Powerhouse Ingredients

While so many wonderful ingredients take quite a lot of coaxing, we are now surrounded every day by powerhouse ingredients that can make our lives easier and filled with variety.

Our access to ingredients has changed dramatically in recent decades. I love going into grocery stores whenever I travel across the country, and one of the most amazing developments in recent years is the accessibility of ingredients that once would have required a more specialty grocery store. When I was growing up, I couldn’t find miso paste or harissa or tahini on my grocery store shelves. Now almost everyone can—and if you can’t locally, then all of those shelf-stable ingredients are an easy two-day ship away (and possibly cheaper) from a store online.