Category: Cooking

Fishing the last stem out of a jar of Amarena cherries is extremely frustrating – even more frustrating if the cherry isn’t attached. These bitter […]

I don’t have Hispanic blood. I come from glow-in-the-dark Russia, but I’m a serious Mexican food snob. I spent thirty years in Arizona, where we […]

You can’t call yourself an adult if you don’t have kitchen experience , so the biggest culinary sin is not being able to cook. But […]

Butter is the perfect dipping sauce for those hot summer months when artichokes are ready to be steamed and crabs are ready to boil. If […]

Every year around the middle of June, my inbox is inundated with cake recipe press releases, each boasting new and exciting takes on the patriotic […]

It’s grilling season, and I – along with my fellow BBQ dads (asexual name) – are ready to grill for you. Gathering people in the […]

My refrigerator is broken. Not so broken that it can’t be fixed, but broken so that some kind of specialist is needed. It took over […]

The ability to prepare a meal is what separates great home cooks from just good cooks. This extra attention to detail not only makes your […]

Marshmallows have two seasons: rice crispy treat season, which falls around the holidays, and s’more season, which is now. Unless you’re a true mallow fanatic, […]

Shredding and rubbing meat is an important part of barbecue cooking. The seasoning and spice mix is ​​meant to stick to the surface of the […]

Last week I was at the highly anticipated opening of Jeffrey Morgenthaler and Benjamin Amberg’s new bar, Pacific Standard . (If you’re a regular reader […]

Once a year I go picking strawberries with my friend Amanda. (You may know Amanda; she writes about pickles and parties .) Hunched over, rummaging […]

I’m a big fan of dinner parties. I like to go to them, and I like to receive them. It’s an opportunity to get together […]

Caviar has been trending lately thanks to a recent NYT article about “caviar cones” or “tasting caviar on the back of your hand,” a weird […]

There are many recipes that call for “fixing” something with a skewer or toothpick. Things like stuffed chicken breasts, meatloaf, and bacon wrapped in just […]

The best filling for a cake is whipped cream. It’s light, fluffy, slightly sweet, and goes with everything from angel food cake to double chocolate […]

People are always trying to turn bananas into ice cream, and who can blame them. Ice cream is really that bitch. It’s sweet and rich, […]

I am a decidedly mediocre baker and an even worse decorator. As someone with an almost constant tremor that gets worse every time I try […]

The sheer variety of cakes that exist in the world is exciting, if a little overwhelming. Choosing between a butterfly-shaped cake with motors inside or […]

Southern chefs – or more specifically, southern eaters – have different opinions on many foods. Even if you don’t cook grains, fish, or beans, you […]

Southern chefs – or more specifically, southern eaters – have different opinions on many foods. Even if you don’t cook grains, fish, or beans, you […]

Vinaigrette has two main components: oil and acid, usually vinegar or lemon juice. There are usually other players as well: mustard, some kind of sweetener, […]

I don’t diet, but if I did, I would be on a low carb diet. It’s not that I don’t like bread, pasta, and french […]

With a few notable exceptions, such as blueberries, blue raspberry candies, and some smoothies, blue is not the color you want your food to be, […]