When a recipe calls for zest, it’s referring to the outermost layer of a citrus fruit -- that colored part of the skin that gives oranges, lemons and limes their vibrant hues. It’s the zest that ...

The next time you’re making a citrusy dish, consider ramping up the flavor with not only the juice, but the zest of the fruit. The juice is good, but the zest — scraped or cut from the rind of fruits ...

iPad: There are plenty of great apps to help you organize your recipes, but Zest is a new app with a lot of promise. Importing recipes from tons of sites is a snap, and you can organize them by tag, ...

Subbing lemon zest for the orange variety is totally doable. Sure, your finished dish will have a slightly different flavor profile, with orange zest providing a sweeter and more subtle taste, but the ...

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“This recipe came from having nothing in the house but a box of spaghetti and some lemons. I grab whatever fresh herbs are available in my garden, about two handfuls’ worth, total. I usually serve the ...

Patricia Wells first sampled a variation of this crab salad as part of a luxurious dish served at Pic, a restaurant in Valence, where Anne Sophie Pic is following in the family's august culinary ...

This simple lemon drizzle cake recipe is super-quick to bake and perfect with an afternoon cup of tea. It's made in a food processor, so in 10 minutes you'll have it in the oven! This recipe makes a ...

During culinary school and my subsequent time cooking in restaurants, I learned that finishing a savory dish with a flurry of bright yellow lemon zest or rubbing zest into the sugar before mixing a ...