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Sometimes the most obvious things in life are the easiest to overlook; such is the case with the family meatball recipe. When Dom was stopped in the hallway at work by a co-worker and asked where...
In the new world on digital media, there are a cacophony of e-magazines designed specifically for ipads and e-readers. With the ability to embed moving graphics, video content and zoom features,...
We consider ourselves very lucky to have been given the opportunity to review the new cookbook, The New Jewish Table, by Todd and Ellen Kassoff Gray of Washington, DC's Equinox Restaurant, While...
Each year, we all do our best to spoil our Moms on the day named just for her. We lay plans to let her sleep late and make her breakfast in bed. This year, why not go a step further and plan a...
The traditional Mexican version of this ancient beverage is made with rice. It is always spiced with cinnamon sweetened and often flavored with lime. This drink can be found in most Mexican...
This post was originally written for inclusion on the Virginia-Highland Civic Association website on May 1, 2013: Tucked away behind some of the neighborhood’s more raucous eating establishments is...
This post was originally written for inclusion on the Virginia-Highland Civic Association website on April 17, 2013: Spring in Georgia brings with it the highly anticipated Vidalia® Onion season....
With summer clothes already hanging in shops, those of us carrying more than we’d like around the middle, will likely pass over skimpy seasonal dresses in favor of over-sized shorts and shirts. The...
All good things must come to an end… We must say that this is the best contest we have ever hosted! We were wonderfully impressed with all the recipes you all uncovered in our contest challenge. In...
Traditionally the practice of eating Easter bread or sweetened "communion" bread traces its origin back to Byzantium and the Orthodox Christian church. The recipe for sweetened or "honey-leavened"...
There is an endless array of doodads and hoohaws designed to help with every imaginable kitchen task: strawberry hullers, lemon squeezers, and avocado slicers are among the plethora. If you cannot...
In putting together our series on College Cooking, it has become clear that it is not just beginning cooks that sometimes feel intimidated about cooking. Planning and orchestrating a meal is not as...
You have the equipment needed to cook; now you need something to cook your food in (or on). When Dom and I were starting out in our first kitchen, we were given a complete set of Corning “Visions”...
This post was originally written for inclusion on the Virginia-Highland Civic Association website on March 15, 2013: With St. Patrick’s Day this weekend, you may be looking for somewhere to “get...
With St. Patrick’s Day this weekend, you may be looking for somewhere to “get your Irish on” and there is no better place than Atlanta’s oldest Irish bar, Limerick Junction. This genuine Irish pub...
There are hundreds of devices and machines to aid in cooking. When you are just starting out, there is no reason to have one of each! Most college cooks have no need for a Sous vide machine,...
Photo by Emily WilsonHow would you like a chance to win an awesome spice set (valued at $100) that includes 26 of the most commonly used spices? Now, how would you like 50 chances to win? This...
Moments after you receive your college acceptance letter(s), you start planning for the big move to campus. You start the shopping list: towels; extra-long twin sheets; coffee maker; hot pot;...
The Buick Discovery Tour, featuring Celebrity Chef Michael Psilakis rolled into St. Regis in Atlanta offering locals the opportunity to mingle with celebrity chefs, attend cooking demonstrations,...
Welsh cakes (pice ar y maen in Welsh) are traditionally cooked on a bakestone (a maen in Welsh) which is a cast iron griddle about ½-inch thick. These scone-like cakes resemble crumpets and are...
For the last few weeks, everyone in our house has suffered from a cold. All of us in various stages of sniffling, sneezing, coughing… you get the picture. So following the old "BRAT" rule, we have...
While the word “lent” actually comes from the Old English word: lencten meaning “springtime,” the term most commonly refers to the 40-day fast in penitential preparation for Easter which has been...
This post was originally written for inclusion on the Virginia-Highland Civic Association website on February 13, 2013: Valentine’s Day always conjures images of roses and chocolates. The...
It is a chilly, dreary morning and a warm Dutch Baby will be just the thing to serve for breakfast! This sweet German-style pancake is similar to Yorkshire pudding and is best served with lemon and...
Steaming is a wet cooking method that transfers heat to food via conduction, (i.e. from direct contact with the water vapor,) and convection, (i.e. from the upward motion of the water vapor.)...
Excerpted from the post originally appearing on the Virginia-Highland Civic Association website on January 16, 2013 : Many people do not know that the term Mardi Gras actually means “Fat Tuesday.”...
Many people assume that because we cook and write about food that we are food snobs. Sometimes we are asked “Do you eat like this all the time?” Like what? Yes, we cook and eat at home, but not...
Deglazing is the technique of dissolving the caramelized tidbits of seared foods is dissolved with a liquid in order to make a “pan sauce,” which will maximize the flavor of the finished dish. Most...
It only seems appropriate that this we post this on New Year's Eve. Even though toast is found on our table at breakfast, lunch or dinner, toast is a typically considered to be a breakfast food....
Most of you know that we adulate the DeKalb Farmer’s Market. The huge market opened its 140,000-square-foot Decatur location just a few months before Dom and I met, and it was one of first places...
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