Tag Archives: America’s Test Kitchen

Fixing the recipe as you go

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Kristin

If you do a lot of cooking, you start to notice that some cookbooks are better than others. Not just because the food you make from the recipes tastes better. Some cookbooks are also better than others at giving instructions … Continue reading →

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Shame on you, America’s Test Kitchen!

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Kristin

After all my dissing of Rachael Ray and her so-called 30 Minute Meals, and my holding up of America’s Test Kitchen cookbooks as a sort of star pupil in the school of Giving Realistic Time Estimates For Recipes … the … Continue reading →

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Springtime Feast!

Posted on June 20, 2010 by Kristin

Last night I hosted a dinner party. It was me, my boyfriend Donald, my roommates Cory and Aubrey, and my good friend Bob (a former housemate of mine). I did all the cooking, and Bob, who has an extensive wine … Continue reading →

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Mark your calendars!

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Kristin

Last night, I prepared a Rachael Ray recipe that was supposed to take 60 minutes … and it did! 62 minutes, to be exact. But well within an acceptable margin of error. The recipe was “Spicy Lentil Stoup”, from Just … Continue reading →

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