That's right, you can make your own delicious apple cider vinegar, whether you start from your own pressed apple juice, store-bought apple juice, or already fermented hard cider. Apple juice falls beautifully in the specific gravity range for the perfect alcohol to create a good … Read More

If you love blueberries, you’ll love this simple yet sophisticated taste-of-summer recipe from Blueberry Love by award-winning cookbook author Cynthia Graubart. Get started by gathering your ingredients, then follow these quick and easy steps. Be sure to reserve a small basil leaf or two … Read More

Capture the flavors of wood-fired cooking with this savory Salt-Roasted Shrimp dish from Paula Marcoux's Cooking with Fire. It's a sure winner for any seafood lover. Try it as an appetizer or make it a meal. Ingredients Solar salt … Read More

Crispy and colorful, Grilled Flatbread with Hummus and Veggies from The Harvest Baker is a showpiece appetizer that will put regular old hummus and crackers to shame. This recipe makes 2 flatbreads, 3 to 4 servings each. Ingredients Store-bought or homemade flatbread … Read More

Hamburger Sliders with Goat Cheese, Strawberries, and Bacon… Yumm! Whether served for lunch, dinner, or a snack, these little burgers are colorful flavor bombs. Alternative cheeses such as blue cheese, sliced cheddar or American, or crumbled feta are all tasty substitutes. Ingredients 6 … Read More

If you love strawberries, then you will love award-winning cookbook author, cooking teacher, and culinary television producer, Cynthia Graubart's cookbook Strawberry Love, which features 45 sweet and savory recipes including this stunning Strawberry Cream–Filled Chocolate Roll with Chocolate Ganache. Roll up … Read More

Soft Rye Pretzels are just one of the 155 mouthwatering recipes from favorite brewpubs and breweries featured in The American Craft Beer Cookbook by John Holl. This style of pretzel is soft, dense, and chewy. Best enjoyed fresh and warm right out of the oven, these treats are better than any ballpark variety, and the … Read More

Rise and shine silly bear. Breakfast is ready! Busy Little Hands: Food Play!, from Amy Palanjian the creator of Yummytoddlerfood.com, is packed with activities (like this!) for preschoolers that foster fun in the kitchen and promote healthy eating habits. Read on … Read More

It’s cold, REALLY COLD, here in North Adams, Massachusetts. As we hunker down for our biggest winter storm of the season, we turn to fire cider to warm up. It’s tasty, easy to make—and best of all—it’s an effective remedy for many of the cold, … Read More

Apple is America’s signature pie: not just something we love to eat, but a universal symbol of things we hold dear. Is it any wonder, then, that making an apple pie is one of fall’s enduring rituals? To some degree, whether it is store-bought or … Read More