming properties, but the pungent root also is known to quiet a cough and soothe a scratchy throat — powerful feats this time of year.
If you’re looking to incorporate more ginger into your culinary repertoire, give the crystallized version a whirl. Crystallized ginger, also known as candied ginger, is fresh ginger that has been peeled, boiled in sugar and water, dried and coated in granulated sugar. It offers the same health benefits as the fresh stuff.
Crystallized ginger is generally sold in the baking aisle and is good for up to three months when stored in an airtight jar.
Here are some ways to use it:
• Chop and add to banana or pumpkin bread batter.
• Sprinkle over the ice cream or whipped cream that tops a warm apple pie.
• Add to a turkey brine.
• Toss into homemade or store-bought granola.
• Dip pieces in melted chocolate for quick, bite-size desserts.
• Mix into stir-fry vegetables and meat.
• Drop into a mug of hot tea along with a spoonful of honey.
• Throw into a food processor with orange zest and add to homemade cranberry sauce.
• Sprinkle on hot oatmeal in the morning.
• Stir into brownie mix.
