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Around the Kitchen
Featuring articles by regular guest Deborah Krasner, author and kitchen designer. (read full biography)
Are Our Kitchens Making Us Fat? Jeff Turrentine from The Washington Post
Audio Highlight: Lynne Rossetto Kasper appeared on Minnesota Public Radio's Midmorning to discuss holiday entertaining, offering her tips, answering questions, and more. (RealAudio how to listen)Audio Highlight: Stockpots with Dorie Greenspan (RealAudio 3.0; how to listen)
Bread Lines Tips on making sourdough bread, storing bread and breadbaking clean-up, from the owner of the La Brea Bakery in San Francisco. (Nancy Silverton)
Bread Baking Gear (Dorie Greenspan)
Butcher Block on the Countertop (Deborah Krasner)
Charcoal (Doug Hanthorn)
Commercial-Style Ranges for Home Use (Deborah Krasner)
Cheese Graters
Dorie Greenspan lets us in on which cheese grater is her favorite. (Dorie Greenspan)
Creative Cuisine for the "Dentally Challenged"
The International Institute of Cosmetic Dentistry located in Bellevue, Washington, offers a post-dental-procedure meal plan for patients.
Cutting Boards
A report on today's stylish and colorful cutting boards. (Dorie Greenspan)
Dishwashers
From low-end models to the top of the line, Deb Krasner will help you find the right type for your kitchen. (Deborah Krasner)
Dried Red Peppers (John Willoughby)
The Eco-Pump (Lynne Rossetto Kasper)
Favorite Food Web Sites
Deborah let's us in on some of her favorite food Web sites. (Deborah Krasner)
Fresh Herbs: How to Use
Seattle chef Jerry Traunfeld offers up some audio tips on interesting ways to use fresh herbs, plus three of his favorite recipes.
Fish Sauce Recommendations
Asian food authority Bruce Cost shares with us his top three choices of fish sauces. (Bruce Cost)
Garlic Gear
Dorie Greenspan offers up the best tools for working with this invaluable allium. (Dorie Greenspan)
Hand-Held Blenders (Dorie Greenspan)
Holiday Helpers
Lynne Rossetto Kasper and Dorie Greenspan provide the inspiration and the how-to for a memorable holiday feast. Here's a menu with links to recipes, a set of tips on working with the big bird, and the transcript of an amusing and informative chat held just before holiday preparations began in earnest. And for a glimpse of Victorian holiday history, here is a Dickens-era recipe for Baked Goose.
Holiday Music to Entertain By
Holiday music picks from World Music master Bob Duskis.
Ice Cream Makers
Christopher Kimball, founder and editor of Cook's Illustrated magazine, loves to make and eat homemade ice cream. See his evaluation of ice cream makers they tested at Cook's.
Induction Stovetops
Gourmet magazine's John Willoughby investigates induction stovetops. Is it a case of "worth the cost," or "why bother?"
An Italian Buffet Menu Plan
Abigail Kirsch, professional caterer and author of Invitation to Dinner, has a menu plan for an Italian Buffet that could be the inspiration for your next soiree. (Abigail Kirsch)
Italian Cooking Finds A Home on the Range (will open in a new browser window)
This homemag.com article profiles the renovations Lynne has done to her own kitchen, plus offers up one of Lynne's recipes.
Juicers (Dorie Greenspan)
Kitchen Equipment Web Sources (Deborah Krasner)
Kitchen Lighting Quick Fixes (Deborah Krasner)
Kitchen Scales
Tips for buying a kitchen scale. (Dorie Greenspan)
Low-Fat Pantry Must-Haves (Steven Raichlen)
Meal Preparation, Family-Style
Cooking with the kids can create a healthier and happier family environment. (Lynn Fredericks)
Mehu-Liisa
Deborah Krasner recommends the mehu-liisa. (Deborah Krasner)
Music to Barbecue By (Lynne Rossetto Kasper)
Music to Cook By, from Bob Duskis
Music to Grill By, from Bob Duskis
MIT's Counter Intelligence Project
Music to Cook By
Kathleen Purvis, Food Editor at the Charlotte Observer, is never without her CD player when she heads into her kitchen. (Kathleen Purvis)
Peppermills (Dorie Greenspan)
Pressure Cookers (Dorie Greenspan)
Reduction-Sauce Basics (Mark Bittman)
Refrigerators
Tips and recommendations for selecting a refrigerator. (Deborah Krasner)
Roasting Pans
When it comes to roasting pans four characteristics define quality: the pan's weight, its size, the good grip of its handles, and the metal it's made of. (Dorie Greenspan)
Rolling Pins (Dorie Greenspan)
Saffron (Sally Schneider)
Salad Spinners (Dorie Greenspan)
Single-Flower Honeys (John Willoughby)
Soy Sauce Picks (Lynne Rossetto Kasper)
Steamers (Dorie Greenspan)
Stocking-Up Smarts (Lynne Rossetto Kasper)
Minimalist Thanksgiving (Mark Bittman)
Skillets (Deborah Krasner)
Wine Savers (Dorie Greenspan)
Wood-Burning Pizza Ovens for Home Kitchens (Deborah Krasner)
Worm Composting Systems (Deborah Krasner)
Biography
Deborah Krasner works as a kitchen designer throughout the United States and is available to review plans and blueprints. She is the author of Kitchens for Cooks and is featured regularly in Food & Wine magazine. For more information, you can contact her at dkrasner@sover.net or visit her Web site at kitchensforcooks.net.
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