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The Kitchen Counter Cooking School
May 16, 2012 by Kathleen Flinn
An existential crisis and a chance supermarket encounter prompt cooking school grad Kathleen Flinn to stumble onto her true calling.
Chocolate Chip Cookies and Red Cowboy Boots
May 12, 2012 by Kimberley Lovato
After devoting decades to (unsuccessfully) replicating her grandmother’s chocolate-chip cookies, Kimberley Lovato discovers that she’s more like her grandma than she’d imagined.
Stumbling into Motherhood
May 09, 2012 by Anne Enright
Author and mom Anne Enright sniffs babies up and down, then holds nothing back as she relays what each precious smell calls to mind.
Never Cook Naked
Apr 19, 2012 by Bruce Weinstein | Mark Scarbrough
Our Never Cook Naked columnists, Mark Scarbrough and Bruce Weinstein, share lots more lessons than just proper cooking attire.
Besotted with Brisket
Apr 05, 2012 by Stephanie Pierson
Why exactly does a flaccid, four-pound, gray-brown piece of beef shaped roughly like the state of Tennessee inspire Proustian prose and evoke deep pleasure?
Eggs and Other Easter Oddities
Apr 04, 2012 by Jennifer Trainer Thompson
Sometimes it’s not a bad thing to take a hard look at those things we never stop to consider. Jennifer Thompson Trainer takes on an Easter essential.
A Manly Man’s Sippy Cup
Mar 29, 2012 by Rick Casner
We’ve all experienced moments of brilliance in which the stars align and the angels sing and we see the everyday anew. Rick Casner shares his most recent revelation.
Cooking with Scrambled Legs
Mar 22, 2012 by Jess Thomson
Having a kid who lacks the strength to stand at the kitchen counter beside her turned Jess Thomson’s world upside down. Here’s how she’s returning her family’s life to right side up.
New York (Food) Diaries
Mar 07, 2012 by Teresa Carpenter
A recently published collection of journal entries indulges our inner voyeur with four centuries of all manner of curious culinary moments. Lovers of diaries, enjoy.
Comfort Me With Gnocchi
Feb 29, 2012 by Sara B. Franklin
In Uruguay, the 29th has long been heralded as the Day of the Gnocchi, a harbinger of luck. But for these lovers, eventually that luck ran its course.
How to Woo Women–Well, Kinda
Feb 14, 2012 by Jonathan Dixon
Jonathan Dixon long ago discovered that the way to a woman’s heart is through her stomach…or so he thought.
Cheez Doodles Français-Style
Jan 31, 2012 by Adam Ried
A year in Paris can rid an American of many an uncivilized habit. But as Adam Ried explains, a dependency on Cheez Doodles isn’t one of them.
Pastry Paris
Jan 20, 2012 by Susan Hochbaum
In Paris, everything looks like dessert. Or so sees Susan Hochbaum, who finds her muse in sweet sculptures of butter, cream, and sugar at every turn.
Hungoevr, er, Hangover Cures
Dec 30, 2011 by Milton Crawford
You may not be thinking this now, but with this stash of hangover fixes both tempting and therapeutic, you can snatch hope from failure, triumph from despair. Milton Crawford explains.
New Year’s Brunch: A Karmic Cup Runneth Over
Dec 26, 2011 by Cheryl Sternman Rule
Who says entertaining has to be a hassle? A self-proclaimed brunch girl divulges her nifty, not-intimidating, get-it-over-while-everyone’s-hungover approach.
Nespresso, My Love Machine
Dec 14, 2011 by Rosecrans Baldwin
Rosecrans Baldwin muses about his decades-long relationship with coffee, as a espresso enthusiast, coffee aficionado, and flat-out Nespresso addict.
Missed Connections
Nov 30, 2011 by Sophie Blackall
For artist Sophie Blackall, the Missed Connections column affords more than just moments of vicarious love, loss, and regret. It tenders lasting inspiration for her sweet, poignant, whimsical artwork.
Entertaining Thoughts
Nov 22, 2011 by Patrick O'Connell
Chef Patrick O’Connell reflects on entertaining in a bygone era and muses about the real reason his mom entertained–and why his approach differs so dramatically from hers.
Thanksgiving Disaster 1: The Bird’s Still Frozen
Nov 19, 2011 by Bruce Weinstein | Mark Scarbrough
Nothing can stop Thanksgiving dinner–not rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor a bird that’s still frozen solid a few hours before you intend to say grace.
Thanksgiving Disaster 2: The Bird’s Too Big for the Oven
Nov 19, 2011 by Bruce Weinstein | Mark Scarbrough
You know the rule: one pound of turkey per guest. But when your back-of-the-envelope calculations say you need a behemoth, what to do? We have answers.
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