I guess you can't "boil" it down to seven deadly sins, or even Ten Commandments, but this list of the most common cooking mistakes from the folks and Cooking Light certainly reminded me of kitchen transgressions I occasionally commit and then must atone for. I…
What do you do when you have hot dogs, leftover chili and ... no hot dog buns? Channel iCarly, the popular tween TV show on Nickelodeon and improvise. (For those unfamiliar with the show, Big Brother Spencer has cooked spaghetti tacos on numerous occasion. I've…
They say you eat with your eyes first. I am adding to that bit of wisdom: You remember with your taste buds first. For me, that is punctuated by my family's traditional Ukrainian Christmas eve dinner -- perogies. I cannot remember a Christmas eve without…
Confession time: My dad and I used to wait till my mom would move away from the mixing bowl so that we could sneak bites of her chocolate chip cookie dough. If busted, she'd issue a stern warning that we'd "get worms" if we ate…
If you have flown on Delta, you’re familiar with the spiced, crispy cookies they’ve branded “Biscoff.” These are well-known in Europe by their original name: speculoos. The Lotus brand Biscoff and Trader Joe’s Bistro cookies have been available at grocery stores for a number of…
For many of us, each holiday season is a time to count our blessings. I am blessed to I have a husband and two kids who let me cook for them. I am also blessed that my mom is a great cook to whom I…
I keep very few cookbooks on my shelf for easy access. "The Joy of Cooking," an old church cookbook with some favorite reipes, two of Alton Brown's books. And my cooking bible, a.k.a. "How To Cook Everything," by Mark Bittman. I love HTKE for its…
There is no way to justify it and no need. I. Love. Pumpkin. Those who know me well can vouch for this. It started with pumpkin pie when I was a kid and blossomed as I learned to experiment with cooking and baking. For me,…
Ever since I was in grade school (many years ago), a more obscure hallmark of Autumn has always been the arrival of pomegranates in the produce section. Back in the day, it was a crapshoot -- about half the pomegranates you’d pry your way into…
