On Sunday, 71-year-old Shamsi Katebi will be in her West Los Angeles kitchen, bossing around one of the best chefs in the city. She’s the mother-in-law of Tony Esnault, chef-owner of the downtown ...

A great way to add flavor to a pasta dish is to toast the noodles in oil, which brings out nutty notes that add complexity to the final result. And a great example of this lesson is sopa seca, which ...

So I was already a toasted sesame oil devotee when the discovery of toasted sesame paste blew my mind. It has all the delicious nuttiness of the oil with a consistency that’s similar to jarred peanut ...

Garten demonstrated how to make her crunchy noodle salad recipe on an episode of Barefoot Contessa. She explained the easy dish is made “with lots of Asian spices.” The Barefoot Contessa star started ...

Sopa de Fideo is a Mexican tomato noodle soup. Thin short vermicelli noodles are toasted prior to simmering in a full-flavored tomato broth. It’s savory, flavorful, comforting, and an easy 30 minute ...

From toasted spices to grated Parm, these simple add-ins turn a can of soup into a thoughtful, satisfying meal.