CookShelfMost of the time it seems the sweet and savory sides of the kitchen have a nearly impenetrable wall between them. Baking has its own niche with tools, ingredients, and flavorings that seldom are seen in the world of…
Judging from the lack of flour and yeast on many grocery store shelves, there are a lot of budding bread bakers out there. Many will probably be forming their first loaves or perhaps returning to a hobby once abandoned.…
Hazelnut lovers, prepare for price increases. It seems a stinkbug invasion in Turkey is threatening the world's largest hazelnut growing region. The brown marmorated stinkbug has been hitching rides in cargo containers.…
Every year I have great plans to create a large, bountiful garden that will supply me with an abundance of vegetables. It never gets quite as large as I envision, but I usually get enough plants to at least supplement…
This article shares links to posts that can help answer questions about using EYB and that can help you make the most out of your Membership. To learn more about EYB see our help section. (EYB was one of Food & Wine's…
Being at home all of the time makes it difficult to remember what day of the week it is, so we're going to pretend it's Sunday again and time for more food news 'antipasto'. Today the beloved Ina Garten reminded us why…
Jenny's post earlier today about the Le Creuset factory to table online sale sent me scurrying to the LC website in a flash. Thanks to generous friends and my own efforts in finding good deals on LC and Staub, I have a…
Yesterday, I shared our promotion to win a lovely 5.5-quart Dutch oven in Le Creuset’s newest color artichaut. Today, my friend Robin shared a link to Le Creuset's first-ever online Factory to Table sale. There are some…
Usually during this time of year we are sharing news of cookbook award nominees and winners, along with other food industry awards. This year, however, everything seems to be in limbo. IACP is postponing their awards…
With more of us cooking at home than ever before, I thought it would be a good idea to focus on the basics this week. First up is a guide from The L.A. Times on how to roast vegetables. It provides advice on how to…
As you can ascertain from the photo below, I had intended to do a post on canelés and all things baking before Valentine's Day. It was right about then that things went haywire and shortly thereafter the pandemic took…
In addition to chefs, servers, dishwashers and other employees, farmers are caught up in the closure of restaurants across the US. Many small farmers sell directly to restaurants in addition to running CSAs or…
