Using chopped nuts to thicken and add nutrition to sauces and stews is common across many cuisines around the world. There are West African stews featuring ground peanuts, nutty Italian pesto sauces, ...

After a long shift of making pasta and pizzas at the University of Illinois dining hall, I was exhausted – and deserved a treat. It was the 1990s, I was an international graduate student, and as I ...