Category: Cooking

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 […]

I know I love my boyfriend because I put up with food related behavior that I find unacceptable from any other man. (I support women […]

No one has ever called me “refined” or “reserved” and I have a tendency to gravitate toward taste profiles that are just as strong and […]

Maybe it’s my age, or maybe it’s because I’m a man of habit – habits can be chaotic, but they’re habits nonetheless – but I’ve […]

Earlier this week I made a hot chili pepper. I mixed up the chile powder with ancho chile powder and poured a quarter cup of […]

I got really high last night and decided it would be nice to make some chili. I thawed too many tenderloin steaks and I needed […]

One of the easiest ways to make sure someone is food savvy is to ask them to make you a sandwich. A good sandwich is […]

If you’ve ever baked a cake, chances are you’ve had to knead the egg whites into the dough without puffing them up too much. But […]

Tomorrow is March 17, also known as Valentine’s Day. Saint Patrick’s Day, St. Paddy’s Day” and “Amateur Hour”. It’s the day people who don’t drink […]

There’s a lot to celebrate in March: more daylight, warmer weather, Women’s History Month, Pi Day, college basketball is obviously all the rage? For many […]

With the exception of salt and canning, nothing has changed the rules of food storage like the refrigerator. Lowering the temperature of food can prolong […]

I have never researched 23andMe (or any similar genetic test) because I am not particularly interested in the results. I am white. I’m from Mississippi. […]

Meat eaters are not a monolith. Some seem to enjoy the innards of eating animals, even going so far as butchering their own, while others […]

Blueberries are a popular topping for pancakes. It’s a very healthy breakfast fruit – there’s literally a cereal called “Blueberry Morning” – and it adds […]

I love iceberg lettuce . It might not be very tasty, but the cool, crunchy crunch it gives to meat and cheese salads (like the […]

Lots of people talk about keeping leftover veggies in stock (as they should), but far too many sleep on a sauce waste bag. Functionally, the […]

For reasons unknown to the universe, a packet of mung bean sprouts is always too much for any dish you prepare. Even if you’ve doubled […]

When it comes to baking, many of the timeless “rules” we all know (and follow) may be based in circumstantial fact or science to some […]

Broccoli is an apprentice vegetable. You can count on him to show up and do his job, and he can be great without too much […]

Potatoes are easy to manipulate. Slicing, dicing, mashing, frying, boiling, baking, all of these will create a completely different dish, and you can achieve a […]

When it comes to pancakes, I’m a bit of an obnoxious purist. While I do appreciate the occasional chocolate cheese pancake (Weencake, if you will), […]

Kitchen equipment is by far the most important factor in how your recipes turn out, and the stove is the most important piece of all. […]