Northeastern summers come as a shock to Americans cradled in the West. As children growing up in California, nothing filled my siblings and me with more joy than soaring temperatures—“Now it's a hundred and two!" By late morning my grandmother would call us in from play under ... [Read More] [2 Comments. Please leave another.]
10×10 Grilled Chicken: 10 Quick and Easy Marinades for Grill-Ready Grassfed Chicken in 10 Minutes
In an ideal kitchen, the cuisinière maintains a flawlessly organized pantry. She plans all meals ahead. And she always remembers to soak chicken in marinade a day before grilling. But I work in Copywriters' Kitchen where a home office, writing projects and tight deadlines ... [Read More] [29 Comments. Please leave another.]
FAST Whole Wheat White Pizza with Walnut Pesto
This luscious white pizza starts with a layer of milky, grainy ricotta over a whole wheat crust. Smeared with garlicky pesto, the pie is generously topped with grated mozzarella. After a quick bake in an extra-hot oven, the pizza dough puffs up to surround bubbling cheeses that ... [Read More] [3 Comments. Please leave another.]
Upstate New York Fingerling Salt Potatoes
Years ago while on summer holiday in New York’s Thousand Islands we were introduced to salt potatoes, a regional specialty often served at barbecues. The culinary roots of this dish lie in Syracuse, New York, where commercial salt springs once flourished along Lake Onandaga. ... [Read More] [6 Comments. Please leave another.]
Third Ring of Hell Seven Layer Bean Dip
You Classics scholars know Dante's Third Ring of Hell is reserved for gluttons. Then let me burn forever with an over sized scoop of Third Ring of Hell Seven Layer Bean Dip in my mouth. It goes without saying that this dip is one of my favorite indulgent foods. Counting ... [Read More] [1 Comment. Please leave another.]
