Using herbs and spices can be intimidating for new or inexperienced home cooks. Very few other ingredient types seem to have their kitchen confidence-crashing power. While there is no single wrong or right way to use herbs and spices, there are a...
Chili-Cast Today’s episode is all about that most delicious of one-pot meals: chili. I recruited my friend Seth Heasley, host of the Take Me to Your Reader podcast and chili aficionado/hipster, to get deep on chili. We share a little history...
Everything can seem kind of overwhelming when you are starting out on your journey as a home cook. What equipment do you need? What kind of ingredients should you buy? How do I find quality recipes to try? What if no one likes my cooking? And so on...
Kitchen Counter Podcast – January 2017 Round-Up Today I bring you my first monthly round up episode! I’ve found that when I do my usual episodes I pick a topic and focus in. That doesn’t leave me much opportunity to have a...
The most powerful force in the Universe is compound butter. – Albert Einstein OK. I can’t back up that Albert Einstein ever said this about compound butter. In fact it’s unlikely he ever actually uttered the famous quote about...
An Apple A Day Where I live it’s smack dab in the middle of apple season. Just another in the long line of reasons that autumn is the king of seasons as far as I’m concerned. You can get supermarket apples all year around (and FYI, many...
Friend of the show Ellie Alexander returns to give us an update on her latest book, “Caught Bread Handed.” She shares the scoop on what Jules has been up to in her latest foray into the world of sugar, baking, and murder. We also talk...
Understanding how ingredients and their tastes interact with one another is a crucial step to elevating your home cooking game. In this “Introduction to the Five Tastes” I cover the five basic tastes in cooking, how they interact with...
Are you running out of breakfast or brunch recipe inspiration? Great news! I’m here to help with this very simple, but very impressive, egg breakfast tart that will elevate your next Sunday morning or the next time friends are over for brunch...
Vegan Cooking with Monique of Brown Vegan I’ve had requests to talk vegan cooking from a few listeners, but frankly, I’m not the right person to lead that discussion. I’m not vegan. To be clear I have nothing against those who are...