Confited garlic is nothing more than the peeled cloves slow-cooked in a bath of seasoned oil. This strips the raw cloves of their acidity, removes their sharp heat and concentrates their sweetness.

Kwame Onwuachi calls this comforting recipe "the soup all abuelitas make their grandchildren, cooking a ojo, or by feel, with a million variations." "I didn't have a Puerto Rican grandmother, so this ...

This fragrant puree makes a delicious departure from the usual sweet potato and pumpkin side dishes. Roasting concentrates the flavor of winter squashes like butternut or kabocha and renders their ...