Cooking Articles

Sauce and the Single Person

The refrigerator of a single person is a mysterious thing indeed. If you are single, or know someone who is, then you probably know what I am talking about. For instance, if you get hungry while visiting...

Go Gluten-Free -- With Kids

Imagine no birthday cakes, hot dogs, apple pie, spaghetti or pizza. Hey, that’s like you might as well forget eating with kids! If you, your child or child’s friends must eat a gluten-free diet due...

Lovin' 'Em: Greek Beans

Some of you may remember that I’m in love with Greek food. Any dish that remotely spanks of sunny Mediterranean skies, of olives, feta cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, of grape leaves—and everything in-between—is...

Real Food For Real Kids

It just so happened that within days of each other, both of my kids mentioned—rather out of the blue—that they would each like to do that “kids night to cook dinner thing” again. First my...

For Da Ladies: Josmos!

Y'all faithful readers of Bachelor Chow may have noticed I have been on hiatus. Alas, I had the "stomach flu," which then got worse: once the norovirus was done with my GI, it decided to migrate north...

The New Couscous Is Fregola

Doesn't there always seem to be a starch of the moment? At one time couscous, the pointillist pasta of North Africa, was all the rage. Then people began forgoing wheat and the wind shifted west to the...

Waking Up To Breakfast

Ah, Breakfast, you beautiful beacon of sustenance and motivation. I am personally a huge fan of breakfast. I’m hungry almost as soon as I wake up and if I don’t get breakfast (and that doesn’t happen...

That's a Cold Comfort (Food)

I thought I had a great immune system. Up until this year I could count on one hand the number of colds I have had in my adult years. Despite the fact that I lived in a city inhabited by more than eight...

Leave No Stem Behind

Growing up my father was known to cook one dish: stir-fry. My dad was not like other dads in a lot of ways. Cooking was no exception. Where other fathers mastered the domain of the barbecue, specializing...

The Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookie

What could be better than an ooey gooey chocolate chip cookie, still warm and soft off of the cookie sheet? Just one cookie can smooth out some of the little bumps in day to day life for both young and...

Kids and Bread Machines

Want to boost your kids’ interest in baking? I’ve got two words for you: Bread machine. I know, I know. �They were trendy and the “in thing” more than five years ago—and now it’s probably...

Clobbering Da' Crud

About this time of year the flu is full-blown, and here in Austin we're treated to something called "cedar season." This is a couple of months when horny juniper tress and bushes—called "cedars," because...

Fish Fry Fridays

With one more month of Lent remaining on the calendar, if you are of the Catholic faith, you might be on CDKitchen looking around for new seafood recipes for the next few Fridays. Fasting, or abstinence...

Fondue It Yourself

My good friend, Lauren, always gives a fondue pot as an engagement present or housewarming gift. She firmly believes that every household should have this equipment because fondue is easy, fun, festive...

What's In Your Freezer?

March is National Frozen Food Month and today, March 6, is National Frozen Food Day. While some culinary purists may feel guilty serving meals made from frozen, rather than fresh, fruits and vegetables,...

Vacation In My Mouth

I’ve never been to Burma, but I think I know what Burma tastes like. Spicy tomato sauce curries bath river fishes. Tea leaves and garlic blend together in punchy salad dressings. Chewy long noodles...