CookShelfWhether you love or hate the girl dinner trend, it seems to be sticking around. The TikTok/Instagram sensation is still going strong on social media, and as Food & Wine reports, girl dinner now has branched out to the…
Reading a story on Taste Cooking about how restaurant kitchens usually have music blaring as the staff gears up for the day's work reminded me that when I'm embarking on a major cooking or baking project, I often use…
If there is one food that is emblematic of the US in the summertime, especially on the 4th of July, it is hot dogs. Between the bookends of summer in the US, starting with Memorial Day and ending with Labor Day,…
I received an email this week with a mystery that needed to be solved: was Durkee Famous Sauce being discontinued? I saw several posts about this on social media, including one that claimed to be an email sent by the…
These lovely long days of summer in the northern latitudes seem to come with exceedingly hot temperatures more and more frequently. The recent European heat wave is among the worst ever recorded, and here in the US,…
It's no secret that the kitchen is my happy place - even when dishes pile up, even when it gets hot and sticky, and even when there is no space left on the countertop because prep bowls, ingredients, and measuring…
Some of the most popular materials for countertops may soon be on the chopping block in California. Engineered stone products such as Caesarstone, Cambria, and Silestone have been linked to the lung disease silicosis,…
Taste Canada Awards / Les Lauréats des Saveurs du Canada has announced its shortlist of cookbooks vying for the coveted culinary writing award. A total of 79 culinary books entered the competition and the judges have…
Which food items should be stored in the refrigerator, and which are fine (or even better) without the big chill? This is a question that can cause a heated discussion as there are varying opinions on the topic. The…
I don't need to sell EYB Members on the merits of making meals at home, but new research has provided us with another excellent reason to cook instead of relying on takeaway or pre-packaged foods. A study conducted in…
Sometimes it can be hard to find wholesome, uplifting content on the internet. However, this week has seen plenty of joy, as World Cup fans have posted exuberant stories about trying American foods for the first time.…
Friday's Juneteenth holiday originated in Texas, where on June 19, 1865, following the end of the bloody US Civil War, the last enslaved African-Americans were finally declared free. One year after the announcement,…
