I no longer drink and therefore no longer need to deal with hangovers, but plenty of revelers do have to manage that problem on New Year’s Day. A dish you’ve made ahead will be a welcome sight. If you were like me you could barely make the coffee, let alone a breakfast that your fat-seeking […]
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Goose Up The Holidays
December 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Classic holiday dishes are often associated with a specific religious holiday or cultural tradition. Sometimes this is so much so that meals get a bit typecast, like pumpkin pie that shows up only at Thanksgiving. But if you’re looking for that special dish that shakes up tradition or even suits a family with multiple religions […]
Joy of Wok Cookery
December 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Wok cookery is some of the best there is: it’s fun and it’s easy. Typically it’s Asian food that you’ll cook and what I love in particular is how it’s all cooked, quickly, in one vessel. So when I wrote my latest book ONE-POT WONDERS the wok got heavy use. For the ultimately fun guide […]
How Trendy Greek Yogurt Rebranded An Ancient Staple
December 9, 2013 by Leave a Comment
I’ve been exploring Mediterranean food for decades and written books about it, but only recently have discovered the phenomena of Greek yogurt, which was perplexingly unfamiliar. I didn’t know what Greek yogurt was, a term that first surfaced quite recently. I consulted other Mediterranean food experts and they were baffled, too. So I figured that […]
Grunge is Gone. Don’t Let Red Flannel Hash Disappear
December 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
We are concerned about species of animals that might be headed for extinction, but we don’t seem to be as concerned about our endangered culinary traditions. There are recipes that need to be saved. Food is who we are. It’s what binds us together culturally in this multicultural country. One such food from New England […]
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