A Taste of The CookAlong Podcast

Salt: Kosher, Table, or Sea?

Salt: A basic mineral component of land, sea, and cooking. What else is there to know? I get asked so

Treat Your Valentine!

Snow and ice has brought my city to a stand-still, and YIKES! Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, and there won’t be

Here I’m talking about staples—things for your pantry, whatever that looks like. So you won’t find things with a short

Imitation Vanilla: Surprise!

Many of us highbrow snobby cooks will only use real vanilla extract. We wouldn’t sully our cooking or our reputations

Turning Bland into Brilliant

I’m not the only cook in my house. It’s not unusual for me to be asked what’s “wrong” with a