Apartment Therapy: Winter

Seasonal Spotlight: Rangpur Limes

No, that's not an orange; it's a lime. An orange-colored lime! It's a rangpur lime, which is a hybrid of a mandarin orange and a lemon. ...

Recipe Review: Fennel Braised in Pernod

Fennel is one of those vegetables that seems to always be in season. Its juicy crunch tastes like summer, and those delicate fronds look like spring. But the hardy bulb is really at its peak in the wi...

Year-Round Table Decorating From the Yard

This is our Christmas dinner table at Maxwell's mother's house. Maxwell's job was the table, as usual, and he did a gorgeous job with things he found in the yard. I thought this was a nice reminder, a...

Farmers' Market Report: Colorful Roots
Los Angeles

We don't always think of January as a time for brilliantly colored produce, but on a recent trip to the farmers' market, we were dazzled by the array of root vegetables like turnips, beets, and rutaba...

Soups for Every Season
Best of 2008

We love soup so much! It's the perfect warm-up in the cold winter and autumn months, but it's also a wonderful way to showcase spring and summer vegetables. We have hot soups and chilled soups in our ...

From The Email: Holiday Breakfast Wreath

A version of this post was originally sent to our email subscribers on December 18. To receive Sara Kate's weekly email, sign up in the column to the left or click here. Something tasty will arrive in...

15 Really Useful Kitchen Items for Your Favorite Cooks
Un-Gift Guide 2008

This is a homemade, handmade Christmas for many of us, and over the last two weeks we've shown you a great deal of homemade treats and sweets. But perhaps you don't have the time to make food gifts, o...

From The Email: A Bevy of Beets

A version of this post was originally sent to our email subscribers on November 6th. To receive Sara Kate's weekly email, sign up in the column to the left or click here. Something tasty will arrive i...

Celebrate Winter Solstice With Yuzu In The Bath

By the time you read this, I will have landed in Tokyo and stuffed myself with beer and delicious food at the first izakaya I find. When I return in January, I'll have a lot of food-related photos an...

Stocking Stuffer Idea: Mini Bags of Coffee
Un-Gift Guide 2008

While paying for our stash of holiday blend coffee beans the other day, we spotted some sample-sized bags near the register. This sparked an idea: Why not make our own "sample" bags of coffee to give ...

Recipe: Lemon-Marinated Brussels Sprouts With Parsley and Shallots

Yesterday we gave you a tip on keeping your Brussels sprouts bright green, and now here is a recipe that will show off that bright, fresh color -- even in the dead of winter. ...

Craving: Muesli for Breakfast!

We just got our first real snowfall here in Boston, and now we're suddenly craving muesli. This is a simple yet hearty breakfast brought to us by the Swiss - who mean business when it comes to fueling...

Making the Most of Squash

It's winter, which means there's a lot of squash in the markets right now. Big ones. People have been writing in and asking us what they can do with all these squashes. They can be a little intimid...

Seasonal Spotlight: Parsnips

Resembling large albino carrots, parsnips were once a staple in many parts of Europe, especially among the poor. Appreciation for parsnips waned with the spread of the potato, which is a shame because...

Good Seasonal Beer: Sam Adams Winter Lager

Since moving to New England, Sam Adams Winter Lager is another seasonal treat that we've started looking forward to. From late November through January, you'll find a 6-pack of this spicy dark beer in...

Last Minute Gift Idea: Beer Bread Mix
Un-Gift Guide 2008

It doesn't get much better than beer bread: mix, bake, slather with butter, smile. Repeat last two steps until satisfied. What's better, all the dry ingredients can be mixed together ahead of time and...

Look! Madonna and Child Potato

Just in time for Christmas, a Madonna and Child Potato on eBay. No, this wasn't forwarded to me by an email-forward-happy friend. It came from a relation (I won't give away more than that, but it is...

Farmers' Market Report: Weiser Family Farms
Los Angeles

Blue potatoes, red carrots, purple cauliflower – the rainbow of offerings at Weiser Family Farms is so vibrant right now that we couldn't limit this week's market report to just one fruit or veg...

Seasonal Treat: Holiday Blend Coffees

Call us suckers for seasonal marketing ploys, but darn it, we love holiday blend coffees! As soon as we spot it in our favorite coffee shop, we start stockpiling enough roasted beans to last us throug...

Seasonal Spotlight: Meyer Lemons

As the cold days of winter arrive, the Farmer's Markets start to fill with bright, sunny citrus fruits in many sizes, shapes, and colors. One such fruit that livens up the cold market days is the Mey...

Word of Mouth: Cassoulet

Cassoulet (cass-oo-lay'), noun: A traditional French "casserole" with origins in the southwestern Languedoc region and usually containing white beans and several kinds of meat. In our always humble o...

Gallery: 11 Winter Salads to Eat Right Now

It's cold and chilly outside, and we're not quite sure if the sun even came up today. So while we're eating copious quantities of soup, we're also craving greens and fresh vegetables for color and nou...

Hot Coffee Cocktail: Café Brûlot

We came across this spiced and spiked after-dinner coffee while researching traditional dishes from Louisiana and haven't been able to stop thinking about it! With flavors of orange, clove, and bran...

Recipe: Beet Salad with Horseradish Cream and Frizzled Sweet Onions

Do we really need another beet salad? We really don't need much, but would you love another beet salad? My guess is yes. There's certainly room on our server, so why not? Last week, Maxwell and I a...

Tip: How To Roast and Peel Beets

A roasted beet is a great base for a salad especially this time of year when, for most of us in the northern hemisphere, there are few choices other than cellared root vegetables. It's a great skill t...

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