In spite of living in a coastal state with a reputation for its seafood, I don’t cook a lot of it. It’s expensive, and expensive instills fear in me. If I screw up, I might be out $20 or more for the ...

Thaw octopus if necessary, either for 24 hours in refrigerator, or for a few hours in a couple of changes of cold water. With scissors, remove skinny tips of tentacles and, cutting through webbing ...

Are there two more ancient-looking sea creatures than octopus and squid? And two creatures that American home cooks are less willing to tackle? Sure, you’ll order fried calamari as an appetizer with a ...

Instructions: Bring 4 quarts of water to a boil in a large pot. Add the salt, copper penny, bay leaf and peppercorns. Grab the octopus by the head and dunk the tentacles to just below the head three ...

Oh, to be like a chef, confidently cooking foods to perfection. It seems an elusive dream, but sous vide cooking helps home cooks get chef-level results. Chefs favor the sous vide method, which yields ...

Maybe there’s something in the air or maybe octopus is just on trend right now, but for whatever reason we’ve noticed several restaurants around town have added the cephalopod mollusc to their menus.

Celery is a long-season crop and whether it’s a rib submerged in a classic “Beer Mary” on my porch overlooking Lake Michigan’s sweet serenity, or whirled in a cold, creamy soup for my family during ...