Mark Bittman·PinnedMember-onlyThese Are the Days for Gnocchi GratinSet aside a weekend afternoon to make this perfect winter dinner — If you’re in the Northeast and Midwest, you’re likely slogging through days that include snow, sleet, and grey skies. In other words, it’s the perfect weather for comfort food dishes. This one is a bit of a project: Since gnocchi are known to be ornery, the key to getting pillowy…Pasta3 min readPasta3 min read
stephanita·PinnedMember-onlyCan Taking a MasterClass with a Chef Make You a Better Home Cook?It depends on your level of commitment — While the online learning industry was booming before Covid-19, it has now become a central part of our lives. More Americans are taking online classes — even when it comes to cooking. While many classes are free, MasterClass, the Rolls-Royce of online education platforms, is one of the first to…Cooking4 min readCooking4 min read
Mark Bittman·PinnedMember-onlyThis 25-Minute Soup May Redeem Your WinterIt may also change your mind about tofu — Earlier this year (I believe it was just before quarantine set in) we did a sort of tofu primer, with an eye towards encouraging those of you who are anti-tofu or tofu agnostic to give this polarizing ingredient another chance. …Soup3 min readSoup3 min read
Mark Bittman·PinnedMember-onlyHow to Eat Less MeatA vegetable recipe with a little beef — When it comes to eating, many of us like to start the year off on whatever we consider to be the “right foot.” For me, the “right foot” means cooking dishes where animal products recede into the background while plants take center stage. Not just in January, but always. It’s…Vegetables3 min readVegetables3 min read
Heated Editors·PinnedMember-onlyLearn Under-the-Radar Tips for How to Reduce Food Waste at HomeCooking more doesn’t have to mean wasting more — With pretty much everyone forced into the kitchen, food waste is on all of our minds, especially because many are trying to limit trips to the grocery store. …Food7 min readFood7 min read
Sara Cagle·PinnedMember-onlyThe Comforts of a Cooking ListTurns out, they’re inspiring, too — In 2021, I’m looking forward to a tentative trip to Italy in July. Or maybe a birthday party with more than one guest in March. I guess just a martini at home next Friday. Though we’re nowhere near close to being able to make post-Covid plans, What I can do…Food5 min readFood5 min read
Mark Bittman·PinnedMember-onlyGrain Bowls, Mac ‘n Cheese, and Chicken With Orange, Cumin, and HoneyDishes to look forward to this week — While tomorrow is a day many of us are looking forward to (and are downright relieved about), we can’t help but feel anxious post-insurrection, as we approach a staggering 400,000 lives lost since March, and a litany of other things that provoke worry. …Dinner3 min readDinner3 min read
Mariselmsalazar·PinnedMember-onlyYour Delivery Order May Be Cooked in a Parking GarageREEF Technology may change how we think of restaurants post-Covid — Order up! One fried chicken sandwich appears on the digital screen. Batter, dunk, fry, assemble. The spicy habanero fried chicken gets gussied up with a few pickle slices and a slap of butter on a Martin’s potato roll. Paired with macaroni salad and daikon slaw. Like an orchestrated quartet, three…Restaurant8 min readRestaurant8 min read
Mark Bittman·PinnedMember-onlyTo Do List: Order a Book. Win a Print. Eat Lava Cake.Win a print until Feb. 2: Otherwise, consider 1. and 3. — First off, here’s a special pre-order offer for you: A chance to win a framed, limited edition print, made just for us by the wonderful Alex Testere. Three lucky winners who pre-order my upcoming book, Animal, Vegetable, Junk, and fill out this form by February 2nd will receive a print…Food6 min readFood6 min read
Mark Bittman·PinnedMember-only5 Recipes for the Darkest SeasonQuick and easy winter dishes — Winter is always “the darkest season,” but this one more than most. While what we decide to cook and eat usually can’t make our problems disappear, it can soothe us, center us, fortify us, or consume our attention in welcome ways, even if only for a few minutes. For anyone…Recipe3 min readRecipe3 min read