So...what is on your holiday list?">So...what is on your holiday list?
Just handed off my list to my wife the other day. Food stuff: 1. Chef's coat (don't like aprons) 2.Spices from Penzey's (English Roast beef, Singapore, Berbere). The latter two look to be perfect to use with cocunut milk and make chicken curries 3. Soup pot. I loved my old enamel Chantal pan, but...
Read moreWhere to get dried mushrooms like Costco used to sell?">Where to get dried mushrooms like Costco used to sell?
Costco used to sell a large-ish plastic container that had a nice mix of various dried mushrooms, including shitakes. Then they sold a smaller container with only sliced shitakes, but those (by Shiitake-Ya) were recalled because of a possible fungicide contamination. I haven't been able to find anything similar...
Read more19 Popular Vegetarian Foods, Ranked From Worst To Best">19 Popular Vegetarian Foods, Ranked From Worst To Best
To be a successful vegetarian is to understand how to come up with the best meals that accommodate your restrictions. Once you go vegetarian, beans, soy and every single vegetable in the entire world become your best friends. Therefore, after you've been a... Read more
Ron Burgundy Is Finally Getting His Own Scotch, 'Great Odin's Raven' (PHOTO)">Ron Burgundy Is Finally Getting His Own Scotch, 'Great Odin's Raven' (PHOTO)
Exciting news to report: Ron Burgundy Scotch is coming. It's kind of a big deal. We're still hedging our bets that this is a promotional stunt only, and won't result in any actual Scotch, because that kind of letdown would surely... Read more
Amazing, Cheap Gifts For Food People That Are Under $10 (GIFT GUIDE)">Amazing, Cheap Gifts For Food People That Are Under $10 (GIFT GUIDE)
Can you feel the holiday gifting frenzy brewing around you? We sure can. Each year, we do our best to give our friends things we know they'll actually love. As it just so happens, most of our people are food people... Read more
The Best And Worst Christmas Cookies, Ranked (PHOTOS)">The Best And Worst Christmas Cookies, Ranked (PHOTOS)
"Beggers can't be choosers." "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth." "Have an attitude of gratitude." We believe in all that stuff, but we're flying in the face of it right now for the sake of ranking the best and worst Read more
Genius Behind Doritos Locos Tacos Dies">Genius Behind Doritos Locos Tacos Dies
The visionary behind the billion-dollar Doritos Locos Tacos idea never made any money on it. Reading More May Cause Envy... Read more
Nigella Lawson Claims Charles Saatchi Threatened To Destroy Her">Nigella Lawson Claims Charles Saatchi Threatened To Destroy Her
LONDON (AP) — Celebrity chef Nigella Lawson said Wednesday that ex-husband Charles Saatchi threatened to destroy her if she did not clear his name after he was photographed holding her throat outside a restaurant.
Lawson, 53, was appearing as a prosecution witness at... Read more
Now Is A Horrible Time To Cut Food Stamps, In 1 Depressing Chart">Now Is A Horrible Time To Cut Food Stamps, In 1 Depressing Chart
Congress effectively pulled money out of the hands of 47 million struggling Americans last month when it allowed massive cuts to the country’s food stamp program to go through without a hitch.
This was a callous decision. If you’re... Read more
Can turkey ever be good?">Can turkey ever be good?
Turkey is my least favorite meat, yet my friend (who I'm spending Christmas with) is adamant that we should have turkey. If I go all out and get a non-intensively reared bird, what's the difference in taste and texture? I find turkey to be grey, dull and flavourless, even when...
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