Wednesday, March 5, 2025

The story behind the piece Mozart suposedly "stole" from the Sistine Chapel Choir's secrecy

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 Today is Ash Wednesday, so the 46-day (40 if you don’t count Sundays) season of Lent begins today. And especially to Catholics, that means ...
Thursday, June 29, 2023

Carnitas

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Carnitas —Spanish for “little meats”—are an iconic dish from Mexico that every home cook should have in their repertoire. Looking only at t...
Tuesday, June 20, 2023

New York Times Ginger-Garlic Chicken

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A few months ago, my mom showed me a new recipe that had caught her eye from the New York Times cooking section . Having looked through that...
Monday, June 19, 2023

Level up your experience with corn on the cob with this one easy trick!

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Sweet yellow corn, at least here in the American South , is a staple summer vegetable-- and most people aren't getting the maximum flavo...
Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Fond: the home-cook's completely underutilized secret weapon to more flavorful food

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Watching content from great restaurant chefs like Gordon Ramsay , or great cooks for the home like Adam Ragusea , and perusing the comments,...

Brazilian Dairy-Free Two-Layer Chocolate Birthday Cake

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The following is a dairy-free chocolate cake that my family has enjoyed for years. The cake, a Brazilian dessert staple, definitely requires...
Wednesday, June 7, 2023

In defense of the salad: a guide to the vast improvement of the home-cook's salad-building

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Over the last few months, I haven’t spent nearly as much time cooking, but I’ve been able to redirect all the energy I would have otherwise ...