Food

Lo mein with broccoli, carrots and chopsticks

A Healthier Vegetable Lo Mein

For some reason, I had been having an intense craving for lo mein, that delicious...
Heart chocolate cake topped with white chocolate stripes

Celebrating Love: On Chocolate, Running, and Life

On yesterday's Valentine's Day, I kept wondering to myself: should I write about chocolate or...
Wooden grid of whole spices and ground powders

Cooking 101: A Well-Stocked Spice Rack

spice: a dried seed, fruit, root, bark, or vegetative substance primarily used for flavoring, coloring or preserving food. (source: Wikipedia) The subject of seasonings recently came up...
Black coffee in china cup with two muffins

Blueberry Corn Muffins (Size Matters)

A Manhattan Muffin Comes to Boston A special breakfast treat, and...
Two slices of savory cornbread on blue plate

Savory Cornbread, the P.K. Way

Adding diced vegetables makes a tastier, healthier, and prettier cornbread. I...
A bowl of chili topped with cheese, served with cornbread.

Chili: Three Tips for the Meal That Keeps on Giving

Though I hadn't been planning on it, all of the food media and then my...
Roasted tomato salsa with spoon and guacamole

Super Bowl Favorites, the P.K. Way: Chili, Nachos, Guacamole, and Pizza

I'm sure I'm not the only one scratching their heads, saying "Where did January go?...
Mixed greens with avocado and yellow tomatoes

Post-Holidays+Mid-January=A Return to Salad (Et Al)

One big winter dinner salad: mesclun, arugula, and spinach adorned with...
Round pistachio and dried cranberry cookies on plate

Orange-Scented Butter Cookies with Pistachios and Cranberries

Christmas may be technically over, but no doubt you, too, are still munching on some...
Apricot shortbread squares with dried fruit bits

Lemon-Scented Butter Cookies with Apricots and Almonds

Any Christmas baker is appreciative of a one-stop-shopping cookie dough: make one base and switch...