All Blogs for the Home Cook

"So much of what we are comes from our hands. Every time we cook and work with our hands to create something of (more...)

"Cooking is where our humanity comes from, and in times when humanity seems in short supply, nothing restores our humanity quicker than time (more...)

Don’t think you can pick a good melon? Remember these 2 easy “tells” about whether the melon type of your choice is ripe. (more...)

I've been a cow's milk fan my whole life, drinking it with all three meals a day as a kid and into adulthood. (more...)

These days, I find myself choosing my cooking oil not only by flavor profile, but also by smoke point. The smoke point is, (more...)

As my son was preparing to move out on his own, I of course reminded him that lots of his favorite recipes were (more...)

A couple of days ago, a young lady about eight years old showed me a spice jar and asked me how I know (more...)

Many of us highbrow snobby cooks will only use real vanilla extract. We wouldn’t sully our cooking or our reputations by using the (more...)