Modern Australian food 101
Side note: We wanted to alert our readers that the Apple App Store is celebrating their 5th anniversary with some free apps, including Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything. In an article by Rebecca Morris over at…
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Cocktail vocabulary lesson
There's something obnoxious about people who insist on always using the proper terminology for food - after all, if someone wants to call something a soufflé that's not made with an egg yolk base and egg whites - it's…
20 ways to use vegetable and fruit peels (besides composting)
Over at Mother Nature, they've compiled 20 uses for leftover fruit and vegetable peels. And they haven't restricted the categories, including general home and beauty uses besides food. Here are some of our favorites -…
Does Amazon's expansion mean cyber-groceries are here to stay?
Amazon recently announced an expansion of its online grocery delivery service. Formerly available only in Seattle, it's now expanding to Los Angeles. Basically, the company is offering customers same-day and…
Michael Pollan's rules for restaurant eating
Michael Pollan has long been a rational, non-hectoring voice for eating wisely and sustainably. His Food Rules continue to be quoted widely (including don't eat anything your Grandmother wouldn't recognize as food;…
Learning to appreciate tofu
We recently had an epiphany with tofu - if you want to make a great creamy soup, instead of adding cream, blend in semi-soft tofu. Great texture and mouth feel without the fat. So we were sympathetic to this recent…
15 ways to bake eggs in something other than bread
Here's something fun for a hectic dinner: 15 ways to bake eggs in foods, apart from using toast (though that is still one of the best ways). But before listing them, a slight digression on different terminology that our…
The nine top grilling gadgets from Cook's Illustrated
Father's Day is approaching and, although it may be overdone, it still strikes us as appropriate to pass on some ideas for grilling gifts. And rather than compile them ourselves, we're handing over the job to real…
The modern way to publish a cookbook - use crowdsourcing
We like to stay au courant with new ideas - especially those where technology and cookbooks interesect - so the idea of going straight to the consuming public to finance cookbooks intrigued us. First, a little…
Making sure your brownies have a wrinkled top
There are many views as to just what makes a perfect brownie - fudgy vs. cakey, nuts or no nuts, cocoa vs. bittersweet chocolate. But there is a uniform agreement that brownies should have a crinkly top. And thanks to…
How to write recipes worthy of publishing
One of the real pleasures of learning to cook well is the creativity that comes from creating your own recipes. And while sharing those triumphs with family and friends is great, it can also be fun to submit original…
A refresher course on how to store greens
With gardens and farmers' markets in bloom (at least in the North), we thought a short refresher course in how to store greens would be appropriate. With the help of Food52, who explains the details in this article,…