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Lemon Tart with a Graham Cracker Crust

January 7, 2023

Rich but light, intensely flavorful but not too sweet. Bright lemon flavor in a real Graham cracker crust. Transcendent flavors. Spectacular mouth feel. Probably the best thing you'll put in your mouth today.

Resolution #5: Be Better at Small Stuff

January 4, 2023

The little things that get big results, slowly but surely. Here are 5 details that matter.

Resolution #3: Better in the Kitchen

January 2, 2023

Amaze yourself once a week. In the kitchen. Once a week, do something you've never done before. Learn to make one thing you love to eat. Something that always made you think, this is great but I probably shouldn't try this at home by myself. You should. Here's how.

The Year in the Kitchen 2022

December 28, 2022

Homemade pasta had been on my list for years, one of my final frontiers in the kitchen. You should do this. You'll be totally amazed and delighted. It'll make 2023 a Better year.

Taking Stock, Part 3: Mushroom. Cheese.

December 15, 2022

Waste not, want not. Always remember and never forget: save your mushroom stems and cheese rinds. They make fantastic and really useful stocks. Free soup. Hot, steamy, aromatic and deeply delicious improvements for cold winter days.

Taking Stock, Part 2: Vegetables Only

December 14, 2022

Don't throw away those carrot ends and onion trimmings. Two minutes to stick 'em in a pot with some water - then let them simmer for an hour or two. You get a great soup - or a great way to enrich other dishes. Fragrant, deeply flavorful stock. Waste not, want not.

Taking Stock, Part 1: Beef and Chicken

December 13, 2022

Don't throw away those bones and vegetable trimmings. Stick 'em in a pot with some water and let them simmer for a few hours. You get a great soup - for free. Maybe the best possible holiday leftover. Less than two minutes to put it all in a pot, add water and turn on the stove.

The Year in the Kitchen 2021

December 29, 2021

Another year that began with a lot of time in the kitchen because home was the only place that offered indoor dining. So I went to Japan and the French Alps - in my kitchen.

The Gift of Edible Fun

November 30, 2019

Pizza. The big cooking revelation. Watching flour and water become pizza dough. Watching pizza dough become a pizza crust. In your own oven. If I can do this, you and everyone you know can, too. And you probably don't know anybody who doesn't love pizza. It's Thoughtful Thursday, the first day of the always thoughtful BCS Gift Guide.

The Gift of Revelation

November 29, 2018

Pizza. The big cooking revelation. Watching flour and water become pizza dough. Watching pizza dough become a pizza crust. In your own oven. If I can do this, you and everyone you know can, too. And you probably don't know anybody who doesn't love pizza. It's Thoughtful Thursday, the first day of the always thoughtful BCS Gift Guide.