Coastal features
Summer's a slow time in cookbook publishing, but I notice one category of books has kept up a steady, diligent trickle: seafood books. This isn't totally surprising, since summer's the time for beachgoers and weekend…
2013
Introducing herb crystals
The recent Fancy Food Show apparently had a number of interesting items, discussions of some of them have been popping up on blogs recently. We thought one of the most interesting were herb crystals. According to Regina…
Efficiently blind-baking pie shells without weights
There's an excellent video on Bake, by a King Arthur Flour's baker, on efficiently blind-baking a pie shell without weights or shrinkage. When blind baking pie shells (essentially baking an empty pie shell so it either…
Does it make sense to go to culinary school?
Amy McKeever over at Eater recently took a hard look at The Pros and Cons of Culinary Education. As her introduction reads, " "The best known culinary schools in the country come with price tags that range anywhere…
How to clean your coffee grinder
The Chow has some very practical advice for anyone that loves to grind their own coffee beans - 4 Ways to Clean Your Coffee Grinder. After all, you can't put the grinder in water. The answer is very practical: "...grind…
Food quiz: Can you tell if these foods are fruits or vegetables?
The British press is doing a lot to entertain themselves waiting for the Royal baby, and a good example is this test from the Telegraph, Do you know your fruit from your vegetables? Hint: This is based on a scientific…
The new berry varieties and how to keep berries fresh longer
The Wall Street Journal just ran an interesting story on all the new berry varieties that are gaining market acceptance. Called America's Next Top Super Berry , the Journal notes that with blueberries gaining major…
Sugar & spice & everything nice
Because I enjoy asking for trouble, I thought I'd share a question which arose in my mind the other day, when a new book dropped out its manila envelope and I caught the title: Stacie Bakes, it declared. I was suddenly…
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…
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…
Intriguing new kitchen tools
The Kitchn recently ran a report from the Total Home Event, held in New York, which highlighted intriguing new kitchen tools from select suppliers. In Check It Out! New Kitchen Tools from Le Creuset, Casabella,…
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 -…