I was poking around the book store on Sunday morning (went straight to the cookbook section, of course) and stumbled upon a new vegan cookbook: The Accidental Vegan. It was this tamale recipe that sol...
Court Bouillon (Court Boo-yee-an), noun: A flavored liquid used for poaching or steaming. Unlike regular chicken, beef, or even vegetable stock, a court bouillon can be quickly made and then used imm...
My parents, who are fanatic eaters of steamed vegetables, were really excited about these new-ish microwave steamer bags from Ziploc when I was home over the holidays. I hadn't seen them before and wa...
Kathryn's post on Secrets of Awesome Mashed Potatoes was a popular read last week, so a bunch of you must have mashed potatoes on your mind. That reminded us of a recent article from Cook's Illustrat...
Microwaves are suddenly having their day in the sun; last week Mark Bittman gave them a thumb's up in the New York Times. We also posted this silicone microwave steamer from Orka that promises you qui...
Microwaves and silicone - these two things and certainly the combination of both were hardly likely to win our attention at the Housewares show. We've predicted that home cooks are past the honeymoon ...
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