10 tips to turn a dish from simple to simply spectacular

At this point after the holidays, we could all use simple, savory dishes to counter the delightful excesses of cookie platters and blow-out dinners. But that doesn’t mean we need to take an ascetic approach to cooking or a retreat into plain, ho-hum fare. Restaurant chefs know that just a pinch of this or a splash of that can lift the simplest dish into spectacular territory.

The key is in balancing flavors and textures by zhuzhing up bland foods or bridging contrasting tastes with a neutral ingredient. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.



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