Photo by Alicia Cahill
Heart-shaped boxes wrapped in cellophane. Sigh. Nothing says “I can’t be bothered” like cheap candy. Is this really the message you’d like to send your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day? No, I didn’t think so. [Read more…]
I fell in love with cast-iron cooking on purpose. I was skeptical about nonstick and downright terrified of Teflon. And unlike so many of my friends, I wasn’t the lucky recipient of a favorite family member’s treasured cast-iron pan, let alone their famous recipes they made within it. I fell in love with it the old-fashioned way, by actually cooking with it. [Read more…]
Consider the union of seafood and cheese unholy? This savory cheesecake shatters the myth that pairing these two ingredients can’t be a match made in heaven. The luscious filling is made especially decadent by the addition of creamy mascarpone cheese, the international cousin to our saltier, more tangy domestic cream cheese. [Read more…]
Secret to moist, flavorful dove is in the brineAsk almost any serious bird hunter how they like to prepare dove and you’ll receive an enthusiastic response and their go-to recipe — one that inevitably includes bacon.
Most of us have spent the past few weeks soaking up every last drop of summer, but October is the month in which we finally, and gratefully, embrace the fall. [Read more…]