Whenever you have finished using a knife, you should hone, or sharpen, it briefly with a honing steel before you put it away.
A bite of chile mingles with corn and three kinds of beans in this colorful salad that stays crisp for hours.
For a new twist on the traditional potato salad, try this light; fresh-tasting version that combines sliced potatoes with an oil and vinegar dressing.
My moist, rich chocolate cake is an ever-popular dessert, indoors or at a picnic. This one is frosted and filled with a fluffy chocolate buttercream. Yum!
For chicken that is crunchy and delicious hot or cold, try this quick and easy oven-fried version. The recipe multiplies easily to feed a crowd.
Labor Day Weekend is the perfect weekend for a picnic. To celebrate the end of summer I’ve organized a feast of some of America’s favorites – from fried chicken to chocolate cake, cheeseburgers to homemade strawberry ice cream.
These down to earth cupcakes are honey flavored and packed with dried fruits. They take on a graceful look when baked in brioche tins. Frost with my cream cheese frosting or leave plain.
A superb dressing, one that includes capers and the marinade from artichoke hearts, elevates this sturdy combination to regal status. If you like, garnish with slices of hard-boiled egg.
Two of summer’s most appealing joys are barbecuing and corn on the cob. This combination is an easy-to-prepare picnic vegetable. It’s a perfect accompaniment to barbecued meats or poultry, and it goes right on the grill with them.
Bacon and eggs are more than just a breakfast staple; here they combine with cream cheese, blue cheese crumbles and crunchy vegetables to make a tempting dip.
Salt, spray, sea air, warm sand underfoot are all the pleasant sensations of a day at the beach which stir cravings for good and hearty food.
Labor Day is approaching which is the “official” end of summer. Kids go back to school and everyone gets back into their routine.
I’ve been a jam making maniac the past couple of months. I’ve made rhubarb jam, peach jam, and berry jam and now I’m onto making plum jam. My plum jam is so easy to make and requires no pectin.
Today is National Sponge Cake Day so let’s celebrate with making a simple, but delicious sponge cake. Many people wonder what the difference is between a sponge cake and a regular cake.
Fresh sweet corn is one of life’s pleasures indeed. While corn is available all year-round here in America its true peak season is July through September.
Growing up in Nebraska I ate the best corn ever. Corn was a late summer staple that went with every night of barbequing.
Fish sauce is an integral flavoring in Southeast Asian cooking.
Authentic Pad Thai is made with rice noodles that are available at Asian markets. Use the 1/8th inch rice noodles if you can find them.
Today is National Potato Day and honestly I don’t know anyone who doesn’t love the humble spud. Easy Roasted Potatoes are on my menu tonight. They go with just about any main dish.
In Italy, true balsamic vinegar is not considered an acidic ingredient for salad dressings, but rather a condiment to sprinkle on grilled meats or the best strawberries of the season.
Tiny New York Kitchen went to the Cannon Grange Agricultural Fair today.