The weekend is coming, and boy, I’m ready for it. I am spending time with family over the long weekend, and I’ve been putting together some make-ahead breakfast and dinners. Here’s one favorite breakfast goodie: a warm, tender, simple oatmeal raisin muffin.
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James Bond in popsicle form.
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We’ve seen tea towels as curtains before, but never in such a fresh, appealing way as in this Los Angeles apartment.
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Q: How often do you use your dishwasher? My new apartment is tricked out with a dishwasher, but after two months I find I barely use it. Granted, it’s just my boyfriend and I, but we do generate a good amount of dirty dishes.
I worked in small restaurants where cleaning dishes as you go was [...]
We’ve been smitten with Epicurean’s pressed-wood cutting boards and utensils for quite some time now. This carving board is just one more mark in their favor. You see that studded surface? And the deep groove around the outside? We have a feeling this will make all you canners very happy.
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Does your crisper drawer look like ours (above)? A few fresh ingredients you hate to waste but don’t know how to use before you leave for a long weekend? We’ve rounded up some of our favorite cupboard challenges and fridge-clearing tips to help you turn 1/2 cup of sour cream and some wilting cilantro into [...]
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This snack has everything going for it: easy to make, good for you, addictively crunchy, and totally crave-inducing. Need we say more?
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Boxed wine has come a long way over the past 20 years. Considered for a long while as cheap and poor quality, boxed wines have steadily crept into the premium segment. With Labor Day weekend around the corner and multiple gatherings of friends and family on the horizon, maybe this is the time to re-consider [...]
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Although we’ve been talking a great deal about making your own ice packs and items you can freeze to pull double duty, that doesn’t always mean we want a chilled lunch. Sometimes a warm bowl of soup or stew or a container of leftovers will do the trick, but the microwave can be a [...]
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This week, Maxwell and I are doing our annual (well, second annual) end-of-summer community project: we’re hosting nine actors who are creating a play of Shakespeare’s songs and sonnets for the community. It’s a beautiful, free event under the end-of-summer night sky.
My role? Cast chef.
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What are your plans for this upcoming holiday weekend? Planning any big get-togethers or cook-outs? I have a few big family meals that I need to plan, so I’ve been going back through my stock of make-ahead meals that are good for a crowd. Here’s a selection of some great dishes for a [...]
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There are several online and printable guides to safer and sustainable seafood, but this new one from Food & Water Watch looks particularly comprehensive and useful. In addition to factoring in the complex environmental, health, and socio-economic aspects of seafood, the guide is organized by flavor profile, so you can choose whether you want mild, [...]
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Q: I’ve been searching for ages for a German soup recipe. I was introduced to it by a former roommate, the son of an Army chaplain who grew up in Germany, but sadly I never learned the name for the soup, much less the recipe. It involved lots of onions, garlic, bacon, mushrooms, and beer, [...]
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I have carried a burning love for graham crackers ever since grade school. They’re so humble and unassuming, these flat brown squares. Always perfectly crunchy, always subtly sweet and spiced with just the right amount of cinnamon. It might sound strange, but I’ve been nervous to make them at home. What if they aren’t the [...]
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Cake stands certainly aren’t anything new in the world of serving dishes, but the designs are getting more modern by the day. Through the use of interesting shapes and curves as well as vibrant colors, cake stands are making a bit of a comeback and we’re extremely happy about it.
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Last week I was talking with a new friend (hi Sara!) and she mentioned how much she loves overnight, no-cook oatmeal. I am familiar with this (also known as muesli) but the new thing here was that she said that she especially likes making it with steel-cut oats. Really? I said. They’re so… chewy. Steel-cut [...]
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