Bison burgers
I enjoy game meats in the winter — they’re rich and hearty, and when paired with a big bold red or your favorite brew, can send you deep into hibernation. The other day I grilled some bison burgers and...
View ArticleTexas sheet cake
There’s been quite a debate in our house about what to call the cake pictured above. My husband calls it “sheath cake”, I call it “sheet cake”. Josh says it’s been called sheath cake in his family for...
View ArticleA simple winter stew recipe from Jamie Oliver
Several years ago, I participated in an online chat featuring Jamie Oliver. Here’s the excerpt with my question and his answer: W: I enjoy beer and would like to incorporate it into my cooking as one...
View ArticleSuper Bowl chili
A Super Bowl party without chili is like nachos without cheese, wings without hot sauce, the Patriots without a sideline camera. No matter which team you’re rooting for, everyone can agree that chili’s...
View ArticleGumbo
Hearty, spicy, tasty, and easy to cook, gumbo just might be the perfect meal — especially if you have a crowd to feed. Here’s a recipe courtesy of Fox & Obel. Fox & Obel’s Chicken and Shrimp...
View ArticleThe emperor’s new candy
London artist Greetje van Helmond creates lovely jewelry out of sugar crystals like the chunky necklace and ring pictured above. But with prices starting at £120 a piece — over $240 for a bauble that’s...
View ArticleSugar snap peas
When I was a kid, my grandmother lived with us for several years and planted a little garden that ran along the perimeter of our house. She was an incredibly capable woman who grew a large variety of...
View ArticleConsider the Lobster
Literary phenom David Foster Wallace passed away this weekend, an apparent suicide and a great loss to American fiction. Reading his work is like being offered a glimpse into the mind of a mad genius —...
View ArticleRecipe: Nightwood Restaurant’s Spicy Duck SOPA
In honor of defiance of SOPA, Nightwood Restaurant featured a spicy duck soup (get it?) on its brunch menu last Sunday. The kicker: it came with a copy of the recipe. There was nothing gimmicky about...
View ArticleCoconut-lime bundt cake
Bundt cakes are the casseroles of the dessert world: quick, easy, large enough to feed a crowd. Adorned with just a dusting of powdered sugar or a translucent veil of icing, they’re the modest...
View ArticleThin Mint ice cream
When my sister and I were little, we were friends with three brothers whose parents owned a Baskin-Robbins. Once in a while they’d invite everyone over to the shop for unlimited free ice cream. As we...
View ArticleSweet mung bean soup
One of my favorite summer meals is a simple, refreshing bowl of chilled soup — gazpacho, cucumber-avocado, curried carrot and other veggie-based soups are lovely ways to enjoy the season’s bounty. When...
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