Too many students leave college without any knowledge of how to cook for themselves. Learning how to microwave instant ramen is not a cooking skill. When we enter the real world, we need to be able to provide for ourselves.
You might drown your sorrows in a whiskey or martini, but when it's time for good news, only sparkling wine will do.
Only 2% of Americans fish or farm for a living today--down from nearly half of Americans a century ago--and hundreds of thousands of small farmers have been pushed off of their land. Most of us do not know how to provide for ourselves on the most basic level.
When you talk to chefs about food, you're going to hear about family. Culinary school may be where they learned to cook for us, but at home is where they learned to eat.
By selecting the right things to put in your cart and the right ones to put back on the shelf, you can painlessly slash big bucks from your grocery bills. Here's my simple guide to what to buy and what to skip to save money at the grocery store.
In the culinary world, Tom Aikens was a prodigy. Now 42, Aikens shares his inspirations for spring cooking and shows us how to cook his favourite springtime dish.
I matched the already perfect salty treat, peanut butter, whipped up a chocolate ganache to put on top and then crusted it with pretzels, and quickly found my new favorite dessert.
Mothers of all cooking persuasions were celebrated equally at a recent potluck put on by the Food Bloggers Los Angeles group.
Contrary to popular belief, great cocktails don't need to be made from a complex set of ingredients.
I don't know much about horses or funny hats, but my liver and I do know a thing or two about bourbon. For those who don't know or who never thought to ask, here's a quick primer.
What better to celebrate the approaching season (and Cinco de Mayo!) with a margarita-esque cocktail? You've got your salty and sweet and that amazingly fresh citrus.
With Cinco de Mayo around the corner, we've planned a Mexican fiesta full of spicy cocktails, guacamole, tacos, and more!
Like some rare astrological phenomenon, both the Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo fall on Saturday. So we combed our recipe library for tequila and bourbon concoctions.
Saturday is Derby Day, which means it's time to make some Mint Juleps! The pre-Prohibition refresher has long been the official cocktail of the Kentucky Derby.
Saturday is Cinco de Mayo! While I can't vouch for the authenticity of any of these dishes, if you're partying this weekend, you'll want to be cooking, too.
Laura Kumin, 2012.16.05
Saveur, 2012.16.05
Food52, 2012.16.05