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• Flavored Vinegar: Saving Tarragon in a Bottle

  I know canning is the new knitting, but I'm too timid to jump on that bandwagon: I'm not crazy about either botulism or hard work. But I'd forgotten how almost instantly gratifying it is to make your own flavored vinegar. Back in the Eighties, when "The Read More... Posted Friday, March 19, 2010 9:01 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Cookbooks, Trends, cooking, Budgets, Regina Schrambling, Quick & Easy

• Corn Bread Controversy

  Bready or corny? Sweet or savory? And how gritty? These are all hot-button issues when it comes to corn bread. And that's not even mentioning the Yankee/Southerner debate. Corn bread is a major talking point on Epi's Recipe Swap forum this week. Members Read More... Posted Friday, March 19, 2010 6:16 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Recipes, Baking, cooking, Joanne Camas, food and drink

• Homemade Easter Candy and Other Easter Recipes

  Have you ever been tempted by the thought of making homemade Easter candy? I'm certainly not disparaging storebought—we have a great guide here on Epi to the best chocolate bunnies, and I personally wouldn't dream of celebrating Easter without Cadbury Read More... Posted Thursday, March 18, 2010 9:32 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Recipes, holidays, cooking, Sarah Kagan

• One Cake and the Kitchen is Trashed

  All of you brilliant been-baking-since-I-was-five-and-never-trashed-the-kitchen cooks, feel free to skip this post. Any desperately messy cooks, keep reading... Have you ever hesitated to make a cake because of fear of making a giant mess? You are not Read More... Posted Thursday, March 18, 2010 6:00 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Baking, cooking, Serena Bass

• Recipes, Menus, and Entertaining Ideas for Passover

  If you celebrate Passover, have you started planning your menu yet? I know I have. Amazingly, the holiday is less than two weeks away, so my mother and I sat down recently to brainstorm. This year, we're going to start with homemade gefilte fish, the Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 16, 2010 3:15 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: holidays, cooking, Sarah Kagan

• Breaking Bread with Your Pet

  Meet Sweetie Pie (pictured above). Over the course of our 10 1/2-year relationship, he and I have shared many "human" foods, all deemed safe for him by breeders and vets. Just last night, I set aside some cooked pasta for him to eat at the dinner table Read More... Posted Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:16 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: cooking, Esther Sung

• Cookbooks: Not Dead Yet, Even in the Digital Age

  Back in 1992, when my consort and I were working on our ill-fated harvest book, we met an elderly farmer in Vermont who made maple syrup and let me borrow her recipe clip file with a resigned: "I won't live long enough to try all these." I think of her Read More... Posted Monday, March 15, 2010 12:01 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Recipes, Blogs, Cookbooks, cooking, chefs, websites, Budgets, Green Market, Regina Schrambling

• What Are the Real Kitchen Essentials?

  There's been an interesting thread in the Epicurious Kitchen Counsel forum this week about coming up with a list of "essential ingredients" for every kitchen. User vbmike73 posted: "I am starting to get into gourmet cooking, and really like to experiment. Read More... Posted Sunday, March 14, 2010 6:01 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: cooking, kitchen, Top 10 Lists, Siobhan Adcock

• Liquid Asset for Smoky-Tasting Brisket

  Liquid Smoke was the running joke at my Loscar party. Most of the guests had never heard of this magic seasoning, and one said it "sounds like it should be a drug." So of course it was what we thought so many of the people on the teevee all night had Read More... Posted Friday, March 12, 2010 9:01 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Cookbooks, Meat, cooking, entertaining, Budgets, Barbecue & Grilling, Farmer's Market, Green Market, Grass-Fed Beef, Regina Schrambling

• What Do You Eat When You're Sick?

  I'm writing this post from St. Lucia, where I'm vacationing with my husband. We've had some terrific food here—more on that in a later post—but for the last two days, we've been laid up with an unpleasant stomach bug. Normally, I'm a pretty adventurous Read More... Posted Thursday, March 11, 2010 1:07 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: cooking, Sarah Kagan

• The Faux Arrabbiata...Good Grief, Just Eat It!

  I am not a strict cook. I want things to taste very, very good but if what I make wanders beyond the pale of antique rules and regulations, dictums from notable chefs, and even the advice of my butcher, I really couldn't care less. I suggested a simple Read More... Posted Monday, March 08, 2010 2:00 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Recipes, cooking, entertaining, Serena Bass

• When Recipes Go Wrong (Blame the Cook?)

  The hardest thing about reviewing cookbooks is following the recipes. Even when you know they're leading you off a cliff. If you don't do exactly as you're told, you can't fairly evaluate the book; the tiniest liberty taken can skew the whole result. Read More... Posted Monday, March 08, 2010 12:01 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Recipes, Baking, Cookbooks, cooking, entertaining, twitter, Budgets, Regina Schrambling

• Last Night's Dinner: Zucchiniti, Or Better Known As...

  Everyone, meet Zucchiniti. The name, a combination of "zucchini" and "ziti," serves as a catch-all for any baked pasta dish that involves pasta, sauce, vegetables, and cheese. Zucchiniti is an easy dish to prepare and leftovers last for at least a couple Read More... Posted Friday, March 05, 2010 12:03 PM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: cooking, pasta, Esther Sung

• Polenta, Ready for Company

  I think we've served polenta to company exactly once, way back in the last century, and I still remember my consort lamenting that it was "farmer food." Puddled on a plate, it definitely looks like what I grew up eating: cornmeal mush. Which is too bad, Read More... Posted Friday, March 05, 2010 9:08 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Meat, cooking, entertaining, Budgets, Regina Schrambling

• 5 Tasty Pies

  It's British Pie Week - as if we need a reason to celebrate all things pie. I admit that I'm a bit leery of making my own pastry, but this weekend I intend to set aside time to practice the art. Epi has some pie-making videos that walk you through pastry Read More... Posted Friday, March 05, 2010 5:59 AM from Epicurious.com: Editor's Blog | 0 Comments Filed under: Dessert, cooking, pie, Joanne Camas, Family Fare, food and drink