Posts for November 7th 2010

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What Is This?

If you warm up to some twice-baked potatoes for dinner, you could employ the help of these to do most of the cooking while you kick back and relax on your day of rest.
If you warm up to some twice-baked potatoes for dinner, you could employ the help of these to do most of the cooking while you kick back and relax on your day of rest. Can you guess what these kitchen accessories are?

Can You Guess the Gadget? Nov. 5, 2010

fast and easy

Sunday Dinner: Easy Seafood Paella

One might not equate the word "paella" with "easy mealtime fix," but this recipe from former Gourmet editor Ruth Reichl will dispel your notions of this Valencian dish being too complicated to make at home.

One might not equate the word "paella" with "easy mealtime fix," but this recipe from former Gourmet editor Ruth Reichl will dispel your notions of this Valencian dish being too complicated to make at home.

Eschew unconventional ingredients like rabbits and snails or labor-heavy shellfish like lobster and crab for already-shelled shrimp and quick-cooking clams. Take advantage of frozen peas and rudimentary equipment like a Dutch oven — both things home cooks often already have on hand.
To make the meal simple enough for a weeknight or relaxed Sunday night, keep reading.

Thanksgiving

Would You Rather Eat Mashed Potatoes or Potato Gratin?

While making a potato gratin, I realized that I prefer the layers of compact potatoes cooked in cream and topped with cheese to their fluffy pureed potato counterpart.


While making a potato gratin, I realized that I prefer the layers of compact potatoes cooked in cream and topped with cheese to their fluffy pureed potato counterpart. Although the ingredients and flavors are similar, I can't resist the crispy top of potatoes au gratin. Which is your favorite?