Cooking Articles

Souperb Ideas For Summer

Summer is the perfect time for soup. Chilled soup, that is. Most of us think of soup as the start to a meal, or a single hearty helping to warm our bodies from the winter chill. Soup can be equally...

Seaside on the Home Front

Aside from the changing of the leaves in the fall, one of the best parts of New England is the romance of its coastal summers. In these dog days of summer, little sounds more rejuvenating that digging...

You Better Shop Around

"My Mama told me, 'You better shop around!'" Well, maybe she didn't, but I have definitely adopted that philosophy as my own. Geographic location has certainly affected that decision. Here is this week's...

The Dessert We Love to Hate

Let’s play Jeopardy: Kids love it. For over 150 years, this fruit-based food has been dressed up (and down) with a minimum of time and effort. Did you say, “What is JELL-O?” Good for...

A Day in Provence

Provence is one of my favorite places in France, if not on earth. It is undoubtedly the perfect combination of sea and mountain, the rustic and the sophisticated, old and new. I was recently in Provence...

Cool Drinks and Better Bar Food

As you read this, somewhere in the world it is Happy Hour. If Happy Hour is good for one thing, great deals on cool beverages, it should also be good for another: delicious bar food to go with those beverages. If...

Slow Cooked Side Dishes For Your Summer Barbecue

I am a big fan of the summer barbecue. Nothing is a better celebration of warm weather than some smoking hot grilled food eaten outdoors with your close friends or family, preferably with a frosty beverage...

Virgin (Olive Oil) Territory

“Got eevooo?” My brother asked. What?, I responded. “Got eevooo? You know, E.V.O.O.?” Ummm… right. He was teasing me, of course, knowing how I feel about the subject of oil, particularly...

20 Ways To Make Pita Sandwiches

There’s only one problem with pita pockets, really, and that’s when I forget to buy them at the store. That’s probably because they’re not shelved where I think they should be—with the bread...

Pardon Me, Could You Please Pass The Homemade Condiments?

When you look on the inside of your fridge doors, do you see a lineup of all the familiar condiments, ready to adorn your next sandwich, burger, hot dog, or salad? Next time you reach for those tired old...

Blueberries: Summer's Handpicked Bounty

The berries were clustered together in groups of six, eight and ten; as we reached among the leaves, the previous night’s rainstorm’s rivulets ran down our arms. Slipping the occasional berry in our...

Fruit and Ice Make Summer Nice

In the peak of summer heat, it takes more than water to cool the body down. If it is the end of a long day working in the yard, a cold beer at sunset might be in order. A jog through the neighborhood...

Oven-Free and Easy Chocolate Fix

That's right folks, no baking involved for this one. This recipe has been listed elsewhere as "Boiled Cookies," but I think that just sounds disgusting. It's great for bachelors who don't have an oven...

Did You Move My Cheese?

I. Love. Cheese. As far as I’m concerned, I could live on bread and cheese alone. But faithful readers know all that already. "Oh, Rebecca, why are you talking about how much you love cheese again?...

Turning Your Slow Cooker Upside-Down

There are some dishes that have a catchy or unusual name that might make you stop and think twice— how did they come to be called by that name? A couple recipes that come to mind are Angels on Horseback...

What To Do With Too Many Tomatoes

It happens to the best of us: one day we walk into the kitchen and realize that tomatoes are everywhere. It might have begun with a trip the farmers market where a wedge of a purplish-red Brandywine seduced...