The subject is often food when I’m talking with my mother, mostly by phone these days. I frequently ask her about what people were eating before I took up cooking for myself and how particular dishes ...

Adding pickles to cucumber sandwiches creates a bold, briny flavor contrast. Using pre-sliced or thinly sliced pickles ensures balanced bites and easy eating. Fresh dill adds brightness and ...

Cucumber salad is the perfect thing to make when you want something lighter on the table that still brings serious flavor. Don’t let the minimal — dare I say, simple — ingredient list fool you. This ...

Cucumbers are one of the easiest plants you can grow in your summer garden, but just how many cucumbers you can expect to harvest from a single plant depends on several different factors. Some of it ...

I arrived home wielding two sword-like hothouse cucumbers, announcing to my boyfriend Ervin that we were having Ina Garten's Cucumber Sandwiches for lunch. "Nice! I've been wanting to try one since I ...

She says, "It's the easiest thing you can imagine." My grandmother is many things—loving, funny, resilient, 101 years old (!)—but an amazing cook she is not. I've written about my Nana several times, ...

Cucumber and jicama make an odd couple. The cucumber is from Asia and is beloved in the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Europe. But in those areas, jicama is unknown. On the other hand, jicama is a ...

Cucumbers slices and rings of shallot are marinated in a sweet and tangy apple-cider vinegar dressing to make a summer side dish that is refreshing and pairs well with barbecue and grilled meat, ...

Cucumber and jicama make an odd couple. The cucumber is from Asia and is beloved in the Mediterranean, the Middle East and Europe. But in those areas, jicama is unknown. On the other hand, jicama is a ...

Our summer vegetable gardens are paying off now. We are picking tomatoes and peppers and cucumbers ... . Wait a minute. If you’re like a lot of us, you picked a few cucumbers and then our plants got ...

Why do my cucumbers taste bitter this year? Most cucumber plants contain a bitter compound called cucurbitacin, which can be present in the fruit as well as the foliage. One of the most common reasons ...