CookShelfProtein is everywhere these days, as every food product imaginable is touting a protein-enhanced version or providing its protein bonafides. This comes at a time when animal protein is becoming increasingly expensive,…
Potato chips/crisps are a beloved snack the world over. While the concept of this mainstay item is simple - thinly slice potatoes and fry them in oil - there is a lot of science behind them. One aspect of this is in the…
For most home cooks, lobsters and other shellfish purchased live may be the only creatures we dispatch ourselves prior to cooking. There's been debate about the best, most humane way to kill lobsters, with many chefs…
Radio Cherry Bombe has a new miniseries debuting this week called “The New Home” which will feature conversations with women about their lives, kitchens, and inspiring careers. They are kicking off the series with Donna…
I have the majority of my cookbook collection on five bookshelves all in one room. The other day I had the urge to rearrange the room (it's a spare bedroom), so everything got a deep clean and each book was taken off…
Ina 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 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…
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,…
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…
