Steven DeSalvo

Pearl couscous behaves and tastes a bit more like a pasta than what is typically thought of as couscous because of the accurately named larger pearls.

This past weekend, I was at the farmers market and picked up some asparagus and watercress. I love making the best of what comes in fresh each week.  Truth be told, I originally had other plans for both of these ingredients, and then the week got away from me, as it does for so many of us.  ...

Steven likes his duck medium-rare, which is made possible by the fact that ducks are genetically unable to harbor salmonella, so there is no risk of having “undercooked” duck.

The best part is you can make and assemble all of your fillings in advance.

"This, in addition to your favorite raw, or even cooked, fish makes for a magnificent, easy and incredibly healthy meal,' Steven DeSalvo writes.

Featured ingredients include beef cutlet, mozzarella, roasted peppers, broccolini

They take a little time to make, but are well worth it.

It has pretty much limitless potential for creative license, it comes together in 15 minutes, and it makes for a perfect one-pot dinner since the sauce doesn’t even need to be heated up.

There are very few ways to go wrong with this fall favorite.

By STEVEN DESALVO For Montclair Local Arancini are among my absolute favorite food items. They are delicious and easy to assemble, and they freeze well, so if you have a lazy Sunday on your calendar sometime soon you can make a fair amount of these for anytime you want to have something fun and different...