The no-miss Father’s Day dinner
Father’s Day has no single national dish the way Thanksgiving has turkey. What Dad wants for dinner depends largely on where he lives. According to…
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The spaghetti problem
Spaghetti is one of the most misjudged dishes in the home kitchen. Too little and someone goes hungry. Too much and you’re eating pasta for three days….
Dad’s secret treat for Mother’s Day: The Frittata
Here is the thing about a frittata: it looks like something you would order at a nice brunch place, but it is actually one of the most forgiving things…
Cool down: No-fuss frozen treats for the whole family
When the temperature climbs, the answer is usually twenty minutes away from the freezer. Frozen treats don’t need a recipe card or a special trip to the…
Potato-crust quiche makes a lovely Easter brunch
Quiche, the savory custard pie, is usually attributed to French cuisine. It actually originated in the old kingdom of Lothringen, which was ruled by…
Meatballs are beloved in every culture
Cooks around the world and throughout the ages searched for inspiration for dinner and few things have been more inspirational than the meatball. The…
Raise a glass of Syllabub to the U.S.A.’s birthday (or Valentine’s Day!)
Here’s a perfect 1776 dish that feels almost shockingly modern and delicious today, and was extremely popular during the Revolution: The Syllabub was a…
5 things to do with a leftover baked potato
If you have a cold, but fully baked, potato from the day before, you have a blank canvas that can be used for lots of dishes. 1. Quickie Potato Salad,…
Tamales ring in New Year luck!
Tamales date back over 8,000 years to Mesoamerica (Aztec, Maya, and earlier cultures). They were portable, calorie-dense food for hunters, warriors, and…
You can still roast chestnuts on an open fire
In The Christmas Song, Nat King Cole waxed nostalgic about chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Do you think of it today as just an quaint memory of an…