Carissa Serink, Author at Food & Nutrition Magazine

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Old Fashioned Rhubarb Crisp

June 6, 2018 Carissa Serink

This recipe comes from my grandma, in the form of a photocopy of a barely legible handwritten recipe, written in her handwriting.

Miso Butter Popcorn

June 1, 2018 Carissa Serink

Miso is a fermented soy bean paste that tastes salty and umami. It comes in several flavors and colors and is commonly known as the main flavoring in miso soup.

Homemade Pistachio Pudding

April 6, 2018 Carissa Serink

Homemade pistachio pudding has very little in common with the boxed version. The texture is different — since this one is made with real ground nuts — and the color is also different.

Polish Hunter’s Stew

February 19, 2018 Carissa Serink

Please don’t let the long ingredient list and long cooking time prevent you from making this stew. Make it on a weekend, and you will be reheating it throughout the week. Trust me, it’s worth it.

How to Make Dried Fruit without a Food Dehydrator

October 7, 2016 Carissa Serink

Apparently forgetting I was about to leave on a three-week vacation, I recently bought a five-pound box of plums. Or maybe I thought my family and I could eat five pounds of plums in a