Have you ever tried to sear a scallop, only to end up with lots of white foam in the pan? Many scallops you buy are “wet,” having been soaked in a sodium phosphate solution that makes them look whiter ...

Scallops labeled as "wet" are packaged and frozen in a slurry of chemicals, more susceptible to becoming chewy with cooking. "Dry" scallops, on the other hand, are frozen fresh.

Wondering how to cook scallops at home? Like candy from the ocean, perfectly cooked scallops have a beautiful caramelized crust on the outside and are tender and sweet inside. Perhaps you’ve only ...

A doctor suggested that my lovely friend Carolyn could improve her mild anemia by eating food cooked in cast iron. I have a vested interest in Carolyn’s health. Her daughter and my son are in school ...