Photo by Gentl and Hyers Why humble-brag when you can just straight out brag? I kicked my own ass when I made this dish. You know how they say if you can read a recipe you can cook? I did that. But first, I used my formidable powers of discernment to pick a recipe...
Even though I have a perfectly fine recipe for sugar cookies, I’m always open to try a new one. Because resisting new things makes you old and gives you frown lines and age spots and turkey neck. True story. This one is from the December 2013 issue of Bon...
If I may quote myself: “never eat doughnuts you didn’t make yourself.” Such inspiring words to live by and I wouild certainly live by them myself if this damn place weren’t two blocks from my office. Oh, and as if that weren’t bad enough...
I love when a dish can be both elegant, special, and yet an absolute snap to make. Gnaw-on-the-bone delicious doesn’t hurt either. This — from the April 2008 issue of Bon Appetit — checked all the boxes. It’s laughably simple: lamb...
Or Bocconcini if that’s what you discover the kid in the cheese department gave you right before you assemble this. At least it was buffalo. This was meant to be a first course but I doubled it and served as an appetizer. It was a bit of a mess to eat...
As I write this local Chicago weather professionals are going bonkers over a predicted record-setting temperature tomorrow. National weather folks are saying there will be wind chill factors in FLORIDA. And what most experts will tell you is that the best...
Oh just go make it, you know you want to. It’s from the February 2013 Bon Appetit and right here on Epicurious. What are you waiting for?
This salad, from the August 2007 issue of Bon Appetit, has been one of my favorites for a long time. As you can guess, it is a great accompaniment to a Mexican main dish. Use it as a bed for leftover fajita chicken, or shrimp or pork and it becomes a main dish on...
You know how turkey burgers can sometimes be sad, dry little hockey pucks of compromise? Often eaten under the mistaken assumption that turkey is always better for you than ground beef? Well let me introduce you to possibly the best turkey burger you’ve ever...
What’s not to like about a quick pasta dish with tomatoes, bacon and onion? And cheese? I’ve always loved the Cook’s Illustrated version of this but this one, featured in the May 2011 issue of Bon Appetit is really delicious too. This one, I think,...
At the end of every basketball season I have my daughter’s team over for a celebration. By now I have made a basketball-shaped cake, basketball-inspired cupcakes, and basketball-themed cookies. If this goes on much longer I will have to learn how to do ice...
This is what comes from reading Bon Appetit right before lunch. Everything looks good. Turns out, this dish really was. This is probably not a weeknight meal as it has a few components, all of which take some time. But well worth it. The first part is an...
One of the reasons I started a blog was that I would sometimes find an absolutely wonderful recipe and there were only so many people I could button-hole about it at work without getting the feeling that they were starting to avoid me in the hallways. This soup...
Just watched them make these on tv. I think I want to try them.