Gourmet gets shuttered (what's next!?), two lovely kitchens — including a budget renovation with heart — and six easy stir-fry sauces. You'll never order takeout again. Read on for these a...
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It's a beautiful Saturday morning, but I can't help but peek at my computer every now and then to see how many new sign-ups have rolled in since last check. We're beyond...
Happy weekend! What's cooking? Do you have steamy plans for your kitchen this weekend? A little soup, perhaps, or a bowl of hot cider? Tell us, and take a look at some of our favorite ideas for good c...
Here's a new recipe to add to the list of ideas for quick and flavorful couscous. We're nicknaming it "Couscous Veneziana," as it was inspired by the toppings on our favorite Veneziana pizza at London...
Looking for a quick yet elegant dinner recipe for the weekend? Why not try fish? Or scallops? Here's a look back at the quick seafood recipes from last month's Quick Weeknight Meals contest. Th...
Perhaps you've noticed these thin, brown slivers of crunchy, squeaky mushrooms in hot and sour soup or in stir-fries. Called wood ear mushrooms, they're more easily found in dried form, but fresh one...
We don't know exactly what's going to happen to Gourmet's gorgeous, gorgeous website now that the magazine is closing. But we're getting our fix while we can, and this easy applesauce cake looks like ...
Many years ago I was invited to a friend's house for tea. His father is Indian, his mother is French, and my friend was born in England, so their house was this great multicultural mix of traditions....
We have a thing for cocktails with complexity: we like more than a touch of bitterness, with a little sweet, a little sour, a little fizz to keep us interested all the way to the last drop. If you lik...
So, we are ending this series on color in the kitchen by looking to the future and thinking about color, and how you can use it as part of your kitchen design over time. Do you have a crystal ball? I ...
Clearly, even I could use a little Cure.
"Cure your kitchen in four weeks." I make it sound like your kitchen is sick. The majority of kitchens I see, including my own sometimes, have at the very lea...
We love showing off fall produce in our kitchens and on our tables; there's such rich color this time of year! We just showed you a few good fruit bowls, but then we found these pedestals, whic...
The way we see it, if you drive out to an orchard and spend a wholesome afternoon picking apples, you've earned a doughnut at the end of the day. Besides apple cider doughnuts are as seasonal as the a...
Plus, a new trend of food served on salt......
Doufeu, noun – A cooking vessel with a concave lid to be filled with ice and promote condensation. French for "gentle heat."...
Q: There is an argument in the house about proper knife storage. I have a teenager that thinks he knows everything and is never, ever, wrong. He wants to store our knives sharp side of the blade up in...
Kale is one of our all-time favorite vegetables. That dark green color means it's packed full of goodness in both flavor and nutrients, and while its rough bitterness may be an acquired taste, it pays...
Rustic yet elegant, these pear dumplings are among the prettiest autumn recipes we've seen. We might have to plan a dinner party just so we can serve these for dessert!...
Why did Gourmet go under? The newspapers and blogosphere are spinning with analysis. Christopher Kimball of Cook's Illustrated says it's the internet's fault, where we are now "ruled by a million inst...
Our growing collection of kid dishes include ceramic, plastic, melamine and stainless steel. Each has it's pros and cons. If you're trying to move away from plastic, want something that can be microwa...
The modern kitchen is not so easy to define these days. I can think of a variety of kitchen themes which could have the word or concept "modern" attached to it: the new traditional, modern/rustic, eco...
Pasta! Where would quick weeknight meals be without pasta? Here, in a tribute to pasta's marvelous qualities as a comforting, delicious supper, are all the Quick Weeknight Meals entries that in...
Now that the weather inspires us to fire up the oven more frequently, our minds have turned to all sorts of baked goods – and not just sweet ones. Savory quickbreads are great for autumn ...
Personally, I've never washed my rice before cooking, but I've seen other people insist that this step is essential. So, I'd like to ask you, dear readers: do you wash your rice before cooking? If s...
We are huge fans of making butter at home. Making your own butter is so fast and so easy that we often make small batches of table butter for maximum freshness and taste. But we've also been making ex...
Pumpkins are a natural, of course, and gourds and squash hold up nicely on a dining room table or mantle for several weeks. Anyone got anything quirky or different to share? ...
I've been doing a lot of canning since April, taking advantage of all the seasonal fruits and vegetables and filling my larder. After a large batch of fruit jam-making, I decided I wanted to balance ...
One of the benefits to living in the Midwest is being able to witness the amazing skill and artistry that goes into the competitive art of smoking meats. Every October, fleets of vehicles pulling sm...
Manhattan finally has a Whole Foods Market wine store on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Eager to explore, I popped along to see what exciting wines I could find! ...
Witch hat sandwich cookies! Must be almost Halloween......
The bakers among us will recognize this tool immediately. They know that an offset spatula is an essential tool for spreading icing neatly and evenly over an entire cake. But in the years that it's oc...
We felt right at home watching last night's episode of Top Chef. First, they highlighted a website we've mentioned several times before. Then, they highlighted our favorite subject matter of all: home...
If you've never cooked goat meat, we've got a nice introduction for you, and some tasty recipes for burritos and pozole. Plus, cooking for one with petite produce and spaghetti wine pairings. ...
Q: I recently made a delicious beautiful white cake for a friend's birthday. It went over so well that I'm planning on making all sorts of variations for future cakes.
However, it calls for 8 (EIGHT...
You probably don't need much help from us in eating your dark chocolate. After all, it's not only addictively delicious; it also has a health stamp of approval these days — antioxidant is such a...
What a lovely, seasonal touch for a salad or appetizer plate! We bookmarked this idea months ago and are excited that autumn has finally arrived so we can give it a try. ...
Every week we bring you our favorite cooking and eating from Serious Eats. This week Serious Eats is on a serious pumpkin spree, with pumpkin olive oil bread, pumpkin turkey chili, and more good fall ...
Ultrasonic cleaning has been around for years. However the concept is rarely seen used in traditional dishwashers in homes. De Dietrich is a French appliance manufacturer that is seeking to change thi...
Chicken is such an easy, quick addition to a meal. Well-raised chicken can be had for not very much money, and a little chicken adds a lot of healthy protein to a weeknight dinner. So we weren'...
Happy Fair Trade Month! Whether you're an avid supporter of Fair Trade or are curious to know what it all means, there's a new Web site offering daily doses of food talk, impact stories, events, and g...
We know grilling and outdoor month has passed us by, but with the temperatures starting to cool off a bit, this is really our preferred time to cook outside. It also makes it a fabulous time to make...
A friend of mine shared with me this yummy recipe for slow-roasted tomato sauce. It's a rich, delicious sauce that has one full head of garlic in it! The preparation work is very minimal; even thoug...
We seem to spend a lot of time bemoaning the state of food in America. There's so much that isn't the way it ought to be that sometimes we forget to celebrate and appreciate places that are producing ...
In the words of Homer Simpson, the pig is a wonderful, magical animal. Anthony Bourdain agrees with this statement. I live in the Mission District of San Francisco, a working class neighborhood heav...
We cooked with raw pumpkin once last year, and it was a disaster. But these recipes are giving us new courage. Some are made with canned pumpkin, yes, but others use a specific pumpkin that is ...
For me, there can be a never-ending discussion on the virtues and properties of the white kitchen. We call a white kitchen classic. White IS a classic in kitchen design, for decades, and at thi...
Over the past few months, we've had several good friends tie the knot and we won't lie, we're kind of jealous of their gift registries. The ability to create a kitchen from scratch at a time when ki...
Autumn is a time for office potlucks and holiday parties, and we're always looking around for a no-fail dessert. The bundt cake is impressively shaped, feeds a lot of people, and when properly made, i...
Yesterday, we promised you a recipe from Veganomicon by Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero! This recipe is a perfect example of the kind of effortless vegan cooking that the book is all about...
Yes, yes, lightsaber chopsticks. Also, a 45-minute autumn menu from Donna Hay and how to make your own tomato paste. ...
I'll come clean (ahem!) right away: my kitchen indulgence is fancy dish soap. Times are tough and I'm a slave to my budget, but a pleasant washing-up experience is one thing I still spend top dollar...
Q: I'm growing rhubarb in my backyard and despite warnings that it's not worth harvesting the first year, mine is huge and I think I might harvest it after all.
However, mine isn't completely red as...
Green tea is famous for its antioxidant properties and purported health benefits. For thousands of years it's been believed to cure everything from cancer to headaches. We like a good cup of hot, frag...
Ever since our sunny yellow teakettle bit the dust, it feels like a little cheeriness has been absent from the kitchen. In our search for a new kettle, we've come across a whole spectrum of gor...
"Well, I mean, if you come to a place where they don't have the proper kind of cooking equipment, you bring your own stuff."...
There's nothing more disheartening than looking at an over-the-top green remodel. All we can ever think about is how we'll never be able to afford anything like it .... ever. So a tasteful, small-scal...
Do you have an old, tired kitchen — maybe in an old, tired city apartment? Are your cupboards caked with layers and years of paint, your floor covered in strata of linoleum? Well, take heart fro...
Eggs are inexpensive, delicious, and quick to prepare. So we weren't surprised that there was quite a clutch of recipes from the Quick Weeknight Meals contest that depended on eggs! Here's a lo...
When the air turns crisp, we reach for one of the most aromatic spices in our cupboard: cloves. Along with cinnamon and ginger, this sweet and peppery spice is essential for autumn favorites like pump...
Spacesaving, good-looking, genuinely functional dish racks are hard to find. This new folding dish rack from black + blum hopes to fill all those requirements, and more. ...
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Have the vegetables and meats to stir-fry, but not sure what sauce you'd like to finish them in? In this post I'll list six simple stir-fry sauces to try. Put down the take-out menu and grab your wo...
It's time for Greek yogurt to stop hogging all the attention. This yogurt from Montreal is our new favorite for breakfast. It's outrageously delicious, and we could eat four or five containers at a ti...
Mashua is a perennial plant that produces colorful flowers and a beautiful climbing vine that hummingbirds and gardeners love. Underneath the soil is an edible deliacy. The tuber of mashua was cult...
A chocolate contest, coffee shortbread, and clever chopsticks in today's Delicious Links. ...
Have you ever mixed up a batch of pancake batter, (because they sounded so amazing 15 minutes earlier when you were in bed), only to find yourself in front of the stove, spatula in hand, thinking "I ...
You look at the kitchen and you immediately get groggy, with a big fly-catching yawn, and before you get totally cranky, you know something has to change. If change doesn't come, no court will ...
There was a time when "going vegan" seemed like condemning yourself to a diet of brown rice and textured vegetable protein - with carrot sticks for dessert. Vegan cooking has come a long way since the...
Here's a personal request from me to you. What should I do with all these marvelous late-season peaches? They were a gift but I am afraid I won't be able to use them all before they turn to mush. ...
Inside these cheesecloth packages are homemade salami, flavored with red wine, herbs and spices. But the main ingredient isn't meat – it's figs! These have some aging to do and won't be ready for an...
Q: This is a bit of a longshot, but I'm desperately searching for a good cornbread recipe with actual corn in the bread. I've come across some good recipes, but none with the corn kernels in the final...
Edamame! We mostly know of edamame through the appetizers of salty pods served at sushi restaurants. But edamame's tender green beans are good for more than snacking; here are a few favorite ways to e...
Last week's Tips for Leftover Wine sparked some discussion about freezing it to cook with later. Do you ever freeze wine? Here's how we do it......
What was cooking this time a year ago? There was good stuff from IKEA for the kitchen, plus how to make a great sandwich and copycat Samoa cookies! ...
We try to eat well, but with the increasing number of “healthy,” “organic,” or “all natural” food labels, it can get a bit confusing on what’s important or even legitimate. Luckily Treeh...
Two of the winning recipes from September's Quick Weeknight Meals contest included polenta! This creamy, satisfying dinner staple is one of our favorite things. Here are the four polenta recipe...
Oh autumn. You're here. It's time for hot cocoa.
Here's our new favorite hot cocoa recipe: a milky, comforting mix of cocoa and malted milk powder from Alton Brown. Notice we didn't say hot chocola...
The Los Angeles neighborhoods of Silver Lake and Los Feliz are havens of residential modern architecture, and this weekend we got a chance to peek inside several of these gems during the 2009 M...
Quinoa is one of our favorite quick-cooking whole grains. It's nutty and fresh, and it has a fine, fluffy texture very similar to couscous. It's wonderful in so many recipes, and it's packed full of p...
Pasta comes in so many different shapes. New ones are being invented all the time, so any list of pasta shapes that I post here would probably not be up to date. The smallest shapes are often used i...
If you're a fan of industrial-looking kitchens that still feel suited to a warm, family home... you're welcome. There are a lot of inspiring things about this kitchen (the open shelving with sliding d...
It's been a little nippy in San Francisco recently, and I started craving one of my favorite comfort foods: shepherd's pie. Or cottage pie to you readers in Australia and the UK. This meat and veget...
We had always thought of bunting as a festive, but temporary, way to decorate for parties and special occasions. But then we came across an image of a garland incorporated into kitchen decor an...
Apples for fall! An apple-ish tray and textiles, plus cookies with the tart taste of Granny Smith apples. ...
We'll be the first one's to admit we have a severe weakness for well designed packaging for our food and beverage products. We shop local farmers markets and support CSA's in our area, but ine...
We're celebrating color on the table and in the kitchen this month! We asked Susan Serra of the great site The Kitchen Designer to inspire us this week with some colorful kitchen spaces, and with some...
Who says you need a grill to cook good ribs?! We thought that for years, and our apartment's lack of outdoor space for a grill meant that a good many recipes for ribs got passed over. Now we'll making...
Condé Nast will announce today the folding of Gourmet Magazine. The November issue will be the last. A little slice of beauty and inspiration will go with it.
Thank you for 68 great years. Res...
We're still getting fresh local tomatoes in in the Bay Area and will continue to do so into October. Such glorious abundance! So far this season, I have canned whole San Marzano's, tomato jam and am...
Q: I'm looking for the best beef stew recipe out there. I just made a stew with a lot of classic vegetables, salt, pepper, fresh rosemary and parsley, and it still seems a little bland. How do I add m...
Broccoli is famously hated by two-year-olds and presidents alike. But it's a powerhouse of green nutrients and delicious flavor too. Here are five of our favorite ways to eat this tree-like cruciferou...
Each morning as the trip to the office nears, we turmoil about stopping at a coffeeshop on the way in. For months, we brewed our joe at home, but over the hot summer that fell out of favor and the cof...
This week I had visit from my friend Lucy (much different than the visit from the other Lucy) to cook fresh Chinese food for lunch in my tiny kitchen. Lucy was a little late because she went to the f...
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