An ode to the carrot
In yesterday's post about cooking under lockdown, the bloggers profiled in the story said that they could always find carrots at the supermarket because nobody really liked them. One of our favorite cookbook authors…
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Cooking under lockdown
Unless you have been living under a rock, you have heard about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in China. Because this virus has a relatively long incubation time, the quarantines that have been set up to…
Order up: one recipe, hold the narrative
This was a busy weekend, one in which I worked very late on both Saturday and Sunday. This morning I eased into my day by scrolling through my Facebook feed. The following post from one of our favorite book stores,…
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It is nearing peak melon season in Australia, and while the drought has been bad news for the fires that are wreaking havoc across the continent, less water is not bad for the melon crop. When water is scarce melons can…
Ways to use leftover Valentine's Day chocolate
I cannot imagine this happening to me, but according to Food & Wine it is possible to receive too much chocolate for Valentine's Day. For those who are fortunate enough to have a windfall of extra truffles or other…
What it's like to live with a food nerd
My husband often jokes that the only way to get me to make something twice is to tell me that the dish I made isn't very good. He is not altogether wrong in that opinion. As someone who is more than mildly obsessed with…
A treasure trove of rare and historical Mexican cookbooks is now available online
The history of Mexican cuisine involves adaptation, conquest, and assimilation. One way to trace this story is through cookbooks. While not many exist from the earliest interactions between Europeans and Native…
Unsung culinary heroes
February is Black History Month here in the US, a celebration of African Americans who have contributed to the fabric of American society. In the culinary world, the focus tends to be on familiar names like Edna Lewis…
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Have you ever thumbed through a supermarket tabloid while waiting in line at the cash register? If so, you've probably seen a headline that went something like "Stars: they're just like us," with photos of celebrities…
Why recipe writers don't need to worry about artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is touted as a way to make things better and faster than humans can by harnessing the power of computers that process innumerable equations in the blink of an eye. It's been put to use in…
The history of chopsticks
Everyone knows that chopsticks are the traditional food eating implement of most Asian cuisines, but do you know where they started and why they became popular? That's a question posed by the Chinese Food & History blog…
Extreme makeover: cast iron edition
There are few household items durable enough to hand down from generation to generation, and among these tough goods cast iron cookware may be the most useful and appreciated hand-me-down. A well-seasoned pan is a thing…