Home Cooking

So I just discovered baked butternut squash...a little oil and cinnamon go a long way. I often bake sweet potatos this way...are there any other squash varieties or veggies/roots that are this easy...

I read that William Grimes who retired as Restaurant critic of the NYTimes had to re adjust to not eating out every night. He decided that he could make a one to three star dinner at home with lit...

I've got some buttermilk that needs to be used up and suddenly find myself in a pumpkin mood. Does anyone have a great muffin recipe for me to try? BTW, does it depend on the recipe or is the...

Recently I made a short rib recipe with boneless short ribs instead of regular bone in, as the price was about 17% lower, even leaving out the bone issue. Now, I am a guy who makes a lot of beef st...

Hey, everybody, this new cooking message board will take a lot of the pressure off of the General Topics board, and provide a more concentrated resource for those who want to discuss cooking tips, ...

I have about 1.5 bottles of rhone red in my fridge that is not fresh enough to drink-lost it's fruit a bit- but would be good to cook with. Besides coq au vin (which is supposed to use burgundy),...

We're eating lots more fish these days and I'd love to make Sole Florentine for my husband. However, by definition, anything Florentine involves spinach and spinach is something he doesn't like all...

I love the idea of throwing an authentic tapas party, but whenever I start to research recipes, I get stumped. There is so much that requires last minute cooking or frying, I don't know how I'd do ...

I am looking for a traditional sticky pudding recipe. thanks!

We often cook boneless beef steaks and salmon filets. I have been doing the steak in a Magnalite pan and the salmon in a flat non-stick pan. Both come out pretty good but I would like to improve ...

This is my answer to your question from the general topics board....which should be here instead... There was a thread about a few months back, but I couldn't find it for you...this is what I do,...

I hope I'm using this new board correctly... someone correct me if not. Has anyone done BBQ Baked Beans actually in a BBQ or smoker? Every recipe I find has them baked in an oven, but seems as th...

It worked out great - mix of lamb and veggie mince to cut down on calories and money. Sauteed mince mix in onion and garlic, added red wine, tomato, tomato puree, some pine nuts, parsley. meanwhi...

Years ago, appeared in the New York Times, recipes for gingerbread and bourbon/brandy hard sauce.We've lost the recipes. We liked the cake and sauce. Can anyone supply the recipes? Many thanks.

We can't eat our way through all the pears we got from our CSA last week quickly enough. Any suggestions for recipes?

I've gone out and gotten crazy with the hatch chile's this year. About 15 pounds worth, medium and hots, already roasted, but not skinned (yet.) I know they freeze well, and I make a damn good gre...

Hello. I made salsa the other day with the tomatoes that come on the vine and it was way too liquidy. What type of tomatoes are good to use when making salsas? One where too much liquid won't com...