So Bon Appetit has announced that its going to do start doing it own "seal of approval," putting its stamp on products the magazine's team of editors and recipe testers like and recommend. I'm fine with this as a way to get more exposure for good products, but here's what I … [Read more...] about How to do a Tasting and Why You Should
Recipes
How to Cut an Onion [video lesson]
My book club read The Sharper Your Knife and we all loved it. So I got a copy of The Kitchen Counter Cooking School and I was so inspired, I went ahead and got the chef's knife from block set we received as a wedding gift 11 years ago sharpened for the first time! I've read … [Read more...] about How to Cut an Onion [video lesson]
Reader Mail: How to Outfit a Kitchen on a Budget or 14 Things Every Kitchen Needs
I get a fair amount of reader mail and I do my best to answer everyone quite quickly and thoroughly. Recently, I realized that readers often bring up great questions and so I thought I’d start answering them regularly here on the blog. Here's the first one. “In your book I like … [Read more...] about Reader Mail: How to Outfit a Kitchen on a Budget or 14 Things Every Kitchen Needs
Recipe: Chorizo Basquaise Poached Egg with Olive Oil Crouton
Recipe adapted with permission from the Cook'n with Class school in Paris and my teacher, Chef Constance Deledalle. By the way, Constance has a fun blog which she pens in English about her culinary adventures in Paris and beyond. For the bread, she used a hearty walnut-studded … [Read more...] about Recipe: Chorizo Basquaise Poached Egg with Olive Oil Crouton
How to Make No-Knead Artisan Bread [Video Lesson]
Making your own bread sounds like a laborious undertaking. But with this savvy recipe from Jeff Hertzberg and Zoë François, the authors of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, you'll find that it takes only minutes and four simple ingredients: flour, water, salt and … [Read more...] about How to Make No-Knead Artisan Bread [Video Lesson]
