Cooking With Richard

Everything went wrong with this photo of the bánh mì I made today. Was it even really a bánh mì? Maybe not, but it had savory pork chops, cucumber, and pickled carrots, and it was yummy.

Your food could be better if you salted it at the right time Salt can help many foods taste good, but when you sprinkle it on can affect both flavor and texture. Use these tips to navigate this culinary balancing act.

Adding my voice to the list of people for whom an Instant Pot has become a glorified rice cooker. I've made a lot of rice with it in the past year, a lot of different ways (with and without spices, with and without washing it first, with and without butter), but always with the Instant Pot, since it's predictable, and I don't have to watch over a boiling pot. I aim to make more non-rice dishes with it in 2023, especially now that there's a new butcher in the neighbourhood which … replaced a butcher.