One of the questions I get asked most is: why are sauces so hard and are they really important? The answer is yes, they are important. It might be hard to believe, but sauces actually make cooking easier and when you know a few tricks they don’t have to be hard. Here is a video explaining a trick that will make . . .

I am on a high from all the replies I’ve gotten from all of you responding to my book and blog. I write because I want to express my thoughts, recount the memories that come to mind when I want to tell you something specific. The words come from the images, sounds, and smells running through my mind at that moment ...

My book has been published and THIS WEEK IS LAUNCH WEEK!! As you know, I’ve been working on this book for a long time and now it is officially out of my hands and into yours—that’s an amazing feeling. The experience of writing a book has been incredible. I’ve loved researching, testing recipes, and writing . . .

It’s time to take advantage of Italian plums in season. Years ago, I read about a plum torte recipe created by Marian Burros that was published in the New York Times every September from 1983 until 1989. In 1989 they announced that this was the last time they were going to print the recipe. Readers were not amused ...