My Swing-A-Way Can Opener Is Basic and Reliable 
by Melissa Trainer
3/9/10
I don't usually give my can opener the time of day. I normally just grab it, open a can, and shove the gadget back in the kitchen drawer. But, for some unknown reason today, I picked up my vintage Swing-A-Way...
What Do Men Cook? 
by Rebekah Denn
3/8/10
I admit that my husband makes a mean, meaty, beer-spiked chili, but he's also quite talented when it comes to piping frosting and whipping egg whites into soft peaks. I didn't think much about gender-specific cooking until hearing today that...
Baba Ghanoush. What's Your Recipe? 
by Tracy Schneider
3/8/10
I'm making baba ghanoush for a dinner party this weekend, and after rummaging through a stack of my favorite recipes, I have yet to find the one I've used in the past. I am utterly addicted to the smoky flavor...
No, Not Chicken POT Pie 
by Tracy Schneider
3/7/10
My faithful Vermont test kitchen, a.k.a. Zachary and Clark, has been working overtime, making pie. Chicken pie. No, not Chicken POT Pie. Chicken Pie. We first heard of it in a favorite old New England cookbook. But the cookbook for...
RIP My Beloved Rice Cooker Is Toast 
by Leslie Kelly
3/7/10
I hadn't really realized how much I depended on my rice cooker until it recently conked out. We go way back, my trusty rice cooker and I. It was a wedding present and next month, my husband and I will...