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Halloween’s Just Around the Corner; Let’s Party! Start With Witches’ Brew…

I have a modest proposal for Halloween this year. After the candy’s all distributed in the annual Dentists’ Benefit, the adults should have a party. No kids invited! The only trick is:

What to eat?

Well, before dining the gods have ordained a wee spot of something to drink. (We’ll get back to the food part [...]

Today is National Waffle Day! Eat’em Every Meal…

Waffles; they’re not just for breakfast anymore! Even Winnie the Pooh would enjoy a food that you can pour lots of honey over. Or syrup. Or top with butter and jelly (even pepper jelly!). Shoot, he might even have them for all seven of his favorite meals of the day, on National Waffle Day. [...]

Too Many Recipes: How Do Chefs Deal With Recipe Clutter?

A quick note to show that you’re not the only one suffering from recipe madness. Chefs have the problem too! And some of them have solutions. (I’ve got thousands of recipes on the computer, mostly unsearchable; and 9 big three-ring binders of printed stuff, ditto.) Clever solutions, in many cases. Read the article from [...]

When You Gotta Have Cod

Overfishing has caused cod fisheries all over the Atlantic and Baltic to collapse. The Pacific species are still going strong, though, and that’s likely the cod fillet you’ll get if you go to the fishmonger today for cod. Generally, prices for cod have increased the past several years due to supply issues. If you [...]

Tag-Team Teaching in the Kitchen

This entry is part of a series, Pepper Jelly Chronicles»

Jess only has a few days before she has to be back on campus, so she’s in a hurry. Today, for instance, she had a doctor’s appointment, she needed to get her car inspected, and she had to drive over 170 miles. Oh, and she [...]

Escabeche Costa Rican Style

This entry is part of a series, F4F 2011»

A quick note today; I’m stealing from the best borrowing a recipe from the Today show, one that looks quite tasty and I know must have plenty of zing. (I’ll put the ingredients and procedure summary here, in case the link goes dead in the [...]

What’s a Pastitsio? I’ll Tell You…

This entry is part of a series, RdJ»

Short answer: It’s a really tasty Greek casserole. Easy to make. And relatively inexpensive…

Here’s a recipe, adapted from one that appeared recently in Family Circle magazine:

8 ounces uncooked elbow macaroni
1½ pounds lean ground beef
1 can petite-diced tomatoes (onion/garlic flavored preferred)
1 cup chopped green [...]

New Food Magazine: Recipe.com in Print…

My first thought is, why another food magazine? Indeed, the category has been exploding for a while now, with offerings from cooking channels (such as the Food Network’s) and celebrity chefs (Rachel Ray, Paula Deen, Sandra Lee, or collections like The Food Magazine, to name just a few). I mean, you’d think the space [...]