Tis the season to be spending ungodly amounts of time and money shopping and baking. And in a recession, that just strikes me as unfair. The holidays can prove trying on your wallet, your rolling pin and your stamina, so looking for shortcuts becomes a fore-drawn conclusion. If the harried holiday hubbub has left you [...]

February 21st, 2008

What to Read…

Bon Appétit’s recent makeover is worth mentioning and the mag’s upcoming television special on Food Network is worth DVRing. I’ve subscribed to Bon Appétit for at least six years, and this past October I faced a question of conscience when my renewal slip came in the mail. Truth be told, Bon Appétit had fallen off my radar. [...]

December 11th, 2007

Can’t-Live-Without Cookbooks

Every cook in the kitchen has chefs on the page to help her through consommé, baking bread, and the equivalent of the dreaded “writers block:” recipe blank. I make no qualms over seeking inspiration and information from others’ recipes, and almost always start a new recipe of my own after several hours perusing those of [...]

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