This is an ode to harissa. It’s replaced my ketchup, my salsa picante, even (gasp) my Louisiana hot sauce. I put it on everything. Well, not exactly everything, but the potent North African chile ...

Protein is all the rage when it comes to top macronutrients. Get your fix (along with a fiber kick) from this underrated and ...

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Season the chicken breast with salt and pepper. Heat a sauté pan with canola oil. Add the chicken skin side down when the oil starts to smoke. Place the chicken in the ...

Black beluga lentils. Some culinary aficionados likely have heard of them, but I certainly hadn’t. Nevertheless, a couple of nights before my planned virtual cooking lesson with Singapore Airlines’ ...

Ruby Red grapefruit, a jalapeño-onion spread and fried beluga lentils make this cornbread an impressive centerpiece for your next brunch. This show-stopping skillet cornbread from Indianola in Houston ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Yield: 6 to 8 servings; makes 24 to 30 blini For the “caviar” ½ cup dried black beluga lentils, rinsed 1. For the “caviar”: Rinse ...

Don’t underestimate the humble lentil. Small but mighty, lentils are an excellent source of plant-based protein and nutrients, including iron, folate, magnesium and potassium. They are easy on the ...

Lentils paired with sweet and tart pomegranate arils (seeds) is a fine start to the Jewish New Year. Pomegranates are symbolic on Rosh Hashanah because the fruit is said to contain 613 arils, each ...

ONE of the best things about food is a syndrome I call Cone Contagion: You see someone eating an ice cream and you have to have one yourself. But I never associated it with anything nourishing until a ...