When the weather outside is chilly and you have a lot of people to feed it’s nice to have some standby dishes that are easy to make, delicious, and unquestionably comforting. Enter Gratin Dauphinois — a recipe born in the French Alps that combines scalloped potatoes, cream, and garlic all baked to perfection.
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To some, a rice cooker might seem like a uni-tasker, which is not necessarily a bad thing if you eat a lot of rice. But it can also serve many other purposes, whether you’re stuck in a kitchen-less studio, need an extra “burner,” or just want the convenience of making dishes with minimal supervision. Read [...]
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Q: My fiance and I are getting married in a couple of months and have registered for a pressure cooker. I’m really looking forward to using it as I’ve heard great things, but I’m concerned about space.
I already own a Crock-Pot and I’m wondering if we need both. Any suggestions?
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We have to be very careful not to have leftovers whenever we make a batch of crème anglaise, otherwise we find ourselves sneaking spoonfuls whenever we pass the fridge. Also called English or stirred custard, this is a rich sweet sauce perfect for drizzling over fruit, a slice of warm cake, or heck, [...]
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These days, whenever I go hiking in Golden Gate Park or the Presidio of San Francisco, I’m always coming up on fields of these circular green leaves with tiny flowers in the middle. Called miner’s lettuce, they are an edible salad green that can be eaten raw in salads, like nasturtiums, or boiled/sauteed like [...]
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For two years, we listened to the clank-clank of our pots and pans rocking on the stovetop grates as we stirred. We thought it was something we had to live with- an ever-so-slightly off-kilter stove that made it impossible for pots to sit flat and still. Guess what? There’s a way to fix it. So [...]
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It was with great sadness that I learned of the death of Rose Gray last week. Rose was the co-author of the iconic River Café Cookbooks as well as co-owner of the River Café restaurant in London. In the early nineties Rose was my icon – my Alice Waters. She may not be [...]
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We’ve seen several cool new products around the internet this week. We’re doing our best to thin out our unnecessary kitchen paraphernalia, but we might apply the one-out-one-in rule so we can bring one of these new products in! Some of them look so darn practical!
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We have been talking dishwashers during this second week of Kitchen & Bath Month, and we wanted to stop and talk about installation for a minute. Dishwasher installation looks complicated and scary, but with a little good advice it’s something you can do yourself.
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[Today organizing expert Stacey Platt shares a few tips on finding more space in the kitchen. Stacey is the most organized person I know, but understands with great compassion how unorganized many people can be. Here are some ideas from her new book, What's a Disorganized Person to Do?. Welcome, Stacey!]
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There’s a secret we’ve been fostering for quite some time now. We love vegan cupcakes. More than “regular” cupcakes. Their flavor is intense, pure and did we mention there’s none of that creaming and beating nonsense? They’re literally as easy as 1, 2, 3! You’re sure to be [...]
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The superior aroma and flavor of a freshly-plucked homegrown or farmers’ market tomato usually prevents us from eating fresh tomatoes when they aren’t in season. In fact, we try not to even think about fresh tomatoes this time of year or we’ll fall into a winter depression…
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Q: I hate spice racks! They take up so much space and they tend to look messy. But my solution of having a bunch of spices shoved in a shoebox (I write the names on the tops) isn’t working either!
Help! What do people use for spices that won’t take up all of my [...]
We’ve been playing around with risotto recipes lately, and we think we’ve hit a winner. This dish is rich with smoky-sweet flavors, and we love the chewy bits of sausage and soft red pepper in each bite of creamy rice. We can’t wait to curl up with a bowl of this and a good book [...]
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Although giving someone a basket of cleaning supplies could result in them feeling a little less than awesome about their housekeeping abilities, we think it’s a great idea for bridal showers and even hostess gifts. There’s some really fantastic products out there (check them out below), but they aren’t always easy on [...]
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Perhaps you’ve seen these thick, stumpy mushrooms with small, flat caps at Asian markets. They’re part of the oyster mushroom species and are sometimes called king oysters since they’re the largest of the oyster mushroom species.
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