There’s nothing like freshly baked bread to make your home smell amazing. Everyone loves a fresh, warm loaf spread with softened butter and maybe some quality jam. But bread is intimidating for many people to make, and so most of us rely on the store-bought stuff. And while I’m not here to criticize sliced bread,…
Here at the opening of the year, many people find the motivation to eat more healthily. A season of glut behind them, they feel that a new calendar can help them find the new discipline that they need to follow through on those long-held health goals. But of course, they face one big problem: So…
Well, it happened. The calendar flipped. The holidays are now history, and with them the season of indulgent eating, entertaining, and sinks full of dishes. It’s January again, time to pare down and get organized. Time to start eating healthier—still delicious but healthier. It’s baked chicken breast time. If that sounds about right to you,…
Some foods are worth waiting for. BBQ brisket comes to mind, as does home-cured bacon. Equally good—but rarely thought about—is a skin-on shoulder or leg of pork. With the entire layer of subcutaneous fat still intact, a large cut like this takes on an unctuous richness that is normally only found in pork belly or…
There is something wonderful about the absolutely shattering crunch of toffee. The high-volume bite alone is enough to keep you snacking on a bowl of this confection, but when it’s combined with buttery, caramelly flavor with just a tinge of salt and bitterness it becomes positively irresistible. Candy making is one of the greatest examples…
Holiday times are a time for celebratory meals—things we wouldn’t eat every day. Easter and Christmas, for example, are not the time for standard week-night foods, but a festive dish to be shared with loved ones. And for that, crown roast of lamb is hard to beat. Lamb is already a festive meat, and its…