Apartment Therapy Tagged: flavor

FoodPairing: What Fits Well With...

Have you ever thought of pairing pumpkin with strawberry? How about soy sauce with cranberry or broccoli with milk chocolate? Would you substitute Gruyère and coconut for butter? A Belgian Web ...

Quick Tip: Season Under the Skin

Whether or not you're a fan of crispy skin, have you ever thought about seasoning under it? This is one of our favorite ways to prepare whole birds since the skin seals in the juices while the herbs a...

Basic Techniques: How to Brown Butter

Brown butter is one of those magical secret ingredients that just seems to enhance the flavor of just about anything - sweet or savory. It has a rich nutty taste and the aroma is out of this world. Ev...

Basic Techniques: Eight Ways to Build Flavor

Have you ever made a dish that smelled great but tasted flat, unexciting, or one-dimensional? Don't give up on that recipe! Next time you make it, try boosting the flavor with a few of these technique...

Eight Ways to Perk Up Steamed Vegetables

One of the simplest ways to prepare fresh or even frozen vegetables is to steam them over simmering water. This method is quick, light, and retains flavor and nutritional value. As long as you take ca...

Word of Mouth: Mouthfeel

Mouthfeel, noun: The physical sensation of food in the mouth. This has always struck us as a rather odd and inelegant word. Drop it in conversation among non-foodies, and you're likely to get a lot o...

Good Quote: On Tasting Everything

In the introduction to his book, 101 Wines: Guaranteed to Inspire, Delight, and Bring Thunder to Your World, Gary Vaynerchuk gives one of the most compelling arguments on taste that we've heard: The ...

Cooking Without Recipes: Understanding Flavor

When something tastes fantastic, it literally sings in our mouths. And when something doesn't taste quite right, we know that too--even if we can't always put our finger on what's off or how we can fi...