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The much anticipated release of Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Lessons and Recipes for the Home Cook has arrived in time for the holiday shopping season.  Martha has produced a cookbook that will please anyone on your gift giving list that enjoys cooking.  From the basics of cooking eggs through braising and roasting, it’s covered in this easy […]

“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”  Mahatma Gandhi
This quote so closely describes the essence of a new book by Chef Kurt Michael Friese, A Cook’s Journey: Slow Food in the Heartland.  Upon discovering the Slow Food Movement in 1999, Chef Friese realized the importance of being able to shake the hand of […]

Once October hits, anyone who has a subscription to any food magazine just knows that they can look forward to the holiday edition to arrive soon. When I opened my mailbox and found the November issue of Food & Wine, I immediately got excited because the main feature is all about Thanksgiving. Since Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, I love reading […]

Are you tired of your kids asking you to buy Twinkies and other prepared baked goods when you grocery shop? The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Snack Cakes may be the solution you have been looking for all this time. 
As with the other Complete Idiot’s Guides, this one shares tips throughout the book with small icons to make […]

With an increasingly busy schedule this fall, I am sure I’ll be relying on my favorite kitchen tool – the pressure cooker! I fell in love with the pressure cooker almost a year ago. A friend had been telling me about all these fantastic meals she prepared in hers. She finally convinced me to come for dinner and […]

I’m on a bit of a cookie kick lately. With school getting ready to start and the cooler temperatures we’ve been enjoying, it just seems like I need to bake. I also like to get some cookies into the freezer so I always have some on hand if I need to bring a little something […]

We’ve had some unseasonably cool weather the past week or so here in New Jersey. Since it’s been so glorious outside of an evening, eating outside is the perfect way to enjoy the weather. Usually, by August it’s so hot and humid that dinner inside where the air-conditioning is on is much more appealing. 
In my search […]

Each month I anxiously await the latest issue of Cooking Light.  Most of the time my anticipation is rewarded with some fantastic new ideas and recipes. In the August issue, it seems the editors were inspired by the bounty of fresh ingredients we are all enjoying this time of year. It’s certainly an issue I will keep […]

 
I’ve been subscribing to Real Simple magazine for years now. I love all of the tips and solutions they share for everyday problems around the house. They also have a great Road Tested section that thoroughly tests all of the possible brands of a particular product and then tells you which ones are great and why. When I […]

I’m a huge fan of Cooking Light, I’ve been subscribing to the magazine since 1997.  I can generally count on the recipes to be tasty and fairly simple to make. I also like that they provide the nutritional information, which makes it much easier, when you are counting calories, to keep your meals reasonable without going […]