Amy Powell
Specialty: 30 Minute Meals
Education:French Culinary Institute, Cornell University
Lives: Manhattan
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Wok Don't Run
Writing about the necessity of tools in the kitchen a few weeks ago got me thinking further: call this Kitchen Equipment Article Part II. Except this is about one item in particular. I was thinking that...
The Other Steak Dinner
Years ago in England, a small group of American students studying abroad proposed an American-style marketing campaign to revive the beef industry post-mad cow disease. The program became a hit among...
Breaking the White Rule
According to the rules of etiquette, I am told, wearing a white skirt before Memorial Day is considered somewhat of a fashion crime. It is these same Memorial Day rules that keep men from mixing striped...
Cooking By Hand In A Modern Kitchen
There was a death in my life this week, something so tragic that I have been left feeling rather… impotent. Okay, this death was not a living thing, per se, but such a part of my life that without it,...
A Bouquet of Motherly Gifts
Spring is a lovely time of year for many reasons. One reason is that, unlike the “holiday season” where big events pile up back-to-back, post-Easter brings a bit of a lull in festivities until the...
A Gringo Cinco de Mayo
Ah, May. May brings Mothers' Day, May flowers, and the great American holiday, Cinco de Mayo. Okay, I know that Cinco de Mayo is technically a Mexican holiday. But in many parts of this country it is...
Spring's Bounty, Winter's Warmth
What season is it again? Didn’t Spring Break already happen, like, a month ago? At least I thought that was the case but the cold rain, gusty winds, and occasional hail I was driving through today...
A Salmon A Day . . .
Eat fish! It is good for your heart, fights depression, improves your vision and will help you live a long and healthier life! Then again, maybe don’t eat fish. These days we are being warned that...
An Un-Orthodox Greek Easter
About a month ago I was reading Jeffrey Eugenides’ book Middlesex and became a bit enthralled by his descriptions of certain Greek Orthodox customs related to Easter. Even as a Catholic, a religion...
Kale By Any Other Name
There exists a real and logical reason why, at a recent dinner party, I out-ed myself as something of an expert on black kale. After all, I can’t remember the last time someone found such information...
A Bundle of Mussel Joy
So here I am, carrying one 5 lb., 3 oz bundle of pure heaven all wrapped up tight and ready to take home. Inside the bundle it glistens, all black and shiny… with a beard. No, this bundle of joy is...
Kitchen Cheater
Cheating. The sad story is that many of us do it. I even do it from time to time… in the kitchen that is. I got to thinking again about when it is alright and when it is just plain wrong after watching,...
Simply Stroganoff
There is a very definite possibility I will offend someone with this article. Not that I intend too. But it seems the subject of “stroganoff” is one that breeds deep beliefs and occasionally heated...
A New Look At An Old, Green Favorite
Let’s play a game of guess the food. Who am I? Although not called by name, I was most probably first described in writings by the Roman historian, Pliny the Elder. In spite of my early recognition,...
A Procrastinator's Guide to Valentine's Day
Hey, you! Yeah, I am talking to you. How did I know you would be reading this? Easy. As the boyfriend/husband/fiancé to your lovely female counterpart, it is practically part of your DNA to procrastinate....
Super-Small Me
I wanted to write some metaphorical article relating the theme of one’s Super Bowl menu to what has happened in football this season. But the truth is, I still really don’t know that much about football....