In the News

Parent Company of Food Network to Launch New Cooking Channel

Scripps, the parent company of the Food Network, has announced that it will launch a new Cooking Channel in 2010.  With primetime Food Network shows sliding into the “entertainment” category, they realize that their offerings are not for serious cooks anymore (remember the original MTV - it was actually about music videos?).  They will be [...]


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Kitchen Finds

Dress Up Your Cupcakes with Cupcake Couture

Cupcakes are all the rage now, with cupcake bakeries popping up everywhere and young couples serving cupcakes at their weddings instead of the traditional cake.  So why not get in on the cupcake fun at home?  Bella Cupcake Couture has fun cupcake wrappers for every occasion.   Plus the creator of the company, Carrie Middlemiss, [...]


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Book Shelf

David Lebovitz’s Best Desserts

David Lebovitz, the former pastry chef at Chez Panisse and food blogger, has just had his latest book released and it looks like a must have for the adventuresome baker.  “Ready for Dessert” contains some creative new recipes - peanut butter and jelly linzertorte, persimmon cake with cream cheese icing, banana souffles, fresh fig and [...]


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Video

So You Think You Know How to Make Pesto. . .

This charming video of  Chef Paola Laboa at Farina shows how to make their perfect pesto with exceptional ingredients and lots of heart.  Don’t bother getting out your Cuisinart.


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Archives for Pantry



Firelilly Truffle Cones - Perfect Little Favors/Treats for the Holidays

Got a party coming up?  Or a wedding or even just a small dinner party?  These truffle cones from Firelilly Chocolates are the perfect little dessert.  Use them as a favor to pass out or as an after dinner treat.   Stick a tub of them out at your Christmas get together or place one [...]

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Honey Drops, the Portable Honey

 

If you sweeten your beverages with honey instead of sugar or sugar substitutes, you might just love this product.  While you can easily carry tea bags with you, honey is another matter.  Honibe Honey Drops are about the size of a large candy and are individually wrapped.  No more messy fingers!  You can take them [...]

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

Himalayan Salt Plates, Exotic Chocolates and More. . .

 

At The Meadow, in Portland Oregon, Mark and Jennifer Bitterman sell a diverse range of hard to find items.  Don’t have a resource for a Himalayan Salt Plate on which to serve your sashimi?  Now you do!  You can order salt blocks, plates, and bricks for all kinds of culinary uses.  They have a great [...]

Friday, May 15th, 2009

For Chocolate Lovers: the Chalk-Late Box

 

From Askinosie Chocolates, the Chalk-Late Box contains four of their specialty chocolate bars and has a real chalkboard top so you can write your own message on it.  The story behind this chocolate company is amazing and their web site is so interesting, you’ll want to read every little thing on it.  Check them out.   [...]

Friday, March 20th, 2009

The Best Beans on the Planet

 

In these budget minded days, beans are a super food which make a great substitute for meat.   Rancho Gordo Heirloom beans from Napa Valley are the best you’ll ever taste.  They have a huge variety of dried beans, from classic black turtle beans to beautiful Christmas lima beans.  Their web site has recipes, instructions [...]

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

The New Way to Buy Herbs and Spices - tsp Spices

 

Most people know that bottles of spices in your pantry don’t last forever.  Jars of herbs lose their strength even faster.  Yet we still find it hard to throw away that half used jar of something, even though we know we bought it years ago.  Enter tsp Spices - finally, a logical way to buy [...]

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Pantry: Thomas Keller in Your Kitchen

 

 
Can’t get to The French Laundry for dinner?  No reservations at Daniel?  No problem.  Five Leaf brings you frozen gourmet dinners from some of the most acclaimed chefs.  You can have Thomas Kellers’ famous Mac N Cheese (Lobster Tails with Orzo and Mascarpone Cheese cooked sous vide) or Daniel Boulud’s Braised Beef Short Ribs in [...]

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

New Sweeteners Hit the Market

 

The Wall Street Journal tests four of the new sweeteners on the market which contain zero calories.

Friday, February 13th, 2009

The Postmodern Pantry

Check out the ingredients in Alinea’s pantry! How many of them can you say you have at home in your pantry?

Friday, January 23rd, 2009