Category: Cooking

“Breakfast in bed” is a magical concept and traditionally considered the right way to serve breakfast to mom on Mother’s Day, but runny egg yolks, […]

If only pie recipes asked you to roll the pastry into the shape of an amoeba. I am well versed in this. But perfect circles […]

I’m old enough to remember when sun-dried tomatoes first went out of style. They were everywhere: in savory baked goods, grilled pasta dishes, mashed cheese […]

“It doesn’t really fry anything.” How many times have we deep fryers heard these words? How many times have we had to pry hair from […]

Eating meat from a stick is a unique and elegant pleasure. Grilled small pieces of beef, lamb, chicken or seafood are served on a skewer: […]

Homemade fruit pie in a deep bowl is a great deal. It’s a great housewarming gift, an acceptable apology, and a good way to make […]

Vegetarian sandwiches can be disappointing, especially if you order them in meat establishments. Too often, the default is a single buttery cap of portobello mushroom […]

Nigella Lawson’s Molten Chocolate Chip Cookies got me going. In fact, it would be a bit of an exaggeration to say that her book How […]

One of my favorite genres of hacks is the “elevation” of the store bought. Making a box of cake or cake mix with homemade flavors, […]

Every time I feel like a new season is coming, I think to myself, “It’s pie season!” Summer? Yes. Winter? Yes. Spring? Let’s eat pie! […]

There are certain assumptions about Southern cuisine that don’t apply to me, mostly those based on the concept that most Southern food is homemade. My […]

I hate talking about cast iron. It’s just a frying pan (or the material used to make frying pans, braziers, etc.), but it’s a frying […]

May this day be blessed, and happy April 20th to all of you. Like many of you, I’ve spent some time on the Internet while […]

Yesterday, my sister Sydney tried to publicly shame me for an incident that took place over a decade ago in a Burbank Costco parking lot. […]

Peas are tenacious bastards. Full disclosure, I didn’t grow up loving those green garden tears. I suspect my parents weren’t fans, which is why they […]

Sauce from a piece of meat only for it to drip and accumulate on the plate, heartbreaking. A good sauce is a vehicle for contrasting […]

I am, for the most part, a fan of savory breakfast. Egg on toast, maybe some cottage cheese with cherry tomato halves, onion bagel and […]

A good grilled cheese is one of the simplest and most satisfying pleasures in life. It has few ingredients; all you need is bread, cheese […]

Fuck cabbage. Once a year, my gardener friend wholeheartedly encourages me to grow dirty vegetables, and every year I remind her that my opinion on […]

Of all the products I buy on a regular basis, the price of eggs fluctuates the most. They can cost two dollars for 18 or […]

One thing I loved about owning a house was finding all sorts of plants that I didn’t plant growing around the lot. One such surprise […]

A wise man once said, “Eggs are nature’s cooking school in a shell, a way to learn everything you need to know to be a […]

Burrata is a beautiful thing. For the uninitiated, burrata is a cheese consisting of a tender shell of mozzarella wrapped around a juicy mixture of […]

If there’s one thing I don’t support, it’s the slander of stuffed eggs. This is the perfect little hand snack. Kitsch but not useless, small […]

Baking can be almost meditative, minutes (or hours) spent in the kitchen mixing and measuring put you into a state of purposeful calm or serve […]

I’m a big fan of butter-baked onions : mild, savory, and comforting. No charring, no browned bits, just soft onion layers that melt in your […]

Last week when I was prepping my grill for this lamb shoulder , I ran into a problem: I couldn’t find the little metal clips […]

A couple of years ago I saw a video of a British sandwich artist named Max Halley refusing to put cheese on any of his […]

In short, my religious upbringing was confusing, which is why the Easters of my youth were very basket-centered. My mom still sends me Easter packages, […]

I’m not sure when I first tried green beans without a casserole, but I don’t remember being particularly impressed with them. In fact, I don’t […]

One of my passions is a Facebook group called Food Ideas for Busy Moms by Trader Joe. Like any Facebook group, this one has a […]

Pastry brushes are essential kitchen tools, even if you’re not a baker. In addition to applying egg (or mayonnaise ) dressing to bread and pastries, […]

My daughter recently asked for chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast for her birthday. Since it fell on a school day, and pancakes are never baked […]

My parents love asparagus, their favorite green vegetable. During my last visit to them in Sacramento, I was assigned to prepare it. I made it […]

They call it the Flower Bomb. Truck-sized pink cotton balls have been planted along the sidewalks where simple twigs stood last week. By mid-April, the […]

Onion sauce and potatoes are a win-win combination. The classic combination of thin, very salty potato chips and creamy umami onion sauce is a top-notch […]

The citrus season is coming to an end and I’m upset about it. I’ve been gorging on citrus sumos for weeks now, trying to cram […]

Alcohol has its time and place. Most of the former are with friends (although a solo wine night is dreamy), and most of the latter […]

Mildly spicy radish served with butter and a little salt flakes is one of my favorite vegetable-based snacks. Crispy, fresh and rich at the same […]

Pizza is the undisputed favorite. The main ingredients can be adjusted to suit different tastes and dietary needs, and can be cut into small or […]