One of my chefs at Le Cordon Bleu once said, "If you can make an omelet, you'll never be hungry." So true. An omelet is inexpensive, versatile and amazingly quick to prepare. While it's typically thought of as a breakfast dish, British food writer Elizabeth David wrote about an … [Read more...] about Recipe: How to Make an Omelet (video lesson)
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Recipe: Chicken Noodle Soup
This is a variation of the recipe that appeared in The Sharper Your Knife, the Less You Cry. It’s a straight-forward recipe that can be adapted to whatever you might have in your house when the dark specter of the flu or a cold appears. It employs a sturdy dose of garlic as the … [Read more...] about Recipe: Chicken Noodle Soup
Shepherd’s Pie with Chard-Lentil Filling
Recipe by Kim O'Donnel My family has shifted to mostly vegetarian in the past couple of years. This has meant something new for us: meatless holiday dinners. The key to this recipe is a great technique: braising lentils in red wine. This step adds a certain "meatiness" to the … [Read more...] about Shepherd’s Pie with Chard-Lentil Filling
How to do a Tasting and Why You Should
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
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
