Although, foodies associate shallots, not onions, more closely with French culinary style. Even Shrek famously noted that ogres are like onions -- they have layers. But shallots also have layers.

Similar to garlic and onions, shallots are used for aromatic cooking before searing or sauteing proteins and other vegetables. You can also mince shallots and add them to homemade salad dressings ...

The pals giggled while cooking two recipes: Barrymore's chicken recipe from her cookbook Rebel Homemaker topped with Diaz's famous "shallot gold." "She's going to show us how to make literally ...