A Pan for All Seasons
The Timeless & Timely Cast Iron Skillet
A Pan for All Seasons The Timeless & Timely Cast Iron Skillet Mrs. April Jaure My husband and I recently passed a pleasant afternoon picking through the treasures of a few of our local antique shops. We meandered the aisles hoping to rescue some storied artifact from obsolescence — mixed luck on that — but […]
Christmas Pudding
Stir Up Sunday Christmas Pudding Mr. Tyler Storey Skip the Chatter — Take Me to the Recipe When Bob Cratchit in A Christmas Carol praises his wife’s pudding as the greatest success achieved by Mrs. Cratchit since their marriage, he might have included Charles Dickens in his praise. In his description of the pudding’s passage […]
Arroz Blanco con Habichuelas Guisadas: An Introduction to Puerto Rican Cuisine
Arroz Blanco con Habichuelas Guisadas An Introduction to Puerto Rican Cuisine Mr. Rob Drapeau Skip the Chatter — Take Me to the Recipe I was born at a very young age on an Air Force base in the northwest corner of the smallest (and some would say greatest) island of the Greater Antilles: Puerto Rico. […]
Making Sauerkraut With My Father
Making Sauerkraut With My Father Mr. Nathan Runde Skip the Chatter — Take Me to the Recipe When people think of father-son time, they often think of fishing, hunting, or building a shed, but most wouldn’t think of making sauerkraut. Well, my dad isn’t like most, and that’s exactly what he, my baby son, and […]
St. Michael’s Bannock
St. Michael’s Bannock Mr. Tyler Storey Skip the Chatter — Take Me to the Recipe September 29th is the traditional feast of Saint Michael and All Angels, or Michaelmas. Historically one of the British quarter days, when school terms started and rents came due, Michaelmas also has particular foods associated with it, especially roast goose, […]
Sofrito Is About To Change Your Life
Sofrito Is About To Change Your Life Mr. Rob Drapeau Skip the Chatter — Take Me to the Recipe Before we go any further, take out your calendar and a permanent marker. Seriously, do it now. I’ll wait for you. Got them? Good. Circle today’s date — you are going to want to remember it. […]
Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp
Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp Skip the Chatter — Take Me to the Recipe Summer would not be summer without strawberries. But strawberries would not be strawberries without rhubarb. By the time summer has definitively arrived, both of these crops have as well. You must then immediately introduce them. The young yet perennial lovers will take it […]
Apple Jaffles
Apple Jaffles Mr. Nathan Runde Skip the Chatter — Take Me to the Recipe Growing up in the midwest, the best thing about life is summer, and the best thing about summer is camping, and the best thing about camping is cooking on a campfire. Getting yet more precise: the best thing about cooking on […]
Burning Shipwreck
Burning Shipwreck Skip the Chatter — Take Me to the Recipe You may be thinking you are about to read an epic tale of an horrific naval battle. You are actually about to read a recipe. But a thrilling recipe, nonetheless, from childhood’s outdoor, culinary arsenal. It is a powerful collision of flavors, all made […]
Dandelion Tea
From Foe to Friend: Dandelion Tea Mrs. April Jaure Skip the Chatter — Take Me to the Recipe When my husband and I bought our house, we knew we didn’t want to put synthetic fertilizers and other chemicals on our lawn and garden. That commitment was easy enough the first year we lived here, as […]