Cooking Questions: Should Red Wine be Chilled?
If you really want to throw a wine lover into a tizzy, just ask them the following question: "should red wine be chilled?" You're almost certain to get at least one person who swears up and down that chilling red wine is an unforgivable sin. But that person is wrong....
Pantry Raid: How to Make French Toast
Knowing how to make french toast is like knowing how to scramble an egg - you just gotta know how to do it. It becomes even more important if you have kids because french toast is just one of those quintessential Saturday morning meals that you make while the kids are...
Can You Freeze Clams?
If you've never participated in a summer clambake (the likes of which are hugely popular in the Northeast region of the US), then you're really missing out. Clams are incredibly easy to cook (they turn out delicious after steaming quickly) and you can serve them in...
Fondant Potatoes
Fondant Potatoes I am always amazed at how many great things you can make with potatoes. My favorites list includes Pommes Anna, potato croquettes, and, of course, french fries. There are so many that we needed a good potato recipe round up page. What is even more...
Bread Pudding with Rum Sauce
Bread Pudding with Rum Sauce Isn't bread pudding with rum sauce a tasty thing? I always think of it as cubed french toast with a dessert sauce. The cubing of the bread seems to be what sets french toast apart from bread pudding. The fact that you eat french toast for...
Is There a Secret For How to Ripen an Avocado?
With a pretty steady year-round crop of avocados from Mexico, along with our domestic supply in California, most of us in the US can enjoy delicious in season avocados year round. How great is that? In the summer, when light pastas, cold soups (like our famous...
Pantry Raid: How to Cook Crab Legs
Those Marylanders are onto something with their love of crab legs. Shrimp, mussels, and scallops are seafood staples during the summer, but if we're being honest, one of the best dishes you can cook during the summertime is crab legs. Crab legs come into season in...
Pantry Raid: How to Make Bread
There’s one thing that sends waves of terror through some home chefs, and it’s not what many observers would expect. Not the French sauces that require perfect temperature control and exquisite timing, nor the delicacies of China and Japan that call for rare and...
What are the Best Summertime Meals?
Summertime is a time for lighter fare and refreshing flavors, so it's a good opportunity to mix up your normal cooking routine with some fun new recipes. These summertime meals are some of our favorite dishes to cook outside or bring with you on a relaxing picnic. 1....
Carrie in the Kitchen: Chickpeas with Red Lentils, Turmeric and Broccoli Rabe
Things went a little differently this month. I told my friends at the Culinary Exchange about the truly bare-bones nature of my pantry and freezer—all the goodies I stashed last summer in there are gone, gone, gone. But then I hit the jackpot when I saw...
