It’s a classic Pinterest versus reality situation: you find recipes for gorgeous holiday cookies that look like delicate snowflakes, ornament-studded Christmas trees, and leaping reindeer with icing antlers, only to find that executing them isn’t quite as easy as you’d hoped. (And said reindeer ends up looking like an unfortunate brown blob.) Luckily, we tapped […]
One reason why Thanksgiving is the best day of the year? It’s the meal that keeps on giving! After all of your hard work pulling together a flawless feast, don’t let one scrap of those precious leftovers go to waste. Give them a second life as tomorrow’s breakfast or a feel-good salad. To make sure […]
I never truly appreciated the importance of fire until I went camping about three years ago. My roommate and I were shivering in front of a smokey pile of kindling as darkness enveloped us. We watched our neighbors’ fires blazing throughout the campsite, complaining about our empty stomachs while desperately fanning our logs. Just as […]
Welcome to the relaunch of Next Week’s Meal Plan! I’m Kelli, associate food editor, and I’m taking over the reins of this weekly column from Meghan. (Check out her brand-new parenting column here.) For the first few editions of NWMP, I’ll be sharing how I’m planning and cooking for my growing New York-based family of […]
We’ve all been to weddings where the best man forgot the rings, a baby yowled during the ceremony, or the maid of honor’s idea of a great speech was listing all the bride’s ex-boyfriends. Some mishaps of course, are more serious than others. I’ve witnessed a great aunt’s shawl catch on fire from a candle […]
Tartan Silicone Spatulas This trio of tartan spatulas looks best when peeking out of a Christmas stocking or when covered in homemade sugar cookie batter. The silicone heads are heat resistant, making the set an ideal choice for mixing, blending, folding or stovetop cooking. To buy: $28 for 3; williams-sonoma.com. Chocolate-Covered Marshmallows Nothing is sweeter […]
We love a good cookie swap here at F&W, but we also highly approve of assembling a group—coworkers, friends, family, you name it—for an afternoon of baking and decorating cookies simply for the fun of it. Here, we’ve assembled our favorite cookie and icing recipes, equipment recommendations, and 7 foolproof decorating techniques for the ultimate […]
I can’t remember the last time I ate pan de muertos, the Mexican sweet roll baked to celebrate Dia de los Muertos. It may have been more than two decades. I wonder if I’ve eaten it at all. I’m a Mexican immigrant who grew up in the Chicago suburbs. While my mom instilled a sense of pride […]
Plenty of companies offer special gift packages for the holidays, but how many of them are packed full of crazy bacon creations? This year, BarBacon—the New York City-based, bacon-focused (duh!) gastropub with locations in Hell’s Kitchen and Union Square—is offering a special bacon-centric holiday package that will definitely give your Christmas a deliciously salty edge. […]
Coconut Chickpeas with Winter Squash Chef JJ Johnson’s take on winter comfort food is exactly what you’ll want to cook (and eat) on a cold February night. 28 Recipes to Make in February Moroccan Chicken-and-Couscous Soup Chicken soup is a wintertime staple, and this Moroccan version has all of the traditional ingredients plus a level […]