/tapas cookbook. The Silver Spoon (just becasue I need a reason to buy it!) For January maybe a healthy eating gourmet type book since it seems to be the “diet” month. For Februay: 50 Ways to Feed Your Lover: Top Chefs...

-like sandwich cookies at WF, yup, I’ll bet the PN cookies at WF are more expensive. They also have no transfats and no other articial ingredients. I’ll pay for the good stuff, thanks. There are things available at WF...

mandarin oranges and walnuts went over big, very big..lol. Then I decided to try roasting my 20 pound turkey the new way according to Gourmet..but I did it breast side down..perfect.. This year I didn’t screw up the Kalhua...

of wine (that’s the key, to tell you the truth) and a purchased dessert. Now my guests & I all have a great time! After all, who was I trying to impress? I’m inviting friends, not chichi "gourmets" & even they,...

,since they were younger than I was.Though I know they tried it when older,they still don’t like the stuff,but i do. My friend Nancy from work,won’t eat raw tomatoes or cucumbers.She doesn’t like lemon anything,...

Yep, caramelized onions are the poor gourmet's best friend. All you need to do is saute sliced or chopped onions in oil (olive oil if you can afford it, otherwise canola or whatever) and cook very, very, very slowly until...

, using fish sauce and shrimp paste very liberally. Tagalog food forms the basis of average cooking for many Filipinos and incorporates American, Spanish and Chinese influences very heavily. Kampampangan cooking is known to be...

cookies, no Kraft mac n cheese, no Jiffy muffins, etc … can you tell I’ve eaten low on the hog before? Two things are driving this (more in another link) … - The SF Ferry Plaza Farmers Market … it is NOT only for the wealthy - Dumb...

Yeah, the comment surprised me, but when I thought about it, the “stuffing” really didn’t look too appealing and it did kinda look like someone had tossed their cookies. But...if ya’ll noticed Adrien was...

or pizza, and the brownies are really very good (89 cents with the meal). Gourmet? No. A good reasonable deal for 5 or 6 bucks, yeah. You might ask whether local places that you know have kids' menus will allow take-out on them.

I went to college in Boston right after Noah got off the Ark. The House of Roy in Boston’s small Chinatown was a Sunday night favorite. What I remember, in addition to some of the dishes Zumara mentioned is that seasame...

with the answer. At most, if you absolutely can’t stand showing up empty-handed, maybe bring some chocolates that he/she can opt to put out with after-dinner coffee or some interesting jarred gourmet item that can go into...

gourmet store. When each was served, they insisted on serving them along with the Costco version of each plopped down right next to it. I was insulted. When we went to the trouble of getting these special things, it was as if...

there is such a thing as “lowbrow” food. I think it takes greater genious to transform collard greens, tripe or brisket into a wonderful dish than it does to do the same with "gourmet" ingredients. I will always have...

I disagree with Spike and agree with the judges, that you can cook for the masses and still cook well. At my own neighborhood block party, the homemade cookies are gone long before the cardboard store-bought ones, ditto the...