Is that an ironing board cupboard behind the fridge (sorry I did not read all the comments)? and do you have something handy to stand on to reach your microwave? Also, I'm astounded the landlord di...

With guests snacking on hors d'oeuvres in the living room, I set about getting the Thanksgiving turkey ready to make its entrance. I turned to wash my hands one last time before carrying the platte...

I'm with AustinSarah...where do I find that flatware pattern?! Wow!

Made a most satisfying slow-cooker stew with sweet potatoes, chipotle chilis and just enough pork (lean loin) to satisfy the carnivores in the crowd. Lots of lime juice at the end. Heavenly.

I'm not sure juice is worthless. If it's the only vitamin C available or the only that your rugrats will consume, well yes, buy it, drink it, enjoy it. But pieces of fruit are the better way to go,...

Endlessly interesting. Two thumbs up.

Not hideous, but not beautiful...not to my eye. Sorry.

Don't know about doughnuts, but potatoes fried in duck fat are beyond compare. Gross as it sounds, I collect and save the fat whenever I roast a duck (nothing fancy, store bought, prepared quite si...

A Canandian company called Country Home Candles has a great scent called Flannel Sheets, and Slatkin & Co. HAD one called Winter recently replaced by something called Log Fire; both absolutely smel...

I loved the Gourmet Web site and columnists such as John T. Edge, Francis Lam and Hodding Carter, but I let my subscription lapse long ago. It was great food porn, but expensive and less than pract...

Braise it till "silky smooth," chop it a bit so you don't trail long ribbons of kale from your fork. Toast a thickish slice of country bread, rub with clove of raw garlic. Heap on cooked kale, top ...

I rinse brown rice, wehani red rice, any whole grain rice. Never rinse white rice of any kind. BTW, my mom cooked only long-grain white rice, and she washed it, rubbing it between her hands before ...

If this handed-down pot really IS from the '70s, the first thing to do is Google about for something on slow-cooker safety. Perhaps a decade ago, the industry changed standards for all slow-cookers...

It appears to work exceedingly well for him, though I notice he has not abandoned his mortar and pestle or his chef's knife. People who pooh-pooh gadgets are insufferable snobs, I think. And the mo...

You can't seriously mean NO carbs. You must mean refined carbs. NO carbs would mean no quick fuel for your body, and that's just silly and quite bad for you health, IF you were able to stick to suc...

Not sure what it is that keeps this from flying off into kiddieland -- the fact that the owner has superb taste and an excellent eye, perhaps? He/she approaches the edge any number of times but nev...

I think it's as close to perfect as it can be, as is. Hang those who grouse about more color.

I had no idea she had died, and I too "learned" to cook from Silver Palate. I have enormous respect for Julia and the pedestal upon which she has been placed, but I've never been interested in mast...

I've been using one without removable plates for four years, and it's just not THAT hard to clean. It TAKES a few minutes, but you can clean it right on the counter without resorting to gymnastics ...

Just wrap those puppies in foil and bake at about 400 degrees till they're soft enough to squeeze and see "syrup" drip from the wrapper, or at least 40 minutes for medium ones. A baked sweet potato...