Sausages.

When you’re on your way to another city on a Saturday morning to cater a friend’s baby shower, the last thing you want is to hit a giant pothole on the freeway that takes out a tire. This is where I found myself this Saturday, sitting on an off-ramp two miles from my destination, having [...]

Meat jelly.

A reader asks about the delicious jelly that he found lurking under the rendered fat from a beef roast. Learn about the science of meat cooking, its implications for producing meat jelly, and a recipe for duck confit, on the Jelly page.

Gnocchi.

A reader asks for gnocchi-making tips after repeated attempts to make the potato dumplings have left her underwhelmed. Read about dry potato flesh and the virtues of the ricer here on the Gnocchi page.

Slow cooking.

A reader wants to know whether the slow cooker can live up to its potential, or is doomed to disappoint. Learn what a slow cooker can and can’t do for you, and try out two recipes, adapted from elsewhere on this blog, on the Low and Slow page.

Home on the range.

A reader asks whether she can use cast iron pans with a glass or ceramic electric cooktop. Myth or truth? Read about it here, on the Range page.

Market food.

Contrary to recent appearances on this blog, we don’t really eat a whole lot of Asian food. I’ve been on something of an East Asian binge lately, though, and once I get the bug, I have to let it run its course. Don’t get me wrong – I’m not complaining. This binge has brought us [...]

and the winner is…

For those of you who followed the Essential Vegetable Tournament, we have a winner! Here’s a question, before I tell you which food David Logue’s friends and colleagues dubbed most essential. Which do you consider more important – tomatoes or garlic? And why? As a cook, I can’t imagine a world without garlic. Not that [...]

Izakaya.

We’re basically trapped in the house on account of the second blizzard in three days. Under the circumstances, it seems appropriate to drink beer. In Japan, certain foods complement beer drinking. Yakitori 焼き鳥 or やきとり, or grilled chicken, is threaded on bamboo skewers, dipped in a sweet and savory sauce called tare タレ, or seasoned [...]

Laissez les bons temps rouler.

After the storm that dumped more than two feet of snow on the DC region, Super Bowl Sunday broke clear and bright. We had plans to watch the big game with a rabid Saints fan who announced his intentions to support the hometown team with a keg of Abita, red beans and rice, and the [...]

Pickled.

If you live in a cave, you haven’t heard that the Eastern Seaboard is being buried by an historic snowstorm right now. As of noon Saturday, we’ve received 25 inches (!) in Baltimore, and the snow continues to fall thick and fast. I’m from the Midwest and know better than to go out in these [...]