1. In a large stainless steel or enamel-coated saucepan, bring 61/2 cups water to a boil. Once it is hot, set aside and keep warm. Split the vanilla bean in half lengthwise with a paring knife; scrape ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Poached fruit is a hard sell on any restaurant menu: For many people, it’s all too reminiscent of the stuff they can find at the supermarket in the canned ...

Bartlett: The juiciest of all the pears, a ripe Bartlett will leave your chin dripping when you eat it out of hand. Choose red or green Bartletts when you want the fruit to cook into a sauce, as we do ...

Cold-tolerant tatsoi (a.k.a. spoon cabbage) is one of the last hardy salad greens you’re apt to find at the Greenmarket, either in its distinctive flat-head form at Yuno’s Farm, or loose-leafed at ...

Pears, which are in season, are perfect for your midwinter recipes. Sweet and deliciously juicy, they are great eaten out of hand but can be used in any number of recipes from desserts to salads, main ...