Avoid shallots with bruises or discoloration, as they may not be fresh. Instead, look for ones with a purple or red exterior, ...

“General storage onions–yellow, red, and white onions–they’re single-bulb,” Winslow explains. “Shallots have multiple bulbs…when you take the papery skin off, you’ll see that there ...

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 ...