While your holiday spread may already have its main star (who is probably already defrosting and maybe brining in your refrigerator right now), let’s take a moment to show some love to its supporting cast. We’ll do this quickly, too, before some big ol’ bird gets wise and starts crashing this post. Turkeys. They [...]View Post →

  Ah, sweet potato. Dear, dear sweet potato. How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love you in the morning, when I can start my day with you in my belly. You singlehandedly (singlespudly?) arm me with—wait for it—769% of my daily recommended value of vitamin A, which helps me see [...]View Post →

  Today is not only Columbus Day here in the US, but up north, because today is the second Monday of October, it also happens to be Canadian Thanksgiving Day. So we thought we’d spent a little time giving thanks for—and to—our beloved Canadian members! Let’s start with our resident Canuck: Dara (cookincanuck), who is [...]View Post →

It's been a while since our first ice cream theme post, so we figured it was time for part deux. After all, July is National Ice Cream month, so I can justify a second ice cream post. Believe me, even if it weren't July, I'd find a reason. I'm the person who intentionally allows fruit to ever-so-slightly over-ripen just so I can say, "Oh, will you look at that. This poor mango might be too soft to cut up and enjoy. Let me just make some mango ice cream so it won't go to waste." I'm sneaky like that.View Post →

  Here’s a quickie 4th of July post for you. You probably already have your themed dish for the holiday but we wanted to showcase some really pretty, yummy, and show-stopping red, white and blue recipes. (TK members are just … they’re just awesome. So much talent and creativity, and I’m amazed everyday.) You can [...]View Post →

  The season for rhubarb is upon us, and I can tell not so much by the appearance of these crimson stalks in my grocery as by the number of new recipes coming in featuring this vegetable. Or fruit (according to the US courts). The rhubarb has an interesting history. It was originally cultivated in [...]View Post →

  Summer is fast approaching, and you know what that means—barbecues, cookouts, picnics, and potlucks. When it comes to outdoor, casual get-togethers, the grill usually gets all the love. Okay, maybe the grill and the cooler. Burgers and hotdogs and all the fixings will be planned carefully, ribs will be marinated overnight, and someone who [...]View Post →

  I’m not going to pretend I know all about Mardi Gras, because honestly, if you think you know little about it, I know even less. All I can muster from the top of my head is New Orleans. And beans. Or was that beads? See? I know nothing. Okay, maybe I know a little [...]View Post →