Standing in line at the register at our local homebrew shop the other day, we saw someone paying for a large bag of little green somethings. When I asked the guy at the register what it was, he said that freshly harvested olives had just come in, and people were picking up their orders for [...]

I totally made corn tortillas from scratch. I saw the recipe in the latest Fine Cooking, and absolutely had to try it, especially since I had a bunch of masa harina leftover from making tamales. (Masa harina can be hard to come by, so I recommend ordering from MexGrocer.com if you can’t find it.) The [...]

This was such a lovely summer meal, I had to share! I love grilling bread. It seems like it shouldn’t work, but it does! I got this recipe for grilled naan filled with herbs and cheese from the usual, Fine Cooking. It’s easier to make the dough than it sounds, and it grills up in [...]

This may be one of the weirdest foods I’ve ever made. Weird, but awesome. Kale chips. Much like potato chips, but more… leafy. Kind of like if you grazed in the woods in October… but tastier. Seriously though, these are really good, and strangely addictive. They’re light as a feather and crispier than potato chips, [...]

Fresh cherries are in season, hooray! I bought some, and made this, and it was awesome: Tip: to easily pit cherries without a cherry pitter, all you need is a beer or wine bottle and a dowel (or the wide end of a chopstick). Just place a cherry on top of the bottle, press the [...]

This mushroom tomato sauce is killer. Super earthy and savory. Thank you, dried porcini mushrooms, for existing. This dish has an incredible amount of meatiness for having so little meat in it! Yet another great strategy for eating less meat — try using meat as a condiment or seasoning, rather than the main part of [...]

The gorgeous weather we’ve been having has me jonesin’ for light, fresh meals chock full of veggies and herbs! Here are two great veg meal ideas for spring. Both follow the concept of filling out a meat-free meal with a starch (which I mentioned previously). The first, grilled veggie pizza! Simply make your dough as [...]

When I saw this Fine Cooking article about how to make authentic dim sum pork buns, I was majorly intrigued. Fluffy, slightly sweet buns filled with Chinese barbecue roast pork, steamed to perfection… I had to try making them. The pork alone was absolutely fantastic. I would make this again just to slice it and [...]