Happy Valentine's Day! Wake up to sweetness with an adorable plate of breakfast, complete with thick-cut bacon (mmmmm, love!) and a lovely egg cooked into homemade bread. Add a little extra love with a heart-shaped cookie cutter! How sweet (and savory) it is!
A winter nearly devoid of snow and full of far more grey than seems necessary requires drastic action. Ideally, with something involving caramel and chocolate. Maybe a cookie crust. No, not a trip to the grocery store for a candy bar. It's time for something sweet from the kitchen!
Seasoned Cooking celebrates its 14th anniversary this month. A lot of hard work and effort by a lot of people has gone into making it what it is and there's a great big thank you for you all. Also, might we suggest this festive fruit salad as part of the celebration? Even those that aren't margarita fans will be asking for seconds!
Those that understand I'm both a foodie and a nerd are not at all surprised that I am thrilled to pass along links to content that combines the two. Today, a fun article in the New York Times science section that looks at the complex geometries of pasta shapes. This is the sort of thing that makes me smile when it comes across my desk in the morning!
When winter arrives all at once and you don't want to venture out of the nest, what's a girl to do? Cook, of course. And there's nothing quite like putting together a slow-simmering chili that leaves your space smelling of warmth and comfort. If you can do it without a lot of fuss and using leftovers, all the better.
A snow day brings with it the desire for comfort food. Something nourishing, delicious, and easy to make for this foodie recovering from surgery. So when simple oatmeal presents itself, it's time to consider the many ways to make it something special and worthy of a quiet lunch hour surrounded by snow.
The generosity of family doesn't go unappreciated as holiday hams bring about elegant dinners, simple breakfasts, and hearty chowder. This time of the year, chowder is particularly well-received, even though we're not covered in snow … yet.
Ending the year with breakfast seems fitting. Most important meal of the day and the start to something new and all that. Moreover, the quiche recipe being shared is all about using leftover Christmas ham, so it's delicious, easy and frugal. Happy New Year, everyone!
Spend Christmas morning unwrapping presents and enjoying delightful cherry cheese blintzes with your family. What a lovely way to combine a variety of cultural traditions into your holiday plans and offer a decadent treat at your holiday brunch with family and friends.
Ever wonder about regional cuisine and what ties it together and makes it unique from other types of food? Researchers at the University of Cambridge wondered, too. They set out to map the flavors people experience in cooking and look for similarities and differences. What they found is fascinating and might help us all be a little more adventurous in the kitchen!
