Mac and cheese is pretty irreplaceable as far as comfort foods go. Something about the combination of starch and fat hits a pleasure center in the brain like nothing else. There was a three-month depressive period in my life when I made it every week and gained 25 pounds. After that I...

Lunch time.  Two words that can spell doom for diets and pocket books alike.  How many of us have sat in our cubicles, willing the minutes to tick by, the hunger growing by the second into a monstrous yearning for the amazing sushi roll, the juicy cheeseburger and fries, the crispy falafel...

How much do you really love your friends?  Sure, you’re willing to cook for them, but do you love them enough to peel dozens of cloves of garlic? John Thorne, my favorite food writer, gives this recipe for chicken with 40 cloves. As a garlic lover, I highly recommend biting the bullet and...

I love spinach.  And I love it significantly more now that it comes in bags already washed and ready to eat.  Because really, who has time to spend washing sand and grit off their food?  Spinach needs very little cooking to add delicious flavor to soups and sautés.  The less you cook it the...

Is anybody really normal? Sometimes I think there is such a thing as normal, or even well adjusted, whatever that means.  Other days I think everyone is nuts, and that some people are just better at hiding their crazy while others wear it like a badge for all to see. Those of us with eating...