on the surface, I would toss them. I’ve only done lemons, and they retain most of their color, so if the limes turn gray or pale I’d toss them just to be safe.

brighter and more intense than that of the larger green supermaket variety, and the results of any recipe are, concomitantly, far more impressive. Best of all, the tree bears two crops a year, and my tree is currently (December)...

Just a heads up: more Drake has surfaced at Traverso’s (and apparently the Sonoma Whole Foods, per rworange’s post earlier in the week: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/567285 ). When I last looked a couple of days...

such as mint chip and peanut butter. Pressed into three sizes of cups and served with a wafer stick, this is a dense and heavy style. The gelati has that near-melted look on the surface and elastic texture I like so much. The...

. • Ossau-Iraty – Next was another cheese from the Pyrenees, though this time one made from sheep milk. The Ossau-Iraty had a creamy, medium-firm body and lightly nutty sapor. • Gubbeen Cheese – From Ireland comes this...

. On a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin roll out dough into an 11-inch round (about 1/8 inch thick) and arrange over caramelized pears. Tuck edges into the skillet around pears. Bake tart in the upper third of...

the weight is protein, fat, and salt, which are exactly what you need when you’re outdoors exercising. I’ve also been fine with regular cheddar in my backpack for over a week; I think sharp cheddar is reasonably...

Duck confit is duck — usually the legs but also the gizzards — dry-brined, slow-cooked in duck fat and then packed in duck fat and allowed to ripen for up to four months. See Paula Wolfert’s The Cooking of...

Ammonia forms as a byproduct of the breakdown of the cheese’s proteins as it continues to ripen.

simple I couldn’t believe it. A beautiful white waffle weave cotton cover, embroidered with fruit, edged in red. Throw it loosely over the fruit and vegetables and the egg-laying creeps can’t get at it. The gases...

that the fruit is at least light orange in color, with not more than a trace of green at the stem end, and not more than 15 percent of the remainder of the surface of the fruit shows green color." btw, my bil in southwest florida...

In the DC area they’ve been ripening over the past week.

Where there is always some residual moisture, when the confit is properly prepared*, there’s not much seepage — only one or two tablespoons' worth for a jar of legs after three or four months' ripening. The French...

forks, pull each piece of pork in half. Season with salt and pepper to taste; fold in reduced liquid. Spread pork in even layer on wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet, or on a broiler pan (meat should cover almost entire...

a little larger than those, almost an inch in diameter. The flavor is more concentrated, and since I pan roast them on the stove top, I think the increased surface to volume ratio picks up more smoky notes too. They taste riper...