Sometimes referred to as button onions or creamer onions, pearl onions are small, bright white onions with a circular shape. Most pearl onions are no larger than half an inch in diameter. Pearl onions ...

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This week's look at what's new, bountiful or mysterious in the produce aisles: For some families, the Thanksgiving dinner menu would not be complete without creamed pearl onions. Sometimes called ...

I was never taught how to cook, but I have always loved eating. So when it was time for me to feed myself, I began collecting cooking hacks — and this swift and simple trick for peeling pearl onions ...

For several years I made creamed onions for Thanksgiving, but I wanted to change the recipe. I decided to add celery root. Celery root is perfect with the onions, and the creamy sauce is addicting! I ...

1. Put the cipollini in a large bowl and pour over enough boiling water to cover. Let them stand for 2 minutes (if using pearl onions, 1 minute should be enough). Drain the onions and run them under ...

I’ve prepared dozens of holiday spreads, and, despite spending my entire career in food, I’ve never set foot in culinary school or on the line of a busy restaurant kitchen. My teachers were not French ...

In a large pot of salted boiling water, blanch the pearl onions for about 3 minutes. Remove from the water, shock in a bowl of ice water, and drain. Peel onions, leaving a little of the root end ...