Turn Your Summer Squash Bounty into a Delicious Side A Brilliantly Simple Summer Zucchini Salad. Zucchini is a summer vegetable rockstar and if you’re like me and you decided to plant it in your garden this year, you already have… Continue Reading
There’s more to Italian cookies than those hard-as-rock biscotti you find at the Starbucks counter. One of my pandemic baking goals is learning to use alternative flours. Another goal is to sort through my many years’ worth of magazine clippings.… Continue Reading
A Spanish tortilla is divine and like all divine things, it is simple. Just eggs and onions and potatoes. And some olive oil. And maybe a little garlic depending on–look, I’m just saying that with a handful of ingredients you… Continue Reading
Mulligan stew is not what you think. Mulligan stew can’t be what you think because Mulligan stew is made from whatever you have in the fridge that needs to be used so it’s different for everyone. Mulligan stew is the… Continue Reading
A flavor base is the taste at the heart of any cuisine. In Latino cooking, it’s a sofrito; in Italy, it’s also a sofrito, but Italian; in France, a mirepoix. If you learn to prepare these foundational recipes, you’ll be… Continue Reading
This is not just a recipe. It’s a lifestyle. It’s a well of mystic power. It’s the wisdom and experience of centuries of effort to get a thing right. This is gumbo and you should make some. Maybe you’ve had… Continue Reading
Not only are beans inexpensive and nutritious — full of fiber, high in protein and antioxidants — but they are also a versatile pantry star. Prepare a big batch of saucy, smoky, spicy black beans over the weekend and freeze… Continue Reading
Pies. Your family is chanting this word as they corner you in the kitchen. You’ve been on lock-down for two weeks. You’re between deliveries. They’ve ravaged your fridge, your pantry. The cupboard isn’t just bare, it’s antiseptic. How do you… Continue Reading
Learn your emotional triggers, control your stress, get plenty of sleep … these are all helpful tips for living a healthier lifestyle. But when it comes to food cravings and mindless snacking, all that good advice seems to desert us.… Continue Reading
I need to paint you a picture before we get into this thing here: I am not a small man. Nor am I particularly healthy. I am beer-centric. I cook with butter. A lot of butter. Like, Paula Deen called… Continue Reading