Excerpted from Crescent Dragonwagon’s Bean by Bean. This was the first chili I ever made, back in 1969 when I was a wild child of sixteen and living in…
Snacks are a beautiful thing. Whether snuck furtively, eaten on the go, or gulped by the handful straight out of the bag, the bites in between meals are sometimes…
Earlier this month, The International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) announced its 2017 Cookbook Award Finalists, and 6 of our titles are nominated! The winners won’t be announced until…
Excerpted from Jennifer Trainer Thompson’s Fresh Fish. Also known as soba, buckwheat noodles (made from buckwheat flour) became popular in Japan during the late 1800s. Fat- and cholesterol-free, they’re a…
Excerpted from Brian Abrams Party Like A President. Sure, the Kennedy years in the White House sounded like a non-stop rager, but JFK wasn’t the only commander-in-chief who knew how…
Judith Martin, the writer known famously as ‘Miss Manners,’ once aptly noted “There are three possible parts to a date, of which at least two must be offered: entertainment,…