Trends in recent years have been toward “less is more” presentation of food, with eye-popping colors and smaller portions on shiny white plates of all shapes and sizes. Which leads to the matter of ...

These sugar-covered cranberries make a pretty red garnish on your favorite dessert or baked goods — like cheesecake, coffee cake, holiday fruitcake and fruit tarts or pies. But they can also do so ...

Delicious presentation of your vegan meals will make them taste better without you having to change a single ingredient. The brain thinks food that looks good must taste good. As you’re planning your ...

Learn how to carve a charming cucumber whale garnish that adds a playful and professional touch to your food presentation. Perfect for sushi plates, seafood dishes, or culinary competitions, this fun ...

You can prepare a red or yellow gazpacho (use yellow tomatoes and a yellow bell pepper). Keeping the skins on the tomatoes intact gives a deeper color, but if you prefer to peel them, blanch them for ...

Slow cooker soups might make you think heavy and hearty meals, but this light and refreshing tomato soup is perfect for warmer days. Add a nice big chunk of garlic bread, and you’ve got yourself a ...

One of the hippest greens on the food scene is often one of the most overlooked. Kale, that hardy leafy green that's available year-round but often thought of as a winter vegetable, appears to be the ...

We garnish a cocktail to complete its taste and presentation! The last step of many classic and contemporary cocktail recipes is to add a citrus peel, fruit wedge, maraschino cherry, onion, or olive.

Forget food, try some flowers instead to increase immunity. If we go by a new research, common edible flowers in China are rich in phenolics and have excellent antioxidant capacity. These edible ...

A great garnish should enhance the drink's flavor, aroma, and intent — not just look pretty. When it comes to Martinis, are you on Team Twist? Or Team Olive? Does your heart sink if a Manhattan ...

This sugar-coated garnish is good for an array of adult beverages. If you ever tapped a watermelon with vodka or filled a sheet tray of gummy bears to swim in a pool of your preferred adult beverage ...

Consider the martini’s olives, the Gibson’s onion, the Manhattan’s cherry or the julep’s particularly lavish mint bouquet. Each of these cocktails, and many others, would not be complete without their ...