My father would go to the grocery store and come home with at least one thing he’d never eaten/cooked before (which was how he came to cook a duck when his eldest child was about 7). When we ate out, the parents would...

Baked apples are indeed a wonderful dessert. This year our local stores carried the Arkansas Black Apple for the first time. It makes a firm and delicious baked apple, not overly sweet but perfectly complementary to a sweet...

I have to say I agree with you. I was just in Mexico, was going out fishing for the day..leaving at 6 am..returning about 3. The night before, I bought a few chicken breasts at a KFC..ate them cold the next day for...

that comes with a loaf of sourdough bread. Add salad (or don’t) & voila! Local grocery store roasts turkey & chicken & prime rib & tri-tip w/ the trimmings for each. Chinese take-out is good & cheap. You don’t have to...

not right. Other taste treats: go to the food and fiber building (I think that’s it – the one with the General Store in it that sells only Texas products, mostly food – buy some goodies for Christmas but do it...

1997 was a pretty nice vintage for reds on the North Coast and you can buy with confidence. Southern Rhones rock in 1998 – this is place to put your money. But do be cautious about some of the big houses who bought in more...

ok, so i found simon’s bible: the rough guide to london restuarants. i found it when browsing in waterstones, and bought it with some excitement becuase it passed my mohsen test – it actually mentioned the restuarant....

. 3) Yeast costs too darn much unless bought in bulk. Natural leaven costs only a bit of time. I also wonder how many home bakers pull out cook books and decide to bake many different breads. I suspect most learn a basic...

And another thing, how long & hard are they gonna shill for that friggin' Yummies in Kittery? It ain’t even a restaurant, it’s a candy store! Once every 2 years or so O.K., as a change of pace, but enough already.

inventory or stock?"), and we bought a Chardonnay, and 2 Cabernet’s (one split for the restaurant I work for, and one for us... unfortunately they were either stolen or left somewhere, very sad moment in my life, I must...

are green, in fact, you can find them in Flushing’s grocery stores during certain seasons. they turn brown after a while and can be very refreshing and juicy. These are the wonder fruit that could sustain and restore life...

. Gilberto’s was the only store where we spent any time seriously considering buying balsamic vinegar, but we were so put off by the DOP prices compared to our factory visit that we never took advantage of Gilbert’s offer of a...

I bought my first rice cooker at a garage sale for $3. I thought it was a stupid gadget but after using it for a while I became a total convert. It’s not even so much that it makes perfect rice, it’s just that you...

of flour in her baked goods, unless she buys them on sale at the grocery store bakery. She’s a nice woman, but a great cook she is not. I’ll be baking two pies: one apple and one pumpkin, both with gluten-free crusts....

And now the couple of decent Vietnamese places and have been bought by Koreans and are dissapointing...