Done right, dishes featuring lentils are rich with flavor and oh-so-satisfying to put in our bellies. They're the kind of dishes you want to linger over and scoop up every last bite. Here are nine r...
This time of year, we love throwing little gatherings at our house. They're really just an excuse to get people together, open a bottle of wine or two, and enjoy an evening of conversation. Rather tha...
We are pretty close to overdosing on pasta dishes with squash. It's one of our very favorite things to eat this time of year. Butternut, acorn, delicata... you name it. The sweetness and creaminess...
After mentioning this milk stout from Left Hand Brewing Company in last week's round-up of favorite fall beers, we couldn't resist picking up a few bottles to have right away. So creamy and sweet you'...
Oh boy! It's that time of year! Fun baking pans! Here's the latest Nordic Ware holiday pan for Williams-Sonoma: a little village of cakelets. ...
To me, few things signal the arrival of autumn better than the sweet chestnut. As soon as I see them at the farmer's market, I happily scoop them up, filling a bag with them. Chestnuts have to be ...
All summer long, we've been eating loads of fresh fruit with yogurt for breakfast. But now that mornings are starting to get chilly, we're feeling the need for change. This past weekend, we finished o...
We've been making the same basic lasagna - Mom's recipe! - for years. We love this comfort food without reserve, but it's also nice to mix things up now and again. These five lasagna recipes are tanta...
Winter is a great time to tackle a new cooking project! The blustery weather makes us want to hole up in the kitchen and attempt all sorts of fabulous and complicated concoctions - plus there always s...
We're surrounded by pumpkin this time of year! Pumpkin is one of the most delicious gourds; its deep orange flesh and sweet flavor make it a wonderful food on the fall table. But you don't have to be ...
Reader Jaime sent us a note about this stuffed pumpkin recipe she's been making for dinner lately, and it looked so spectacular we had to share it with all of you. ...
Whether you're coming in from raking leaves or picking apples at your local farm, it's nice to have a good beer in your fridge to look forward to! This time of year, we want beers that are complex, pl...
If cooler weather means the more time doing cozy activities in the kitchen, it also heralds our annual nemesis: chapped hands. We use our hands constantly while we cook and wash them just as often. Ad...
We're drawing our unofficial Polenta Day to a close with a look at our new favorite menu for a delicious and easy dinner party: a polenta bar! ...
Imagine a cross between a marshmallow and a meringue, fragrant with honey and studded with tender nuts, and you've got nougat! We love to nibble it on its own and crumble it into desserts, but we've n...
We just kicked off the fall cooking season with a big pot of smoky, spicy collard greens. Boy are they good! There's nothing quite like tender, juicy collard greens to get us in the mood for winter co...
Doesn't grilled cheese and tomato soup sound exactly perfect for the kind of blustery fall weather we've been having? Not too heavy, but still warm and deeply satisfying. We made a big pot of tomato s...
We usually roast our butternut, acorn, and delicata squash. We like the flavor of winter squash roasted slowly in the oven. The only problem is that word: slow. It takes a while to roast a whole squas...
In the past two days in New York, we've skipped right over the cool, comfortable days of Fall and gone straight to winter. It's freezing outside (and intermittently raining, just to add insult to in...
Have you ever had apple butter? Personally, we can't get enough of it! Apple butter is applesauce that gets slowly cooked down until it becomes a thick, glossy, caramelized spread. So good on toast an...
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...
A good thermos makes practical sense if your office or cafeteria doesn't have a microwave, but we also find them handy for warming up spontaneous fall picnics, afternoon soccer practice, and weekend...
Dripping juicy, sweet and black, red and purple, small and fragrant — plums are one of our favorite things about late summer. They're cheap and sweet, and they're wonderful to eat out of hand....
I consider myself a pretty adventurous eater. I'm nowhere near the level of Anthony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmern, but I'm willing to experience strange new culinary delicacies more than most people I ...
Cold weather recipes? What? It's June, isn't it? Well, we had an email from a faithful reader named Ivy who lives in New Zealand. Right now she's living through the Southern Hemisphere's opposite seas...
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