CookShelfIna Garten often says, "if you don't have homemade, store bought is fine." Most of the time, I agree with Ina, but there a few ingredients where I draw the line, saying store bought is not fine. The big one for me is…
The hardest part of cooking for me is planning the meals. It is all but impossible for me to stay organized, put together a menu, and make sure to buy all the items I need. That's IF I can remember where I put the darn…
The judges on Bravo TV's Top Chef have consumed some amazing foods and some that were...not so amazing. Recently some of the judges sat down with Delish to recount the worst things they have ever eaten on the show. Tom…
The tortilla press is a simple piece of kitchen equipment, usually made of metal plates that are hinged together to create perfectly even, flat dough pieces to make corn or flour tortillas. At first glance it seems like…
The moment that really marks the end of winter for me is when I see the tightly curled leaves of rhubarb poking up through the brown debris of last year's plant. That moment happened last week, and it caught me off…
Cooking is just as much a science as an art, if not more so. Practically speaking, there is no way to cook that doesn't involve science: physical and chemical changes to food affect its flavor, color, and texture. An…
Have you heard about waterfall chicken? It's a Vietnamese street food that's gone viral, with millions of people watching videos of the chicken being made. Nick DiGiovanni, MasterChef finalist and cookbook author,…
As EYB Members know, one of the joys of cookbooks is discovering something new, whether it be an ingredient, technique, or cuisine. The best cookbooks allow us to get a glimpse into a region or culture that we may never…
Earlier this week, Kitchen Arts & Letters announced the shortlist for the third annual Nach Waxman Prize. The prize was created following Waxman's death to honor his dedication to food and beverage scholarship through…
In the United States, home brewing of beer and wine have been popular hobbies ever since (and probably, before and during) Prohibition. However, home distilling has been illegal since 1868 when the U.S. Congress passed…
A few days ago, when I was making a batch of oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, my husband asked me who invented the recipe. I replied that Ruth Wakefield is credited with creating the first chocolate chip cookie, but that…
It's hard to top a post about JELL-OMETERs, but here's what I dug up this week. We will start with a feel-good story about a fast food employee. Jaydon Cintron, a Chick-fil-A worker in Kinston, North Carolina, found…
