I have a confession about Gourmet magazine. You could, perhaps, blame me, at least a little bit, for it’s financial ruin. See, last time my subscription was about to run out, I got notified that I could receive the “special renewal price” just for Conde Nast’s valued customers. That renewal price was actually higher than the new sign up price. So, I canceled my subscription, and started a new one instead, thereby saving myself a whole $3. I think I even tweeted about how I couldn’t understand why they didn’t give long time subscribers a better deal. Man, do I feel guilty now.

I’m afraid I left last week’s update of my Hunger Challenge with a whimper instead of a bang. That’s kind of how it felt too. Thursday night’s dinner did include a really tasty posole, but unfortunately I had to leave off all of the yummy toppings like avocado and homemade salsa to fit into the [...]

Do you find yourself inexplicably drawn to tables of leafy greens or crates of winter squash? Do brussels sprouts on the stem raise your heart rate? Do bowls of heirloom apples and quince and Meyer lemons cover most of the surfaces in your kitchen? Do you ever unload your canvas bag after a trip to [...]

I have to confess, I’ve been on a bit of a binge lately. There was the taco truck extravaganza. But, I’ve also been bingeing on cookbooks. I can’t quite explain it, but suddenly, I find that I’ve acquired a ridiculous number in the past few weeks. Of course, I came home with a few from [...]

It’s Sugar High Friday time again! Yes, I know it’s not Friday yet… but when I saw that the theme was truffles, hosted this month by The Passionate Cook, I decided that if I was going go, I’d go big. It’s just no fun to only have one flavor of truffle, so I made five. [...]