Category: Cooking

Fragrant sauces and spreads are some of the greatest gifts I give myself. Baba ganoush, onion sauce and straight cream cheese can transform anything from […]

Eating chips and sauces is an orderly activity. There is no need for utensils or plates as your sauce’s serving system is completely edible on […]

We live in a world full of grain free and alternative flours and you don’t need gluten to have fun. You can eat your cake […]

Cook enough and you will end up damaging or irritating some part of your body. Between sharp blades, red-hot burners, dirty ovens, and a stinking […]

You might think that cornbread is the best that cornmeal has to offer us in terms of baking—it’s strong, grainy, and goes great with chili—but […]

If you saw “lemon curd cream” on your dessert list, you’d probably ditch it in favor of lava cake. It’s clear: “Sour” is an inherently […]

Eating a pancake sandwich for breakfast is the taste that every person who loves salty and sweet deserves. Bacon, egg and cheese combined with fluffy […]

Buying the “right” amount of ingredients to test a recipe can be a daunting task. Sometimes I buy too little and have to haul my […]

The best part about making cakes is not the cakes themselves, but the cleaning. That’s when all those sticky batter leftovers have nowhere to go […]

I’m a big fan of Aidells , especially Chicken & Apple and Roasted Garlic & Gruyere Cheese. They are hearty, delicious, and can be deep-fried […]

Of course, you don’t have prejudices against tofu , but if you do, you should get rid of them and stop depriving yourself of opportunities […]

The sun is out and the pollen is killing my will to live, which means grilling season has officially arrived. You can start the season […]

Having an air fryer increased vegetable consumption by at least 60%. Instead of waiting for the whole regular oven to heat up or thinking about […]

I learned how to make cheese under the guidance of two women on a farm in New Zealand. A memory that’s really stuck is showing […]

Concentrated foods, whether soups, spreads, or powders, are some of my favorite ingredients to work with. Once you become familiar with their scale and strength, […]

When it comes to following a recipe, the first step is to make sure you have the right ingredients. This can be especially difficult if […]

One would assume that at this point in history, we have already explored the world map of pizza to its very edges (which are probably […]

Macaroon fans know there is no such thing as “too much” or “too much”. One chewy coconut cookie will inevitably lead to two, five and […]

Eggs and toast are almost perfect food. It’s easy, cheap, satisfying, delicious, and nice in texture. Soft scrambled eggs or scrambled eggs with yolk on […]

A good sauce doesn’t have to be filled with milk, cheese, and butter. The great thing about plants and herbal ingredients is how flexible they […]

The idea of ​​an omelet is tempting and simple: wrap the yummy in an egg shell. In practice, however, it can be so difficult to […]

I get paralysis. Even though the world of salads is incredibly varied, I somehow end up making the same thing week after week, even if […]

I love breading. I find that the crispy crust of a good breading can make everyday weekday meals a little sublime. Lightly breaded trout fillet, […]

Cookies are the perfect treat, and each one is valuable to society. And yet, recently I unwittingly stumbled upon a wonderful way to improve almost […]

Mandolin slicers have a terrible reputation. And yes, they are damn sharp and can do some serious damage if you don’t respect the blade. But […]

There is a lot of hype around chewy brownies, fudge, and even brownies, but what about wet brownies, huh? (Still working on the title.) It’s […]

Cruciferous vegetables like Brussels sprouts are hearty, bitter, and tough. Roasting them in a hot oven is a great way to infuse and soften them […]

Like storytelling, culinary skills are often passed down from family. As a child, you go to the kitchen and watch your parents cut, stir, cook […]

Fruit is refreshing when cold. Yogurt is most deliciously creamy when chilled. Ice? Transcendental. But Cupcake: This is where I have to stop you. For […]

While I cook “whole” foods and even balanced meals, nothing can keep me from participating in snack culture, including but not limited to fast food […]

From time to time, I escape the warm embrace of the Pacific Northwest rain to visit friends in the desert and hang out by the […]

When you think of expensive vegetables in the store, you know, really sexy vegetables that have a “season”, you usually think of perennial vegetables. Ironically, […]

This past weekend was very social. I met up with my friends from the gym for lunch and then went to one of Portland’s busiest […]

Store-bought pizza dough is one of my favorite bread-making tools, maybe even my all-time favorite. We made lazy zeppols , pretzels and cinnamon rolls from […]

Inevitably, almost every conversation I have with anyone turns into a conversation about food. Maybe 80% of them are about eggs. It wasn’t until I […]

Sweet and salty is a combination that we at Skillet love to tinker with. I like to think that among the five tastes – sweet, […]

There is a type of food writer who will insist that certain recipes cannot be made without the finest, finest ingredients. I once read an […]

This nice New York weather is trying to fool me, but I know it’s not soup season yet. As soon as I start filling my […]

I eat a lot of eggs and dairy products, but not all. Some people don’t actually eat either, which (traditionally) would seem to make French […]

When making cookies, you don’t owe cinnamon, chocolate, or any of the usual “baking spices.” You have a whole cabinet of seasonings at your disposal, […]