Bridget Shirvell
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Stonington, CT, United States
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12 Food and Drink Trends You'll Want to Try in 2023
These will be the defining food trends of 2023, say experts. Expect to see lots of beans, kelp, and tinned fish; coastal cocktails and climate-forward diets will also dominate in the new year. → Read More
Stuffing vs. Dressing: Is There Actually a Difference Between These Two Beloved Thanksgiving Dishes?
When it comes time for Thanksgiving, one question is at top of mind: What's the difference between stuffing and dressing? While both dishes have similar components, there is a clear distinction between how each is prepared. → Read More
How Many Slices Will You Get From That Cake?
Our handy guide explains how many slices common cake pan sizes and shapes yield. Learn how many servings you will get from Bundt cake pans, sheet cake pans, round cake pans, and more. → Read More
4 Secret-Weapon Ingredients That Make Vegan Food Tasty, Easy, and Affordable, According to the Bosh! Team
The two guys behind Bosh!, Henry Firth and Ian Theasby, share the vegan ingredients they rely on, including jackfruit and nooch. → Read More
Cottage Cheese Is Cool Again and Better Than Ever—and We've Got the Recipes to Prove It
It's versatile, delicious, available everywhere, and reasonably priced. Here's why cottage cheese is popular again, including our favorite recipes that use cottage cheese. → Read More
Our Essential Cookware Glossary: Here's Every Type of Pan, Skillet, and Dutch Oven You'll Need in Your Kitchen
Our glossary of cookware covers the basics everyone needs like a skillet and a Dutch oven. Also we outline additional, more specialized cookware items home cooks may need such as a braiser, crépe pan, and more. → Read More
This Is the Bakeware You Should Register for, According to a Pastry Chef
Expert advice from a pastry chef and bakery owner on what items of bakeware such as muffin tins and cake pans, you'll need in your kitchen. Also what baking tools will be essential for baking your favorite recipes. → Read More
Ali Slagle, Author of the Book "I Dream of Dinner (So You Don't Have To)," Shares Her Weeknight Meal Secrets
Ali has a fresh mindset when it comes to preparing dinner: focus on the joy it brings. → Read More
Eat Your Way Through Iceland (at Home) with These Foods
If you can't get to the Northern European country, you can still enjoy its unique foods. → Read More
What is Clarified Butter, and Why Do Chefs Love It So Much?
Chefs use it and its cropping up in recipes, so just what is clarified butter? Can you make it at home? What does it taste like and how should you use it? We answer all your questions about clarified butter with the help of two chefs. → Read More
The 5 Best Bread Knives for Slicing Homemade Sourdough and Store-Bought Loaves
It's a kitchen essential because a bread knife aces tasks that other kitchen knives can't. → Read More
Can Your Food Be Climate Neutral?
Is it important, and how do brands become carbon neutral? Also how should I food shop if I'm concerned about the climate crisis? → Read More
The 5 Best Food Processors for Chopping, Grating, Slicing, Kneading Dough, Puréeing, and More
Our picks for the best food processors include top-rated models from Cuisinart, Oster, Breville, and Kitchenaid. Our guide also includes advice on how to decide what size of food processor you need, how powerful a motor you need, and other points to consider when buying a food processor → Read More
One-Pot Cooking Is Nothing New—Tagines and Other Clay Pots Have Long Been Used Around the World
An introduction to some of the much loved clay pots used for one-pot cooking around the world, including the tagine, donabe, and shakla dist. → Read More
Are Those Pretty Blue, Green, and Cream Chicken Eggs You See on Instagram Better for You?
Heritage eggs, or those beautiful blue, cream, pink, and green eggs you see at farmers' markets and on social media, are laid by heritage chickens. Here, learn what sets them apart from white or brown eggs, where to find them, and how to enjoy them. → Read More
Here's What the Wildfires Mean for Your Glass of California Wine
As the climate crisis intensifies, we talk to California winemakers about how the wildfires have impacted their harvests and winemaking and learn the steps they are taking to safeguard the grape vines and their winemaking equipment so we can still enjoy California wine. → Read More
Cookbook Author and Chef Einat Admony Shares the Inspiration Behind the Dishes on Her Rosh Hashanah Table
How chef Einat Admony combines her Israeli upbringing, her Yemeni and Persian roots and her New York City home into the food she prepares for Rosh Hashanah. → Read More
Erin French, Chef and Owner of The Lost Kitchen, Shares How Martha Inspires Her
How Martha Stewart has inspired chef and author Erin French since Erin first cooked recipes from Martha Stewart Living as a kid, and how Martha continues to influence French as she runs her popular restaurant in rural Maine. → Read More
What Is an Agrihood?
We explain the concept of the agrihood, a planned community centered on a working farm, and look at how the trend is evolving all over the country. → Read More
Which Foods Have the Biggest Carbon Impact?
Reduce your carbon footprint by reducing your intake of these foods. Also which foods are best to eat to help to reduce greenhouse gases? → Read More