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A few weeks ago, the first group of nominees for the 2009 James Beard Awards was announced.  Yesterday, the remaining nominees were announced, primarily in the areas of Print, Journalism, and Broadcast Media.  This is where I go through and see which of these books and cookbooks I have, which ones I want, and which ones […]

When I first started getting Everyday Food, I used to go through each issue and use sticky flags to mark the recipes I wanted to make.  After going through more packs than I can count, I decided to switch from stickies to the more economical dog-earing of pages.  Not as colorful, but far less expensive.  This […]

I picked up a copy of Fine Cooking’s “best of” compilation “Make it Tonight.”  With the shaky economy, I’m seeing more and more publications that are targeting consumers with the “cook at home” and “cook for less” mindsets.  This collection of over 80 recipes provides lots of variety, and some delicious dinner choices.
Last week all of my […]

The James Beard Foundation (www.jamesbeard.org) has announced the 2009 JBF Restaurant and Chef Awards semifinalists!  These awards cover nineteen categories, including Outstanding Chef, Outstanding Restaurant, Best New Chef, and Best Chef by region.  I always like to scan the regional “bests” to see if there are any interesting ones in my area, and also to […]

More and more people are moving in the direction of seasonal eating.  After all, it just makes sense; food tastes better when it’s not forced to ripen when it’s not of a mind to, or hasn’t traveled hundreds or even thousands of miles from the place where it is in season.  But what to do […]

FOOD! it screamed at me from the newsstand.  The story teasers on the front read like a who’s who of the culinary world: Mario Batali, Gordon Ramsay, Ina Garten, Nigella Lawson.  I bought it and brought it home to check it out.
The Food Magazine (thefoodmag.com) is a new publication from a publisher called Cutty & Parker Media, […]

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Like many of the writers on this site, I have a bit of a…well, call it a fondness for food magazines (and never mind that those who know us well call it an obsession, or an addiction).  I subscribe to almost all of the mainstream food magazines in the United States, and a […]

My approach to dinner recipes has shifted dramatically over the years.  When my commute was only ten minutes, and I had no children, dinner preparation could be (and often was) a multi-hour production that involved slow roasting and extensive baking.  Then we moved and my commute was much longer, so I turned to the modern […]

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I have a confession to make: I’ve always been terrified of canning. Something about botulism, combined with a conviction that the whole mess would blow on me, has always kept me from attempting it. I wanted to do it; I wanted to be one of those Ma Ingalls types who made preserves out of green tomatoes to […]

When the weather starts to get nice, my husband’s grilling hand gets itchy. Actually, scratch that — the weather doesn’t even have to be that nice. However, when the weather does get nice, his urge to grill is almost overpowering. I’m not the biggest fan of grilled foods (with apologies to Paper Palate’s sister site!), but sometimes I […]