Table@Home: You can have local corn in April. We’re not kidding!
Corny Jokes By Caroline Barrett/Life@Home My family likes to play April Fool’s jokes. We go with the goofy, fun stuff. Zoe and I once dumped a healthy dose of cayenne pepper into Paul’s coffee. He knew...
View ArticleWhy go BIG when tiny can make your party special?
Small is Better By Janet Reynolds/Life@Home Sometimes less really is more. At least that’s the theory behind Tiny Food Party, a cookbook devoted to tasty tidbits rather than entrees. The brainchild of...
View ArticleOnline Exclusive: Learning to love seaweed
Elemental Eating By John Adamian/Life@Home Is there a vegetable out there that needs a more thorough public-image overhaul than seaweed? Superficially, seaweed has got so much going against it. The...
View ArticleDish: At home with Timothy Gates
Story and photos by Steve Barnes/Life@Home “Working at a truckstop really took me forward in cooking,” says Timothy Gates. After putting in six years at his father’s former Chatham restaurant, TJ’s...
View ArticleBack to Basics
Mark Bittman wants you to cook, even if you can’t boil water By John Adamian/Life@Home Mark Bittman is like a self-help guru for people who need a nudge getting into the kitchen. For anyone who loves...
View ArticleKitchen Crumbs: Tasty Tidbits to brighten up your cooking
By Caroline Barrett/Life@Home Cookbook of the month Kitchen Garden Cookbook: Celebrating the Homegrown & Homemade, by Jeanne Kelly A gorgeous book on how to harvest fruits, vegetables, eggs and...
View ArticleYes, you can make your own maraschino cherries
Cherries on Top, Lots of Them By John Adamian/Life@Home Maraschino cherries (the kind most of us get at the supermarket) are like hot dogs and Twinkies: kind of gross, especially once you know what’s...
View ArticleDish: At home with Tim Howland
By Steve Barnes/Life@Home “The key to cooking a thick steak is to take it out of the fridge well in advance,” says Tim Howland, general manager of The Meat House specialty butcher in Clifton Park....
View ArticleDish: At home with John Futia
By Steve Barnes/Life@Home When John Futia was developing the menu for The Capital American Eatery & Lounge, which opened over the summer in downtown Albany, he knew he wanted a few dishes that...
View ArticleTable@Home: A salad to echo the colors around us
Autumnal Splendor By Caroline Barrett/Life@Home I’m at my best in the fall. My kids boo and hiss and shake their heads when I say this. Summer is over, they say. School is starting, they whine. Who...
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