Heartburn by Nora Ephron So, I'm reading Nora Ephron's 1983 novel Heartburn -- I think I'm the last person in America to realize that Ephron was a foodie long before Julie & Julia -- and the book is filled with love and longing and heartbreak and food. Lots of food. The main character, Rachel, is ...

I'm writing this as I'm eating dinner, which is not something I normally do. But I think this is one of those recipes that a lot of you are going to like, and I'm feeling the need to share it with you now rather than later. It came together as I was riffing off one of Lora Zarubin's recipes ...

This is a recipe I adapted from Martha Stewart's Everday Food. It is a stovetop version of a classic southern casserole. I am usually suspicious of so called "quick" versions of classics and even more so of "light" adaptations, but this one was right on the money. The texture and flavor ...

snowpeasstuffed.jpg In an city saturated with aggressively rustic food, these hors d'oeuvres are a refreshingly couture treat for any Thanksgiving spread. (We should point out that this is a dish SFist has praised in the past.) Plucked from Martha Stewart's Entertaining (also known as Entertaining: ...

2009_11_19_QB.jpg Fried pickles and okra at the just-opened DMK Burger Bar. Who is the chef behind the blog Butcher's Grip? Don't look at us to out him/her, especially since, for followers of snout-to-tail, it's isn't as though the chef is completely anonymous. (via Grub Street Chicago)Late night secret ...

Hi guys'n'gals'n'tranzys, and welcome back to our regularly scheduled season of clowns. I never thought I would miss these people so much until they were taken away from me and I had to look at five seasons worth of douchebitchery... not to mention watching Fabio in his apparent audition to become The ...

I drove my boyfriend to another city this past weekend so he could take his math subject GRE. I wanted to make it a special trip, so I hunted around for a simple, elegant, no-fuss cake to pack up and bring along. My friend sent me this recipe from Orangette's blog: Gâteau aux Noix, or French ...

This is a great recipe for quick & easy dinner. -- posted by Lastar Wellness

A quick recipe that I came up with at the last minute for dinner tonight. I hopw you like it! Enjoy! -- posted by Nif

This recipe shamelessly stolen from Eat This Book: Cooking with Global Fresh Flavours by Tyler Florence - a book of recent discovery (by chance) in this house, with excellent recipes on just about every page. It’s quick to prepare (about 30-40 minutes), darned tasty and looks good ...