Archive for November 2007

A Menu For Hope - Call For Prizes

What is A Menu for Hope? Unless you're very new to the world of food blogs, you've likely heard of A Menu for Hope , the brilliant i...

I'm a huge fan of salads with cabbage. While I do like cooked cabbage well enough, there's something about the crunch and slightly...

Yes, this is the actually photo of my Thanksgiving turkey. It was probably the most perfect looking bird I've ever roasted, and I owe it...

I was surprised recently when I realized I'd never featured Fini Balsamic Vinegar for Kalyn's Kitchen Picks , because I've been ...

That's right, if you don’t have one yet, a large, thick (at least 4-inches) wooden butcher block cutting board should be on every cooks ...

Adult film star Ron Jeremy, inspired by Christopher Walken's chicken video recipe, decided he would film his "famous" vegetab...

With all the chopping, slicing and dicing that's done around the Thanksgiving holiday, it's no wonder that there are more culinary-r...

Yes, yet another gourd-related crème brulee. I did a version of this using canned pumpkin a while back, and while I love the pumpkin version...

Just a quick post to let you all know that the website project I've been working on with About went live on Friday. Thanks for all your ...

This is one of my favorite restaurant tricks ever. I invented this technique in 1985, after seeing another chef do it at a small café in San...

Those daunting holiday dinners are just around the corner, and while I'm unfortunately still in "can't film any new clips"...

I'm just about finished with my American Foods site for About.com and I need some help. I'm now trying to gather as many regional Am...

This video, produced for About.com, features snails cooked in the traditional style of the Burgundy region of France . Do I like snails? No...

I did it! I'm just not sure what "it" is yet. I graduated from About's guide program and will now be the guide for the new...