Cooking Channel’s “Devour” Blog >>“Dinner Rush! Moroccan Chicken Stew with...
A couple of weeks ago, I posted an entry encouraging you guys to make your own tandoori spice at home, inspired by a delicious one I found at my local market. Not being that guy who is going to leave...
View ArticleRachaelRay.com Blog >>“Play-By-Play: Fresh Ricotta Cheese”
Last week, I posted a “Supermarket Score” blog with some new ideas for using up buttermilk. One idea in particular – the homemade ricotta cheese – elicited some facebook comments and emails from some...
View ArticleCooking Channel’s “Devour” Blog >>“Dinner Rush! Grilled Shrimp & Greek Bread...
So there I am, minding my own business, scanning over the hundred-and-some-odd cheeses that populate my favorite local market’s cold case. The usual suspects are there in force: cheddar varieties for...
View ArticleRachaelRay.com Blog >>“Supermarket Score: Cinnamon”
If ever there was a spice more stereotyped by “one trick pony” status, cinnamon would take top honors. We all know it as the backbone of Sunday morning French toast, the bit of lovin’ that makes...
View ArticleCooking Channel’s “Devour” Blog >>“Dinner Rush! Banh Mi Turkey Burgers”
Banh mi-style sandwiches seem to be popping up everywhere lately. While I love this — because I love a good banh mi — I’ve got one big bone to pick. Most of the ones I’ve had are simply not good. Now,...
View ArticleRachaelRay.com Blog >>“Supermarket Score: Tahini”
Those of us familiar with the fabulousness that is tahini may know it as that rogue jar of peanut butter-ish spread that we pull out every few weeks to make hummus. I promise you, though, that this...
View ArticleCooking Channel’s “Devour” Blog >>“Dinner Rush! Picnic Pizza Rolls”
This is it, the moment we’ve all been waiting for: Memorial Day has passed and summer is officially here! I think it’s only fitting to celebrate the advent of summer with a bit of al fresco dining...
View ArticleCooking Channel’s “Devour” Blog >>“Dinner Rush! Beet Salad with Crispy Goat...
I resorted to blowing the dust off from one of my old culinary schoolbooks the other night while canvassing for confirmation of a culinary fact in dispute. Welcome to my world. As I cracked the spine...
View ArticleRachaelRay.com Blog >>“Supermarket Score! Bell Peppers”
As the warm weather approaches, so does that amazing time of year when summer fruits and vegetables overcrowd produce stands. When the cup runneth over, the best deals are had as prices drop to move...
View ArticleCooking Channel’s “Devour” Blog >>“Dinner Rush! Caprese Sliders”
If you’ve tuned into Food Network at some point in the nearly 20 years it has been on the air, you’ve probably heard (more than) one of the chefs talk at length about the importance of using...
View ArticleCooking Channel’s “Devour” Blog >>“Dinner Rush! Chipotle BBQ Glazed Pork Loin...
My mom is one of those endlessly entertaining people who calls me with the best food questions. “How can I combine cream and cheese to make cream cheese?” “Do you have a recipe for diabetic cupcakes?”...
View ArticleCooking Channel’s “Devour” Blog >>“Dinner Rush! Grilled Sausages with German...
I’ve adopted a very unfortunate weather-related response in the last few weeks. As discussions arise about how unseasonably brisk our Northeast summer has been this season, I can’t help but fire back a...
View ArticleCooking Channel’s “Devour” Blog >>“Dinner Rush! Grilled Garden Vegetable Pizza”
I see no reason for hot, muggy summer nights to put a damper on my delicious pizza-consumption time. Sure, turning on the oven to the highest setting it’ll withstand to produce that crispy, crispy...
View ArticleCooking Channel’s “Devour” Blog >>“Dinner Rush! Backyard Pasta with Mint Pea...
Isn’t it great when months of booking hotels, drafting itineraries, hoarding suntan lotion and dusting off beach chairs finally culminates in that magical week of seasonal bliss? Summer vacation is...
View ArticleCooking Channel’s “Devour” Blog >>“Dinner Rush! Bacon Crab Cakes with...
I always forget about crab. It’s a shame, really, considering how delicious and easy it is to work with. My market keeps it all tucked away in some stray corner of the seafood cooler case, escaping my...
View ArticleCooking Channel’s “Devour” Blog >> Dinner Rush! Cold Ginger Soba Noodles
There’s a hole in my heart left behind by the recent closure of my favorite local Chinese restaurant. The Mill House Panda was a Poughkeepsie, NY, institution for decades, with cold sesame noodles...
View ArticleCooking Channel’s “Devour” Blog >> Dinner Rush! Cauliflower Steaks with Beans...
I’ll be the first to admit that cauliflower isn’t taking home first place for sexiest vegetable in your cart. It’s stark white, oddly bulbous and belongs to a family of vegetables classified as...
View ArticleCooking Channel’s “Devour” Blog >> Dinner Rush! Sweet and Sticky Pork Chops
I’ve seen lots of savory jams popping up in food magazines and blogs lately. As the name would imply, chefs lately have taken a liking to making jams flavored with savory ingredients like mustard...
View ArticleRachaelRay.com Blog >> How To: Infuse Your Own Spirits
I love a good flavored spirit: citrus vodkas, pineapple & chili tequilas, even the occasional cucumber gin. I’m not sure where along the way we veered into the murky waters of making our cocktails...
View ArticleRachaelRay.com Blog >> How To: Butterfly A Whole Chicken
We all love a roast chicken. It’s comforting, delicious and just so quintessentially tastes like home. It also takes a time commitment to cook all the way through – time that I don’t always have. Next...
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