Food for Thought

After scrutinizing a ton of recipes and coming up with what I think will be just the right combination of appetizers, turkey, sides, and desserts, I realized the one thing I still needed to think about: The Wine! You might be mulling that over, too, whether you’re preparing your own gargantuan sized feast, or showing up as a guest, bottle in hand, so I'm here to help! Read more...

"If you're a lighthouse keeper, you're tethered to it!" laughed Becky Sue Epstein, co-author of The American Lighthouse Cookbook, whom I spoke to about the inspiration for writing this enchanting cookbook. It's such an interesting concept; I found myself more often than not becoming just as wrapped up in the tales and tidbits about lighthouses across the country as I did in the delicious-sounding recipes. Read more...

We're welcoming renowned culinary arts teacher and cookbook author James Peterson into our Food & Drink Book Club today, 11/16—and he's staying until Thanksgiving! Break out all your burning, er, cooking questions. Read more...

You’d be amazed (or maybe not) at how many gluey, heavy, Bubble-Yum-like examples of gnocchi there are to be found in New York City. I have scoured the city looking for perfect specimens of the pudgy, potato-y pasta, and I was lucky enough to find them. Now, of course, I'm attempting to make them... Read more...

One day it’s homemade ice cream, then it’s raw food, then “clean food” and now I’m supposed to eat MUFAs with every meal? That’s right, MUFAs. You see, my editor here at BN.com asked me to review The Flat Belly Diet Cookbook. Perfect timing: I've been using an excuse to dismiss my poochy belly that, frankly, was beginning to wear a little, er, thin: “I just had a baby.” (Um…15 months ago...) Read more...

My kitchen is finally finished! And of course I've already put it to good use making everything from scrambled eggs to beef bourguignon. But what I'm most excited about is the bread. Read more...

When we got to the end of the line of chairs set up for attendees, I noticed three more chairs set apart from the rest. On each, was a piece of paper with bold letters declaring, “Reserved for Ruth Reichl;" “Reserved for William Grimes;" “Reserved for Dan Barber." Read more...

One of my very, very favorite spots in New York is, and has always been, Veselka, that belly-filling, hangover-preventing (well, in theory anyway), hearty-helping coffee shop that still burns bright 24-hours a day. Turns out owner Tom Brichard thought it was about time to spread the Ukrainian love to the rest of the pierogi-loving world... Read more...

I'm thrilled to announce that we're welcoming Paula Wolfert into our Food & Drink Book Club tomorrow and Thursday (Oct. 28 & 29), to chat live with the BN.com community! Paula is an expert in Mediterranean cuisine and has written five cookbooks, including Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco. Read more...

City girl meets country boy—and the pioneer woman is born. Ree Drummond's blog, The Pioneer Woman.com, is something of an overnight sensation. And with yummy down-home recipes, lots of dish about life on the ranch, and stunning photos, her new cookbook should be just as successful. Read more...