Q: I'm hosting my first Thanksgiving this year. I usually try to eat organic and/or sustainably produced meat and would love to serve some to my (very recently acquired!) in-laws, but I'm at a loss fo...
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...
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...
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...
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...
There comes a time in everyone's life when you're standing in the kitchen at 2am (pants optional) testing recipes. The quickly approaching morning sun seems irrelevant when you're busy creating the s...
Unless you're a vegetarian (though sometimes even then), it's hard to resist the lure of bacon. Knowing how to cook those long marbled strips just the way we like them feels as second-nature as breath...
Fall seems to bring on a lot of dishes that combine sweet and savory flavors: butternut squash in pasta, roasted meat with stewed fruit sauce, even desserts spiced with herbs like rosemary and thyme. ...
Q: I'm exploring this new idea of dry aged beef at home. I know that it takes a long time and would love some tips before I get started! I would hate to ruin a perfect piece of steak because I didn't ...
We have a serious soft spot for taquitos or rolled tacos. There's just something about their extra crunchy ends and tender meat filling with that little burst of spice and lime that gets us every t...
We love roasting whole chickens. They're so economical and satisfying, and they never fail to impress whoever is sitting around the table. Still, we can't deny the ease of a store-bought bird every on...
Quickly grilled chicken breasts or pork chops are great for weeknight meals - except when they turn out as dry and flavorless as shoe leather. Brining has become our saving grace! And unlike turkey an...
Forget take-out! Now that you know all about how to stir fry, take one of these recipes for a spin. They're fast, easy, and certainly more tasty than anything arriving in a white container!...
When we shared our favorite pot roast recipe yesterday, we also mentioned how much we love having the leftovers in the fridge to use for meals during the week. Our families inevitably get tired of str...
Stir frying is really one of the best techniques we home cooks can have up our sleeves. Because they cook so quickly, you can have a stir fry on the table in about the time it takes to chop up the veg...
Sometimes the secret to quick but satisfying weeknight meals isn't finding ways to cut corners, but spreading out the work. We try to do a little extra prep work when we have the time so that meals co...
Looking at that BLT poster this morning made us crave the real thing. But tomatoes are mighty scarce in some parts of the country right now due to a crop blight in New England. This has forced us to b...
This recipe for cooking whole chicken is still one of our absolute favorites. Between the tender slow-cooked meat and that incredible lemon-sage sauce, there’s so much to love! Just how does this ch...
Are we destroying the earth with our stomachs, as one commenter moaned on a new article from New York Magazine? Maybe, but we can help by applying wisdom to our food choices, says the article, which i...
We love eating spicy foods when it's hot outside, so when a spike in temperature coincided with finding this recipe on the Pioneer Woman's site, we didn't hesitate! With a quick trip to the store for ...
Last week a few of us shared some of the weirdest and strangest foods we've eaten. Honestly, it's a little hard to come up with examples of strange food; we're pretty omnivorous around here, and so ...
Porchetta, noun: A Southern Italian dish of roasted suckling pig stuffed with wild fennel and garlic Friends of ours who have traveled in Italy come back singing praises about this iconic Italian dis...
I haven't traveled to many faraway lands and eaten exotic food I couldn't pronounce that may or may not have been illegal in the US. I have, however, lived in New Orleans, where alligator is on the me...
I wish I could say the most peculiar food I've ever eaten was something fabulous like bugs from a rotting log, or Tofu that smells like a gym locker. Although I've tried plenty of off beat things lik...
Teriyaki (terry yah kee), noun, adjective: A Japanese cooking technique where beef, chicken, fish, or a soy product is first marinated and then grilled or broiled. We often have teriyaki when eating ...
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