The first thing you need to know about no-bake cookies is that, though it’s true they don’t have to be baked, they still have to be cooked.  So you’re gonna need a pan and a stove.  The second thing you need to know about no-bake cookies is that you need to make some.  Right now.  [...]

The 4th of July means food, fun, fireworks, friends, family, and fattening festivities.  If you want to make a patriotic splash at the party this year, try these star-spangled ideas:   When it comes to kids (including this particularly adorable one, who happens to be mine), a little red, white and blue can go a [...]

The Bosch Universal Kitchen Machine ticks me off.  It sits there in my kitchen, taunting me, making me feel guilty.  I mean, if it didn’t work very well, that would be one thing.  I’d just taunt it right back.  But the thing is, it’s really, really good.  It makes everything easy.  It’s powerful and efficient, kneading [...]

Egg salad.  Yuck.  Sounds gross.  But guess what?  It’s not.  And I’m a pretty picky eater, so I should know.  It’s just good old-fashioned comfort food, plus it’s a great way to use up the leftover Easter eggs, especially the ones that got mangled when you peeled them.  Or that had a greenish yolk from [...]

The key to boiling eggs right is actually not to boil them.  Yeah, you heard me.  Don’t boil them. Also, start with eggs that are less-than-fresh if you plan on peeling them at any point.  Here’s what you do:   Put the eggs in a pot.  Cover with cold water.  You should really only have one layer of [...]