Do you have your very own holiday tradition? Something uniquely yours – perhaps it’s a themed meal or a religious ceremony or just a bouquet of annual depression – something you do each year to commemorate the season. My mother once started a tradition of serving ham hocks on Christmas … Read More
When they say holiday spirit, we all know what they mean or what we want them to mean. It’s the moment of peak merriment: somewhere after the first cocktail to commemorate having wrapped the last gift in the car on the way over, and before the fourth drink when Aunt … Read More
Give them the gift of nourishment instead! We’ve selected some of our favorite products, books, services, and kitchen tools that spread the spirit of crunchtime – make it real, make it fast. make it real fast food.
real food gifts:Let’s start with real food itself and consider a gift certificate or … Read More
You’ve already made the bold move to lighten mashed potatoes by using more chicken stock and less cream. Good for you. If you’re not there yet, I’ve provided an instructional at the bottom of this post.
Now, let’s see if we can go one step further and consider the potato skin … Read More
What would you talk about with the Barefoot Contessa, if you met her face to face? I’d like to share with you that Ina Garten came to town, my town Los Angeles, and we had lunch atCafe Surfasand then together had our knives sharpened while discussing the finer points of … Read More