If they were the shiny lacquered kind that you can get at Hobby Lobby or Michaels (or similar store) then they werent' meant for cooking. They're probably not even solid copper, just a thin layer ...

That pumpkin and bacon soup from yesterday worked really really well with Butternut squash instead of pumpkin. I added a dollop of sour cream along with the bacon crumble topping, and it was perfe...

I cannot wait to make this! We've been having record cold temperatures in my corner of the NW, and hot soup sounds like just the thing.

Best impromptu meal I ever had was a fried egg on top of Mark Bittman's roasted brussels s...