peanuts

A pretty kale salad is the best way to start any meal.

Dive into a world of slightly salty sweets. This salted caramel peanut butter is the sweet, creamy spread you'll never be able to forget.

Toss aside all preconceived notions of what it means to create a truly satisfying vegetarian meal and make these sesame soba spring rolls.

Let the greenery shine, no meat necessary. This flavor-packed lemongrass tofu with Asian greens will be a Meatless Monday go-to recipe.

This coconut poached chicken salad works on so many levels. Cook your chicken in coconut milk and fish sauce for ultimate flavor.

Cooking-show host Donal Skehan's nutty chicken satay salad is a perfect balance between delicious and nutritious. Get cooking!

This spicy, tangy, vibrant cuisine is well within reach, with a copy of chef Christina Arokiasamy's new cookbook. Learn how to make authentic nasi lemak!

Explore the world of skinny soups that are big on flavor. This sweet potato and pomegranate soup is vibrant, healthy and easy to make.

Poole's Diner pays homage to Christensen's simple, Southern-focused New American food. Ever try her sweet potato hummingbird cake? Now's the time!

Join Chicago chefs Abraham Conlon and Adrienne Lo on a journey to discover the vibrant culinary culture of Macau. Their Chicago-based Macanese restaurant, Fat Rice, draws a crowd that craves this particular style of Portuguese-influenced Asian cuisine, and with their new cookbook, you can try it at home. Brinjal sambal eggplant is the savory, spicy, velvety…

Once you start tacking dietaries onto recipes — paleo, gluten-free, vegan — the options (and flavors) tend to shrink. Avoid this entirely with a copy of Minimalist Baker’s Everyday Cooking, from bloggers Dana and John Shultz. Packed with healthy, delicious spin-offs of your favorite dishes, this is one collection that will point you in the right direction. These “meatballs”…

Adding a scoop of ice cream is one of the kindest things you can do to a dessert. Frozen-treat gurus Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarborough have a new book out dedicated to the art of topping with all manner of sweet, icy goodies — sorbets, custards, gelatos and more. With masterful pairings for your favorite…

Award-winning longtime food writer and cookbook author Anna Thomas's new collection of recipes is a celebration of vegan meals for hungry omnivores. These plant-based dishes were designed for mixed-group entertaining, from brunch with friends to formal holiday feasts. Leave the meat where it is tonight and pick up some produce!Forbidden rice is always beautiful, but this one…

At some burger chains, french fries are a side dish. At Five Guys, they're an obsession for customers and employees alike. The Lorton, Virginia–based chain now has more than 1,300 locations around the globe, with rabid fans who swear by the savory burgers and that glorious single side item: hand-cut french fries.[embedImage=https://www.foodrepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/FiveGuys-0143-700x1050.jpg] "They're our passion," says…

Music To Your Mouth has been one of the food and drink world’s best-kept secrets for the past seven years, a chef-studded festival held on the grounds of Palmetto Bluff in the South Carolina low country. Last year’s celebrations included guest chefs showcasing the region's cuisine, intimate music performances and a boat cruise with John…

Peanut giant Planters and its always dapperly dressed mascot, Mr. Peanut, have some cracking new wheels. The company just unveiled its new "Nutmobile," which is rolling out this summer to promote the brand's latest nutty flavors, including cocoa, chipotle and salted caramel. A company rep says the roasted-nut roadster will boast several modern features, including…

Try this recipe for savory grilled Vietnamese shrimp over tangy rice noodle salad. It's a no-brainer when it comes to lunchtime.

Boy, was the last week or so inspirational for me in the "pantry recipes" department. I had kind of forgotten about peanut sauce when I re-discovered my jar of peanut butter and found I had nothing to spread it on. Thankfully I had a ton of noodles, and plenty of the necessary, optional and "now…

Perloo is the Southern term for pilaf or pilau, a dish of seasoned rice often served with meat. Cookbook author, food and drink writer and Food Republic contributor Chris Chamberlain loaned us this recipe from his new book, The Southern Foodie, which, by the way, sold like hotcakes on QVC. The dish makes a great…

If you were thinking about making homemade candy any time this fall, there's only one recipe I know of that's easy enough to not require a candy thermometer or any pouring into tricky molds. There are many methods for making peanut brittle, but this one is by far the simplest. Make a huge batch, give…

Hedy Goldsmith is executive pastry chef for The Genuine Hospitality Group, including Michael's Genuine in Miami. Her first cookbook, Baking Out Loud: Fun Desserts With Big Flavors, comes out this week, and she's offering a preview with a few recipes on Food Republic. My assistant, Amy, has been working on perfecting the classic Snickers bar.…

Here it is, the recipe so good, it beat out hundreds of entries to win one of two first prizes in the Macy's Recipe Share Contest, with winners chosen by Food Republic's own Maureen Petrosky. Winner Pamela Braun, who brought the bacon home to a classic peanut brittle, gets a $1,000 Macy's gift card and…

Today, mere lunch food will not satisfy you. There is no burger or sandwich under the sun packing enough exotic flavor to soothe your tastebuds' wanderlust. That's because it's Thai Thursday, and curry is what you crave. Or maybe Thai curry is what we crave and we're using non-subtle cues to bring you on board.…

Like any New Yorkers, we occasionally get an all-consuming craving for Chinese food that nothing else will satisfy. Speaking of all-consuming, have you been outside recently? The thought of battered, deep-fried sesame chicken (yes, everybody including New Yorkers likes sesame chicken) or mouth-scaldingly delicious soup dumplings (try them with champagne) makes us perspire and move…

I’ve been to sporting events all over the world and have sampled various regional specialties. There’s something fitting about eating a fish taco while taking in a Padres game in San Diego, or munching on a brat while trying to stay warm at a Packers game in Green Bay's storied Lambeau Field. But these regional…

Looking for an easy but still awesome snack to serve today? Boiled peanuts are a Southern tradition. They require little attention or effort to cook and make for a great snack alongside beer or bourbon. Our version mixes a little heat in at the end for boiled peanuts with a kick.