i don’t really buy prepared foods at the farmers market(unless it’s some sort of bakery item that I’ve never had...like I recently had fantastic blackberry wine cake, but I only bought a small piece and then...

to come up with a recommendation along those lines. Second the recco for Laja. A weekend in the Valle de Guadalupe wine country? Birthday to remember :-)

LOL! Just remember, to paraphrase Gordon Ramsey, it’s still an Armani even if he didn’t sew it himself.

What a great idea. Much easier than taking out the battery. But remember, everyone—restore the smoke detector to its proper operating condition when you’re done cooking!

I just roasted a chicken last weekend – a very simple recipe. First - remember to remove that giblet package from inside the bird’s cavity. Rinse the bird in cool water, and then pat dry and place on a rack in a small...

too much makes one go overboard when faced with food again) Never eat if you do not feel hungry. Remember that a little bit of will power goes a long way. Keep your favorite fruit around to keep yourself from getting too hungry, a...

I’m not very good at mise en place, but if a recipe calls for several ingredients to be added at some point in a dish, I put them all in one bowl after prepping them. Just gets tricky sometimes remembering which goes in...

, tempura from potugesse to japanese as well as most chinese steamed savory cakes and egg tarts, chicken and curry bow’s from the portugese. i understand that opening soon in the seattle area is a hawaian originated drive...

you to get sloshed with them. Also it helps “hide the evidence” of whatever dreadful things they will do when drunk (or so they think) if no one can remember what happened. If you are the one person who knows what...

Which chapter was that? I’ve got my copy right here, but I can’t remember it offhand. He takes so many great potshots at finicky diners in that book, it’s hard to parse them.

with five readable ingredients for 50 cents less? I think that Safeway’s best bargains are on the kinds of “all American processed foods” that I almost never eat: potato chips, soda, boxed cereals, cookies, Tuna...

like the fillings you get in Italian cakes that have rum custard. The thin crust was just sturdy enough to contain the filling. The coconut seemed fresh grated because of the long irregular size. The whipped cream didn’t add...

Yep, that’s a fond memory from my childhood! My mom also made a cold tuna and pasta salad which I loved...you put the cooked small shells in French dressing, there’s tuna and probably celery mixed in, plus some sour...

LOL, and remember, you’re going to have a hard time getting water too ;-)

. Or John B’s report above on crab cakes in Solomon’s Island. I strongly disagree with your comments and wonder if you just haven’t been to the right places. Have you been to the Palladio restaurant at...