CookShelfWe know most of you are passionate cooks (why else would you have all those cookbooks?) and look to your books and recipes not only for instruction, but for inspiration. And we're sure you've created wonderful dishes…
Most of us who love to cook have experienced kitchen envy. And editors know this; glossy tours of famous chefs' kitchens have been standard articles in food magazines and online. So while this tour of Mario Battali's…
if you ever cook anything outdoors (whether on a charcoal grill, gas grill, or "barbie"), Kenji over at Serious Eats has put together a Complete Guide to Grilling that's definitely worth taking a look at. He has both an…
Following up on Susie's blog, Epic fail - anatomy of the recipe that didn't, we found a great follow-up article. Susie's article, besides being funny, details many of the ways a recipe can be poorly written. As she…
Collections of kitchen tips are always popular - many cooking magazines run pages of them in every issue. But with that kind of demand some tips become rather esoteric and deal with obscure problems. We prefer easy tips…
I recently tested a recipe of such surpassing inscrutability that I felt it merited a post of its own. Like last week's memorable disaster it was a sort of pie. But unlike last week's, the fault could not be chalked up…
You may remember a month or so ago there was a controversial article in the New York Times by Julia Moskin regarding the ghostwriting of cookbooks. Indignant responses were fired from Gwyneth Paltrow, Rachael Ray and…
As a night owl myself (as anyone who gets emails from me after midnight EST knows), I could really relate to Susie's article on NPR Kitchen Window. For those people who have more energy and brain-power at night than in…
Spices can be a real kitchen challenge. Their flavors can add so much interest to a dish, but they also present a world of questions: Which ones should I use with this meat or vegetable? Do I really need to buy that…
The Salt over at NPR has an extensive interview/150 mile trip with Gustavo Arellanos, who just published a book: Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America. They visit the (still existing) stand where tacos where…
I don't know about you, but when I first learned to cook I had no idea what to look for in a cookbook. I had my old roommate Conrad's 365 Ways to Cook Chicken on permanent loan, and I'd been given The Essentials of…
Antipasto Holidays & Celebrations
As we approach May and lots of reasons for parties and celebration - graduations, anniversaries, weddings - we thought this advice from the Huffington Post on Hangover Foods: 7 Ways to Ease Hangover Symptoms - might…
