Cooking Articles

Four Ingredients for Simple, Stunning Dessert

I am always on the lookout for simple, easy to assemble desserts for those nights when friends drop by. As many delicious bakeries now dot city blocks and artisanal ice creams line store freezer shelves,...

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...

Winging It: Making Crockpot Buffalo Wings

Growing up, the only experience I had with chicken wings were the ones covered with feathers that belonged to the small population of egg-laying hens on our Montana farm. Once in a while, we raised...

Kosher for Passover

Passover, the most theologically important holiday in the Jewish calendar, celebrates the renewal of spirit each spring. This holiday recollects and shares the most significant story in Jewish history...

Around the World in Hard Boiled Eggs

Hard boiled eggs have it rough. Their popularity waxes and wanes with the seasons and trends up or down at the whim of the latest hip restaurants. Eggs themselves are a year round staple for everything...

A Cookie for Springtime

The epitome of a springtime cookie is the pastel colored, light as air French style macaron. Originally from Paris, these almond and egg white based treats come in a multitude of flavors and colors. The...

Marshmallow Peeps For Science

Have you had enough of malted milk eggs and chocolate bunnies yet? Perchance you’ve tossed out a handful of jellybeans just to get them cleaned up (Don’t worry, I won’t tell)? Any chance a few of...

Jam-On-It Jambalaya

When I was ten years old I had three passions: drawing, Boy Scouts, and roller skating. I've since traded in drawing for writing, the Boy Scouts for the Freemasons, and roller skating for . . . well,...

The Fun In Shopping For Food

When I first moved to Pennsylvania from New York City, the local grocery shopping scene was fairly uninspiring. Mega supermarkets full of walls of prepackaged goods and an overwhelming variety of boxed...

The Truth About Gefilte Fish

My husband would tell you that he firmly believes you must have been force-fed gefilte fish as a child to enjoy it as an adult.  I might agree if the only gefilte fish on earth were that from a jar.  But...

Vinegar, Vincotto, and Verjus: Part One, Vinegar

When I was growing up, vinegar came in one flavor. Red. My Italian mother always kept a bottle of red wine vinegar on the kitchen counter. That was all she ever needed. Today, she would be overwhelmed...

What a Difference a Spice Makes

While moving out of my beach front apartment to come to San Francisco a lot of hard packing decisions were made. As my will crumbled my boyfriend stepped in to help with the more difficult calls. Really,...

Old School Easter Eggs

In my family, a long-standing Lenten institution is to decorate our eggs in the Lithuanian tradition. The practice of making these boldly colored and intricately designed works of art were a rich addition...

Vampires: Beware the Slow Cooker!

Garlic is a versatile and healthful ingredient that adds flavor to many a dish. It has long been legendary in its curative ability and has recently been touted for all of its health benefits, including...

April's Showers Bring Spring Soups

April showers bring May flowers. April also brings torrential rain storms followed by summer-like heat waves. It brings bathing suit beach weather back-to-back with marine layer fog. April has its days,...

School Lunch, Revisited

Since the close of school is coming in a couple short months, I thought it would be a great time to revisit the topic of school lunch. With a fresh, warm breeze in the air, you and your kids can explore...