Nourishing Joy in the Home Kitchen
It’s a magical time of year for the culinarily-minded in New England. The bridge between the hottest days of summer being edged out by the cooler nights of early fall means that just about every kind of produce is available in abundance. A visit to …
Actually, “first” is a lie. I’ve made homemade macarons 4 times in my life, with progressive success (“success” being a relative term), but this time I had a teammate. That teammate happens to be a materials engineer who fixates on following instructions perfectly, so I …
Learning to cook is not all about memorizing instructions on how to hold a knife or what temperature to roast a chicken. Yes, having a basic idea of those things can help with food preparation, but they are of very little use when any kind …
Bread gets a bad wrap these days. It always seems like everyone is trying to “cut down” on their bread intake, be it calories, carbs, gluten, or whatever other fad diet grabs our attention. And yet, bread has sustained humans for thousands of years. I’ve …
I am writing this post as I recover from a bout of illness-induced anosmia. As in, I couldn’t smell. For most people, not being able to smell during a cold is annoying, but for someone who lives to cook, it felt like a crisis. Which …
Bread may be one of the most intimidating things to try your own hand at, especially if you already have access to good-quality bread from a professional baker nearby. Yes, most recipes look more like chapters out of a textbook and use weird words like …
Since we got married, Hubtastic and I have tried to cook at least one vegetarian meal a week for dinner. We both regard environmental care as a priority, so this was a natural baby step to take. But, as with anything I cook, I’m not …
A big factor in people deciding that “cooking is not their thing” is the trouble of selecting and following recipes. Even when a recipe is carefully tested and the cook is relatively skilled, things can fail when adjustments are not made on the fly. This …
Happy Almost Valentine’s Day! Rather than a recipe, today I have a story to tell. It’s an origin story, or maybe more of an epiphany, about why I did an about-face around 6 years ago with my approach to cooking. And it’s also a love …
Like I say on my home page, I genuinely love cooking and look forward to it each night. A large contributor to my love of cooking after a long day at work is the process by which I choose what and how to go about …