Cooking Articles

This Cobbler Is Just Peachy

Peaches. If I had to choose just one last fruit to indulge in, it would be the sun-kissed ginger-tinged sweetness of summer’s best fruit. With their chin-dripping goodness, peaches make healthy dessert...

Spaghetti: Masculine Refuge

Guys love spaghetti. It’s a proven fact. At least, I think it’s a proven fact. The guys in my life have certainly seemed to support that statement. It started with my brother. Whenever it was time...

There's A Squirrel In My Crockpot!

Now that the weather has warmed up, every dog’s favorite tormentor is back on the scene ñ the cunning little squirrel. Just this morning we were out on a walk and spotted three of the suckers...

To Cook a Pot of Rice

I take full responsibility for getting rid of the rice cooker. The electric pot had been collecting dust on a shelf since the day my boyfriend and I moved in together. A relic of his bachelor days, it...

Pass the Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese, Please

If I were stranded on a desert island, and could only take one food with me, it would probably be my favorite Italian cheese—Parmigiano Reggiano. The complex flavor and crumbly, crystalline texture define...

One Hot Noodle

China: inventor of pasta, birthplace of dim sum, hot pot hot spot, and home to some of the early thinkers of heat preservation during dinner preparation. I suppose I always assumed that issues of getting...

Drink Your Breakfast: Shakes and Smoothies

Just the other day we were rushing around on our way out to an early morning class when I realized there was no way we were going to fit breakfast in before hopping in the car. Sad, but true. That’s...

A Long Island Walpurgisnacht!

Tomorrow the evils of Winter are conquered by Spring--but not before the custodians of that dark season have a little fun! The eve of May Day is the official evening of revelry for witches and the workers...

Changing Up Your Pizza Routine

While pizza is a food of Italian origins, digging into a freshly made slice is as American as apple pie. If you are anything like my family, you have a weekly pizza ritual that you keep up no matter where...

Twenty Crockpots Strong

Ever hear of Mable Hoffman? Although she’s not a household name like Rachael Ray or Jamie Oliver, Mable Hoffman was actually a legend in slow cooker history in her own right—she was referred to as...

Last week I mentioned that us humans have a strange habit: we tend to eat the things we revere. Heck, we tend to eat things that should be repulsive, too (like big fat beetles and bull testicles). In...

You’ve probably been to this restaurant before. The Vaguely-Southeast-Asian place where the menu expands to biblical length. It starts with appetizers and soups moving on to noodles and rice before...

It’s that time of year again: time to figure out your taxes and either pay a hopefully not too hefty sum to Uncle Sam or, for the lucky ones among us, to anxiously check your mailbox each day for your...

The thing about curry is, no matter what you may think, it is probably not what you think it is. As a personal testament to curry's convoluted history, it is appropriate that my own relationship with...

How’s the cookin’ with the kids going? Have they surprised you? Have they maybe even surprised themselves? I know one of the biggest stumbling blocks for encouraging my own kids to cook is having...

Pasta is one of my go-to meals for a quick and easy dinner. I turn to it so often that I can practically make it with my eyes closed. Boxed pasta is an easy option to make in just a few minutes without...