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Country music legend Loretta Lynn passed away earlier this week at age 90. While millions appreciated her impressive singing and songwriting career - where she inserted sometimes controversial feminist viewpoints into a…
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The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Week 4 – Mexican Week
We're back in the tent with all the bakers for Mexican week. You will recall last week, bread week, that no one was sent home due to Rebs and Abdul both being ill. This episode was a missed opportunity to teach viewers…
The last two weeks: Open call for James Beard entries, who is Linda Skeens, cookbook news, recipes and more
The entry period has begun for James Beard submissions. Please see this post for more detailed information. If you are an author or publisher and have any questions about this process, please email me at…
Using up fresh herbs
We will have our first frost tonight, so after work this evening I scrambled to harvest the tender items that will not survive freezing temperatures. This included plucking some green tomatoes and bringing in a lot of…
Apple season is the sweetest
In much of the Northern Hemisphere, fall is in the air with crisp morning air and blazing color on the trees. As the days shorten and we march inexorably toward the dark days of winter, there are a few respites along…
Open call for James Beard Media Awards
On October 4th, the Media Awards (Book, Broadcast Media, and Journalism) announced its Open Call for Entries. Each entry requires an entry fee of $75. At any time during the entire call for entry, Media Awards entrants…
Pierogi by Zuza Zak - Cookbook Giveaway
Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of Pierogi: Over 50 Recipes to Create Perfect Polish Dumplings by Zuza Zak. Pierogi: Over 50 Recipes to Create Perfect Polish Dumplings by Zuza Zak is divided…
The Complete Chinese Takeout Cookbook Giveaway
Enter our US/UK/AU/NZ giveaway to win one of three copies of The Complete Chinese Takeout Cookbook: Over 200 Takeout Favorites to Make at Home by Kwoklyn Wan. I cannot tell you how much I love The Complete Chinese…
Comfort food history: the story of mac and cheese
If any one dish typified the term 'comfort food' it would have to be macaroni and cheese. Many of us grew up on the stuff, whether from a box or, if you were lucky, made from scratch with lots of cheesy goodness. Ours…
Food news antipasto
When Instagram debuted, the social media platform brimmed with carefully curated, dramatic, gorgeous photos. Food was no exception to this aestheticism, and scores of bloggers attracted huge audiences based on their…
The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Week 3 – Bread Week
It was the oft-dreaded bread week which is always accompanied by the baker's fear of the Paul Hollywood's finger poke. You know how he likes to poke his finger into loaves of under/over proofed bread. Find out who was…
Celebrate National Coffee Day
The US and Canada are celebrating National Coffee Day today, and the international 'official' holiday is just around the corner on October 1. Coffee shops will have specials all day long, and baristas will be whipping…