If you’ve seen little hints here and there, you’ll know that I’m following a cleanse. My husband doesn’t appreciate the concept or the commentary. I’ll try to be good and keep it hush-hush (from him, not you). Cleanse benefit #1: After weaning myself from my daily ritual of two good strong cups of coffee first…
Brisket Steeped in Coffee and Beer
I always wanted to study at Harvard, and now’s my chance. Thanks to my well-informed friend, Sharyn Katsof, I’ve enrolled in Harvard’s online course on Cooking Science, taught by top chefs. It falls a little short of attending one of the best cooking schools in the world, but hey, what do you want from me? Maybe you want brisket: My go-to brisket recipe is…
OMG Shrimp Cocktail at Its Very Best!
A 6 ‘7″ chef with a flair for home cooking has stolen my food heart. My first attempt to address him at an Appetite for Books appearance led to shy stuttering and a rescue by Montreal journalist Susan Schwartz, who recognized my distress and pitched in with my intended message. He’s very famous, for a Canadian, so I’m sure you…
New Age Bird’s Nest Cookies
As a child, I found cooking completely uninteresting. However, there was one little recipe that was easy enough to cobble together, whimsical enough to hold my attention and satisfying enough to warrant the effort. Bird’s Nest Cookies are perfect starter cookies to bring out the baking-cooking spirit in reluctant budding chefs. Just a little note of warning—you…
Curried Peach Squash Soup
We are straddling seasons—one toe in winter, both hands white knuckled grasping tenaciously and struggling feverishly to hang on to any shred of a memory of summer. Or is that just me? So here’s a soup that bridges the seasonal gap. I live by turning lemons into lemonade—but not literally. I don’t drink sweetened drinks. But…
Mimi’s Best Quinoa Salad
I know what you’re thinking right now. Who is Mimi, and why should I care about her quinoa salad? Here’s the scoop. Mimi Kitner is a good friend with excellent taste, and she just told me that she keeps a steady supply of this salad in her fridge at all times. Satisfied? You will be for…
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 45
- 46
- 47
- 48
- 49
- …
- 88
- Next Page »