This just in: The winning recipe from the episode of Hell's Kitchen on which Epicurious editor in chief Tanya Steel was a judge. Check out the Red Team's winning recipe for Ahi Tuna with Ginger Rice Cake, Asparagus and Shiitake Salad, and Spicy Chili Aioli, and don't miss our Hell's Kitchen package ...

I had every intention of serving these awesome braised short ribs over some penne or fusili to soak up all that gorgeous gravy. But it's either early onset senility or the cold that's coming on gangbusters. Whatever the reason, the sweet potatoes were cooking before I realized that I had wanted to d...

Minoo shared this Salmon and Potato Chowder recipe in the Gilmore Park Church Community Kitchen.  She also shared the following soup tips. homemade stock can be freeze in small batches for convenient use later look for low sodium stock if you are on a low salt diet use vegetable spray on non-stick ...

In an effort to encourage folks to whip up some decent eats during this economic downturn, here’s an improvised recipe for vegetable corn chowder. It will probably set you back about eight bucks or so at the market (assuming you already have flour, butter, and olive oil in the kitchen, like mo...

(Congrats to Shannon of Charming Bitch who won the year’s supply of Campbell’s Chicken and Stars soup.) Speaking of Campbell’s, the mom bloggers at the Campbell’s blog event were treated to several delicious and healthy dishes during lunch featuring one of their newest products, V8 V-Fusion...

There we were, two tourist bums sitting on Pondicherry's seawall, drinking wine hidden in a bag.  Pondicherry (now Puducherry)  is in South India, and therefore the wine was Indian--Grover Vineyards Cabernet-Shiraz, produced from grapes grown on the slopes of the Na...

•    3 cloves garlic, finely chopped (or more to taste) •    1/3 cup olive oil •    2 (6 1/4 oz) cans chopped clams (drain and reserve liquid) •    1 (14 oz) can tomatoes •    1 (6 oz) can tomato paste •    1 T dried parsley •    1 1/2 - 2 tsp Italian seasoning •...

Isn’t it fun to learn about the origins of where certain dishes come from? On that note, let’s find out how the Cobb Salad came to be. In 1937, Bob Cobb, who owned The Brown Derby at the time, was feeling some hunger pangs and also wanting to feed some studio exec buddies who were with h...

I'm glad I got a chance to relax over the weekend. I'm still deeply mired in piles of work...and I think that LoudTwitter might have eaten some of my tweets... [Movies] That Watchmen movie was pretty darn good. I didn't read the graphic novel so I can't speak to that, but the movie had lots of stunn...

Rating: 5 forks After attending the opening party a couple weeks ago, this past weekend Mike and I eagerly joined a couple friends at the new Ten Tables restaurant in Cambridge, MA. Although I love opening parties, they are typically all about mingling, sipping wine, and strategically positioning yo...