If stored in a cool, dark, airy place, small, brown shallots will keep for up to a couple of months. Banana shallots will only keep for about two weeks.

French food writer Robert J. Courtine famously quipped that "The onion is the truffle of the poor." Although, foodies associate shallots, not onions, more closely with French culinary style.

I love shallots; as you may have noticed, they are in most of my recipes. The tender and sweet flavor, with the mild onion ...

On 'The Drew Barrymore Show,' Cameron Diaz demonstrates her caramelized shallots recipe Sabrina Weiss is the Editorial Assistant of PEOPLE's food department. She writes the weekly recipes for the ...