My mother makes delicious Indian food.  She credits the authenticity with which she  blooms the spices to the Indian neighbor she befriended in the early 80s.  When we were first married, my wife asked my mother how to make the perfect curry and the knowledge has been kept in the family.  I just don’t know...

Ten days ago I shared my idea for giving back to the food community by offering one food writer the chance to win a 5.5qt Le Creuset Dutch oven, but that wasn’t a choice I wanted to make alone.  I wanted to hear which recipes had most inspired you over the last 12 months.  Your...

I’ve been on the quest to find the perfect roast chicken.  I am getting close. The wonderful thing about the perfect roast chicken are the perfect drippings that collect under the bird.  Always think about collecting that liquid before it sets, store it in a mason jar in the fridge.  Nope, this recipe is not...

The traditional English breakfast is also known as a “fry up” for one reason.  Everything on that plate, including the toast, landed there after starting life in a lard-laden skillet.  Next to Fish and Chips the fry up is one of England’s great (may I say great?) contributions to the international culinary stage.  There are regional...

The year is almost over and rather than reflect on my 2013 highlights, I want to give something back to the community of food writers that inspire me.  I want know which recipe inspired you the most this year.  Inspiration comes in many forms, perhaps it was a healthier choice, or a home cooked meal...

It’s 2005.  I have just moved to Israel.  I wake up on foam mattress on the floor of my friend’s three room apartment.  A small three room apartment that is home to seven people.  As I rub the sleep from my eyes there’s one thought running through my mind like a broken record.  I don’t...

Sometimes you need a quick and easy main dish for dinner.  Sometimes you forget that you have no plans for Shabbat (the sabbath, on which we do not cook) lunch until an hour before sundown on Friday because the week the week just got that crazy.  Sometimes, in the midst of unpacking from a family Thanksgiving trip...

 If I recall one thing from the kitchen of my childhood, it’s the red bold red Le Creuset dutch oven that graced the table more than anything else.  Whether a perfectly roasted chicken or a heartwarming pot of soup, something about that pot meant dinner was cooked with love which is why I love to cook for...