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Seasonal Spotlight: Asparagus

Pruning shears are for scale. Asparagus is actually harvested with a knife. One of the harbingers of spring food is asparagus; when we see it popping up at the farmer's markets, we know what season ...

San Francisco Farmer's Market Recipe: Kohlrabi Slaw

With winter on the way out, we've been trying to come up with creative ways to use up the remaining surplus of cold weather vegetables such as beets, carrots, kohlrabi, cabbage, and broccoli. One veg...

Slow Cook Magic: Make Orange Soufflé in a Crock-Pot

We have always been curious about dessert in the slow cooker. We use our Crock-Pot all the time, but mostly for braises, ...

Recipe: Baked Goat Milk Brie with Cranberry Sauce

Are you having an Oscars party tonight? Are you trying any of our hors d'oeuvres for the Oscars, like There Will Be Blood Orange Jelly Smiles or Juno's Pregnant Dates? Even if you're not having a p...

Video: Ginger from Spices of Life

Here's another quick video bite from Nina Simonds and Spices of Life. This week it's all about ginger - watch for tips on buying fresh ginger, the differences between crystallized and uncrystall...

Recipe: Easy Ethereal Popovers

At the risk of waxing overly rhapsodic, popovers might just be the ideal winter food. In spite of their reputation as fickle and disaster-prone, these quick breads couldn't be simpler to make - and...

Look! Reader Anusha's Orange and Chocolate Cake

Reader Anusha says that she was inspired by the post on chocolate pies for Pie Day, so she rolled up her sleeves last weekend and baked this Chocolate, Almond and Orange Cake. ...

Bittersweet Baking Judge: Sarah Phillips of Baking 911

Baking 911 is a web resource we find ourselves turning to over and over again. It's a website with community boards, extensive tips, and comprehensive answers to any baking question you can think o...

Recipe: Peach and Spice Tea Muffins

There's nothing like a hot, steaming muffin and a cup of tea to get us out of bed in the morning. Muffins are portable and endlessly flexible; nearly any quick bread or cupcake recipe can be made in...