Life tends to lose some of its pizzazz when you can’t eat regular bread. Like when you go out to eat with all of your friends and they slather heaps of soft butter on a warm, crusty loaf the way God intended, talking and laughing while you sip on water secretly crying inside and longingRead more
If you’re new to the world of ramps, throw on your most worn flannel, get a fresh tattoo and join the circle of chefs, food writers, hipsters and local eating enthusiasts before 8 am at the nearest farmer’s market. You’ll find them under the produce tent grabbing the perkiest of the elusive Spring produce. JustRead more
We don’t always make crab cakes, but when we do, we put our house up for a second mortgage to splurge on jumbo-lump crab meat and we take cues from our friends in Maryland who use only a few more necessary ingredients in order to let the lovely, sweet crab steal the show. ToRead more
After seeing romanesco on menus all winter, and eating it out at restaurants, we decided it was high time to cook with the beautiful, funky-looking vegetable ourselves, and then share the recipe with you. Romanesco is in the same family as broccoli, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts, and tastes quite similar to cauliflower. It cooks upRead more
Stop me if I’ve told you this story before. It’s the one when I ordered Gambas al Ajillo – Spanish Garlic Shrimp – at a little tapas restaurant in Madrid. Before I could say ajo, our small wooden table was blanketed by a steaming cloud of garlic. It was intoxicating (and I do mean the scent ofRead more
You may be asking yourself what a Yankee like me is doing making a true Texas-Style Chili recipe. Well, I asked myself the same question about 6 years ago when I was working in the test kitchen of Saveur magazine. I was testing a recipe called Woody DeSilva’s Championship Chili – a true, stick-to-your-ribs, award-winningRead more
What’s silkier than satin, more comforting than your thickest robe and way, way easier than pie? The answer to the riddle, friends, is pudding. But not just any pudding. We’re specifically talking about this Chocolate Coconut Milk Pudding. After making the recipe once and savoring the first heavenly spoonful, you’ll quickly understand why coconut milkRead more
We like to think of these Potato Nachos as the result of a scandalous love affair between a loaded baked potato and nachos. It takes the best of both — the salty bacon, bright scallions and creamy topping of a baked potato, and the crisp, spicy and layered quality of nachos — and combines themRead more
It’s right around this time of year when we find ourselves in the midst of a serious winter squash rut. Don’t get us wrong, we love hard-skinned squash. When the weather grows cold, we look for Acorn Squash at the market as a the first sign of Fall. In the end of the warmer months,Read more
It’s hard for us to dream up a cozier scene than curling up to a sweet, steaming bowl of oatmeal on a particularly blustery morning. And that was the exact situation in which we found ourselves a few days ago. The whipping wind that rattled the windows was no concern to us. We were inRead more