Thanksgiving is a great time for those of us who love to cook. That is, until one of your guests announces he's a vegetarian or vegan. Suddenly the best laid plans have a wrench thrown into them. Shou...
The end of summer doesn't need to mean the end of fruity cocktails — we just need to use preserved fruits and emphasize some subtler, year-round flavors....
Art, paint and pattern: three spirit-raising tools that I use in every project. They exist in the kitchen as part of the fabric of the design. Can you have a happy or home environment without them? Co...
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 ...
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...
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 this mom...
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 convi...
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...
It's something akin to a culinary lunar eclipse that at the moment we're all immersed in the celebration of Julia Child, Sheila Lukins of Silver Palate fame died of brain cancer. Julia's gift to the k...
Can you love a waffle so much that it becomes essentially impossible to do justice to its magnificence? The first time I tried Gaufres de Liege I was in Amsterdam, where the waffles must have migrate...
Using tofu in a dessert may seem a little awkward; at least, that's what I thought about the idea. But there's nothing but to give it a try! The verdict: fantastic! Nobody can guess there's tofu in it...
Sometimes doing the right thing is just a matter of being aware of what’s going on around you — especially when it comes to the fish we like to eat. We gave up eating farmed-raised salmon year...
Sometimes, a little comfort or support or comfort is needed, or just love. The cook has in the kitchen all the magic to make the loved ones feel better. A little thought, a little nibble is enough to ...
As a newbie in the kitchen, I have a hard time whipping up anything from scratch. If I can start with an established recipe, though, it’s easy and fun to improvise something new and tasty! I’m a d...
When regarding the legitimacy of Food content on TV one question is paramount: where is the line between entertainment and enlightenment? Naturally, any delineation is completely subjective, as much ...
Sometimes I have crazy ideas. Crazy food ideas. Taking one thing and turning it into another. That is what happened yesterday. It was all I could think about until I was able to hit the grocery store ...
Marion and her sister over at “She said, she said“ have been writing about nostalgic/comfort food such as tuna casserole and meat loaf. Well, that got me to hankering after meatloaf, so, what’s ...
In the June 2009 issue of Food & Wine, Nate Appleman (of A16 and SPQR restaurants in San Francisco) recommends using mayonnaise-based marinades for grilling. Just a few pages later, Melissa Rubel ...
These days it seems I look for every and any excuse to make cake. I have been on a bit of a baking rampage, and my tiny studio kitchen is nearly groaning under the weight of so many cakes. It's gotten...
Ever just want a delicious cookie recipe filled with a whole lotta chocolate? Then this your lucky day because I have one here for you that is not only a chocolate cookie itself but it is stuffed wit...
It’s no surprise that baked beans are a new favorite subject among food bloggers: they are incredibly cheap, laughably low-maintenance, and perfect for a summer barbecue or camping trip. I always ma...
There’s a restaurant near my husband's office called Rice that makes—you guessed it—really good rice. There’s one thing that I always get and it comes with this amazing black rice with...
I love pineapples and they are everywhere during Summer. What better way to enjoy them than having them cold and refreshing? This sorbet is both satisfying to your sweet tooth and healthy because it ...
Soupe au pistou, the classic Provençal summer soup made with the freshest summer vegetables, shell beans, and pasta and finished with a dollop of basil pistou, will always carry a special place...
This is a recipe for ye of a well-stocked pantry. However, if you go buy all of these things, I promise you will use them up on this specific recipe. I think carrot cake is the favorite dessert option...
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