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Circumventing the Anger
Granola bars make me angry. It is constantly hammered into our brains that eating oats is ideal as part of a healthy diet, making kids, and the grownups who force them, eat bowl after bowl of yummy gruel-like porridge as our breakfast. I happen to not be one of those who feels forced, I... »
Take That Bill Cosby
I am a sucker for nostalgia. I had a pretty cool childhood, especially in retrospect, and I enjoy partaking in foods that bring me back to that time. Cooking the chicken and dumplings that my mom use to make us, or spending hours making gnocchi, just like my Nona used to do, puts me... »
A Bona Fide Recipe Creator
My time at America’s Test Kitchen was interesting to say the least, but this morning I found out that my recipe variations for Roasted Sweet Potato Wedges were published in the jan/feb issue of Cook’s Country magazine. Of course, I’m not given credit for them (my time there was “interesting”, remember?) but at least... »
What to do with Superflous Beer
I have the luxury (and occasional downfall) of living with a man who works for Budweiser. While this ensures that we will always have plenty of beer in our fridge, this also means we always have plenty of beer in our fridge. Taking up valuable space in our fridge more accurately. I am... »
An Experiment gone Awright
I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to sneak in the kitschy title here simply because over the years I have had so many experiments gone awry. This time however, something quite magical came about. It all started because of the need, as many of us have, for dessert. A dinner party for one... »
Ambivalence and Stew
The day after christmas brings us all sorts of emotions. There is sadness because the present giving, and more importantly the present receiving, is over. There is joy from all the post holiday endorphins still coursing through everyone. There is courage, from those of us who dare to brave the post holiday crowds... »
The Sweetest Biscuit
I must admit; I don’t particularly care for biscuits. Yes, let the hate mail commence. I know they are as American as apple pie and that no stew is quite right without them. I have just never found them all that special. They always taste chemically to me and the baking soda that is... »
Avocado Anomaly
I have to admit; I love products with defects. Odd shaped tomatoes, mine. Gnarly potatoes, sold. If something has gone awry in a product I use on a regular basis, I must have it and talk about it. So when I halved an avocado the other day for my salad and discovered that it... »
Roasted Butternut Squash and Apple Soup
Fall has always been my favorite season. Even after living in Los Angeles for the past 8 years, where “fall” is 75 and sunny, hasn’t sullies my memories of autumn. I grew up in the boonies and the leaves on our 20 acres of property would become a kaleidoscope of colors which I could... »
The Base For Everything
I have found over the years of recipe testing and experimentation that homemade chicken stock really does win over store bought. The gelatin that comes from simmering chicken bones creates a thicker stock with richer flavor than any that can be found in a store. It takes a bit of time, but relatively little... »