Counting down the last days of home baking: Butter Brickle Biscotti

In approximately 7 days, there will be no more baking or broiling or simmering or sauteing in my house.
This is because in approximately 7 days my kitchen will be in shambles.
I’ve been wanting to remodel the usable but not very attractive kitchen in my 60-year-old home since I moved in about 5 years ago. Now [...]

How to roast garlic

The recipe I included in today’s column calls for 4 heads of roasted garlic. (Yum!)
Here is one method for roasting garlic, as recommended by Better Homes and Gardens’ “Anyone Can Cook” — one of my favorite resources for basic cooking technique how-tos.

Use a chef’s knife to cut off the top 1/2 inch of the garlic [...]

Stained recipes are the best recipes

The cover story in this week’s food section discusses the advantages and disadvantages of storing your recipes online. One of the advantages, it says, is protection against food stains.
But flipping through cookbooks in search of the most stained recipes is one of the most reliable ways I can think of to find the recipes my parents used [...]