If “The Potluck” were on Facebook, I would not become a fan.
Let’s just get it out there: People bring some pretty heinous food to potlucks. There are always your requisite casseroles made with unidentified ground meat and cream of mushroom soup, topped off with chips or Cheetos or something weird.
Serves 8 to 12
This is a quick, easy crowd-pleaser. (Sometimes I like to add crumbled bacon.)
Salt
1 pound (16 ounces) pasta shells
1 pound (16 ounces) grated sharp cheddar cheese
1 container (16 ounces) cottage cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 container (16 ounces) sour cream
Ground black pepper
1 cup dry bread crumbs
3 tablespoons chopped
Makes about 4 dozen
If you like, top these corn tortillas with Coffee-Braised Pulled Pork, a little dollop of sour cream, and a sprinkling of cilantro. If you’re lucky enough to have a tortilla press, now’s your chance to use it! If not, you can just roll them out.
2 cups masa
Rarely do I wake up from a dream and think to myself, “Man, I wish that was real life.” (Ok maybe a couple times in high school when I dreamed that Justin Timberlake wanted to be my boyfriend.) Mostly, I jolt out of dreams where I am being chased or
Serves 4
We served Osso Buco over this, but this is a great vehicle for any hearty stew or sauce. They sell goat’s milk at most grocery stores–but if you can’t find it, you can just substitute whole milk, half and half or even heavy cream. You can make
This is one of the great questions in cooking: is it better to get it done, or get it done right?
I remember this debate raging among the staff at Fine Cooking as they struggled to find a balance between fussy (though some would argue “fun”) project recipes and weeknight (some
When I told everyone I was moving to New Haven, I got fair warning about the great pizza rivalry in this city. (For the record, in the Sally’s vs. Pepe’s debate, I am firmly in the Pepe’s camp.) But no one told me this town had dueling Italian bakeries, too.
Serves 2 to 4 as a first course or more as an appetizer
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/4 cup dry white wine or dry vermouth
1 bag (2 pounds) bearded mussels, rinsed thoroughly in a sinkful of cold water
1/4 cup coconut milk
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
Heat butter,
I am not anti-Valentine’s Day, per se, just studiously cautious.
It all started with my first real boyfriend. We decided to start dating (over the phone) on February 12th. But when we actually saw each other the following afternoon, it was so awkward we couldn’t even kiss. So, the next day—the
I can’t stop dreaming about Haiti.
Like everyone else, the news has infused my mind with soul-shaking images of death, ruin, and grief. With hardly two pennies to rub together, money is not the way that I will be helping Haiti—at least not on a large scale. Without medical skills, I
