CookShelfSerious Eats has a great idea to plan for an abundant tomato harvest. As they say: "This method involves snatching up pounds of gorgeous summer tomatoes and giving them a low and slow roast with garlic, herbs, and olive…
The New York Times recently profiled the owners of Buddhapesto - an artisanal company in New York's Hudson River Valley that has perfected a pesto inspiring intense devotion, selling out the 3,000 containers the owner…
Combining two blogs today, we first present America's Test Kitchen's recipe for perfect pineapple upside-down cake. Among the keys to the recipe is how to ensure perfect unmolding plus how to keep the pineapple pieces…
Like many food-related sites, Food Republic is celebrating Julia Child's upcoming 100th birthday with celebratory articles. We thought this effort -- asking a group of top food people, including Amanda Hesser, chefs…
Our friends over at Bread in Five brought our attention to one of their recent posts that's getting a lot of buzz, Crock Pot Bread Baking (Fast Bread in a Slow Cooker). Besides the advantage of being able to keep your…
If you ever get tired of blueberry muffins, Serious Eats has an alternative - a Blueberry Breakfast Financier. To quote, "Financiers are essentially French teacakes. But the dainty proportions and restrained sweetness…
The Smithsonian has the full 10,000 year history of the chicken - and it's definitely not a dull read. The article is full of intriguing tidbits such as: "A generation of Britons is coming of age in the belief that…
In the interests of journalistic accuracy and community service, we wanted to share Michael Ruhlman's corrected recipe for Snickerdoodles [this link has been removed as no longer on Ruhlman's site] from his recent…
I'm sure many of you have realized that the long-lived publication, Gourmet Magazine, didn't actually disappear, but was rather reincarnated as a digital magazine. While access to the old Gourmet recipes (from 1941 on)…
The New York Times has a delightful article, Don't Sing With Your Mouth Full, discussing how tightly entwined the worlds of opera and food are. As they write, "Opera, of all the art forms, is singularly associated with…
I guess it's Wacky Tuesday, at least according to the New York Post. As reported in this article, "Tv chef Rachael Ray has asked staffers to perform a wacky exorcism ritual while planning her move into arch rival Martha…
Brownies may not be haute cuisine, but they have a lot going for them. They're a comforting bite in times of stress, induce chocolaty feel-good moments, fill the house with warm aromas, often bring back simple,…
