You're sitting at a table, either in someone's home or in a restaurant, and a very hot earthenware pot appears. The lid is removed, a geyser of steam rushes out, and the room fills with mouthwatering ...

Making clay pot rice is relatively easy, except for that all-important part of getting a nice even crust on the rice grains at the base and sides of the pot. That’s the best part of clay pot rice, but ...

When you lose someone you love, it sometimes helps to have a special keepsake as a reminder. Such is the case with my recently acquired clay pot. After my friend and longtime Chronicle colleague ...

Cooking for yourself can sometimes feel like one of the most difficult, energy-draining tasks. A majority of recipes yield multiple servings, plus it may not feel entirely worth it to spend hours on a ...

I spent a lot of time in the kitchen as a kid, not out of curiosity but impatience. I would hover over my mom as she prepared Nigerian dishes like jollof rice and moi moi. The worst were the nights ...

Steam pot cookery is a method of food preparation as old as The Great Wall of China itself. Today, that ancient and healthful method of cookery is finding its way into modern kitchens. The steam pot ...

Archaeologists are fascinated by many different aspects of cultures in the distant past, but determining what ancient people cooked and ate can be particularly challenging. A team of researchers spent ...