Category: Cooking

If you have a deep fat fryer, you know it makes a potato bomb . The super-hot air circulating inside the tabletop convection oven allows […]

Something primal awakened in me, and my commitment to the bacon-fat lifestyle was renewed. I don’t know, there is finally a refrigerator big enough to […]

I swear I’ve been off the internet for about nine days and almost miss my viral cooking trick . (I promise I will never take […]

At first glance, it’s easy to assume that frozen vegetables are not as healthy as fresh vegetables, but this is not always the case. In […]

Spanish tortillas – aka eggs stuffed with potatoes and other things – are easy to make, especially if you’re cheating and using potato chips, but […]

Buckle everyone up, I’m here to protect and exalt the turnip. In fact, I would even say that mashed turnips are better than their potato […]

Whipped cream is the final fluffy touch to many desserts and drinks, and for good reason. It tastes good (like cream), looks good (like a […]

Usually when making nachos (or cheese fries), there comes a point where you have to choose between a creamy, saucy queso and a deliciously elastic […]

A hot spinach and artichoke sauce, or in my case Brussels sprouts and artichoke sauce , requires a lot of cheese. But which types are […]

As some of you may remember, I started this chili journey to find a chili recipe – or at least a style – that I […]

People like to bury vegetables in cheese. Why not? This makes them taste better, and is the only thing that can turn previously frozen moist […]

If you recently purchased or are considering purchasing an immersion circulation pump, the decision of what to cook with a new toy first can be […]

Until yesterday, I cooked exactly one (1) giant brisket in my life. It was a Hanukkah dinner that my then husband and I had, and […]

If you search for “stuffed mushrooms” in this wide web of the world, you will find many recipes. It’s great for those of us who […]

It is a well-documented fact that one of the main benefits of wafer cooking is the subsequent increase in textured surface. These peaks and valleys […]

As a pale, skin cancer-prone communist with a tendency to argue about labor issues in bars, I don’t miss life in Florida that much. I […]

Do you know that people love to eat? Cheese. Do you know that people love to eat during the holidays? Unusual cheese. The “quirkiness”, however, […]

Since the end of April, I have been sticking to the idea that you can eat nothing for dinner except snacks. Snacks are not only […]

The overwhelming beauty of mashed potatoes is fleeting: you should eat as much as you can while it’s hot, knowing that any leftovers just won’t […]

Potatoes grow underground in the mud, which makes them muddy . (This is science.) If you are going to eat all of the potatoes – […]

There is (obviously, obviously) nothing wrong with “plain” mashed potatoes that are flavored with butter and cream. They are flawless. But sometimes gilding a lily […]

Turkey sauce is easy to make, but that doesn’t stop some people from worrying a lot about it. It really makes sense to me: if […]

The perfect Thanksgiving dessert during a pandemic is unusual enough to feel special, but as easy as possible – and delicious – as possible. This […]

Earlier this week, I received a package from Taco Bell. This package was in chaos. There were Taco Bell branded mini pumpkins, a Taco Bell […]

Conventional culinary wisdom says that the best way to cook a poultry is to divide the turkey into different parts and cook them yourself at […]

As a southern woman, I find it a little nicer than a good casserole, especially at this time of year. ( This is my favorite.) […]

The coronavirus closed the restaurant and broke my heart. I practically gave up on-site food last spring and am not sure when I will feel […]

In case you haven’t noticed, this Thanksgiving won’t be your usual. Pushing a bunch of people into your house is just not an option, but […]

I had a craving last night – a craving for the blue box. It was 10 pm and all of a sudden I needed a […]

I take mashed potatoes very seriously and can’t imagine Thanksgiving without it. Over the years, I have developed several methods – “hackers” if you will […]

Every year people wring their hands over which wine to serve with turkey, potatoes and dressing, although we already know that champagne is the best […]

If you are one of the many home chefs who jumped on the Instant Pot bandwagon (or if you were playing with the idea of […]

As I type those words, I eat a bunch of fries that taste like the last Thursday in November. These are stuffed chips – great […]

Hello cats and kittens, and welcome to another delicious part of the Skillet Chili Cook-Off, a seasonal cooking contest that keeps me (and my freezer) […]

Spiral pre-cooked hams, also known as “city hams,” have always been my favorites as there is no danger of undercooking and we can focus on […]

Thanksgiving is just not Thanksgiving without a pie. It follows that a pie captain is needed every Thanksgiving, and with no travel or face-to-face meetings […]

When I first got my wooden chopping board, I was happy to use it, but I was also confident that I was going to ruin […]

Cranberry sauce is a balance of sweet and tart. The sauce acts as a purifying port in a rush of fat and salt, but the […]

This Thanksgiving Day will be different from anything we’ve ever experienced. There is no “hack” here: we will have to make real, significant changes to […]

One of the great things about eating birds is eating their (hopefully) crunchy (ideally) well-aged skin. But some people, like my mom, don’t appreciate this […]