There’s a great story on NYTimes.com about one of my all-time favorite foods: chocolate chip cookies.
Perfection? Hint: It’s Warm and Has a Secret
By David Leite
Published: July 9, 2008
TOO bad sainthood is not generally conferred on bakers, for there is one who is a possible candidate for canonization. She fulfills most of the requirements: (1) She’s [...]
We’re about a third of the way through the CSA season, and now even the cat is getting into this trying new vegetables thing.
Of course, he’s kind of a non-discriminate leaf and flower chewer. (If only he actually kept down all that greenery he pilfers.)
So, for week 6, along with the kale the kitty samples, we [...]
My CSA has begun! Week 1 came a little later than usual, thanks to the cold and rainy spring, but from the looks of our first box, it was worth the wait.
I was out of town for our first pick-up date (Monday, 6/2), but I’m splitting a small share with fellow Gazette reporter Carly Weber, [...]
I spent most of last week in Portland, visiting some old friends and their new baby. And their kitchen.
The good news: In my month without a kitchen of my own, I haven’t forgotten how to cook. (Though I did manage to fill the entire first floor of their condo with smoke while making Peach-Spiced Lamb Chops on a [...]
I decided to send my oven off on a sweet note by spending Sunday morning experimenting with cupcake recipes I found on other food blogs.
First, Billy’s Vanilla, Vanilla Cupcakes from “The Cupcake Queen” at 52 Cupcakes, because I. Love. Vanilla.
Second, a slightly modified version of Bailey’s Mint Chocolate Chip Cupcakes from Baking Bites, because Bailey’s [...]
Fresh shucked oysters, as I mentioned in today’s column, can be eaten raw. But it’s by no means the only way to enjoy them. Oysters in the shell can be served baked, steamed and grilled; shucked oysters can be batter-fried, sauteed, grilled or used in dishes like soups, stuffings and drinks.
Get your start cooking oysters with [...]
In today’s column, I shared a couple of recipes from the Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County, which recently overhauled its menu in an effort to help kids adopt healthy eating habits. My column included two kid-favorites. Here are a few more. All are developed by nutrition coordinator Liz Weinburg of Iowa City.
Before I bought my first leek, I was kind of intimidated by them. I’d never watched anybody cook with them — or even knowingly eaten them — so I had no idea what they tasted like or how to clean or prepare them.
But a year or so ago, there was a recipe that I wanted [...]
Vanilla Garlic tipped me off to a new recipe search engine created by another food blogger (yes, there are a lot of us) over at Simply Recipes.
Food Blog Search uses Google technology to search more than 1,000 food blogs (with more blogs being added to the list of sites searched every day). It’s pretty cool — and a [...]
This has not been a great weekend in the kitchen.
I’ve managed to forget the eggs in a batch of muffins I made for my book club, under-cook my first quiche and turn a fancy vinaigrette into a solid mass of burned vinegar and sugar.
I’m think all this winter weather is getting to me.
Luckily, I had [...]
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