... how to build a meal, and reminds us that cooking doesn't have to be difficult or complicated. For fairly ambitious cooks: Melker Andersson owns several restaurants in Stockholm and has now written a book about homecooking. Hemma Hos Melker ("At home with Melker" - available in Swedish only) is divided into three parts depending on how long the recipes take to cook. Nothing looks ...

... home more. But unlike in the last downturn, when sales of frozen meals soared, more of us are taking the time to cook from scratch. The US is now racking up the highest levels of homecooking since 1992. There is so much to be gained from investing more time in what we eat. Buying fresh ingredients means knowing where your food comes from and what's in it. In a world where so much ...

Tomato Saffron Chicken Recipe © 2009 Peggy Trowbridge Filippone Saffron, orange zest, olives, and wine elevate this easy chicken recipe above the norm. Do not skip the anchovies. You won't be able to taste them, but the recipe becomes just another chicken recipe without them. The chicken with its sauce goes great with rice or pasta. Have all your ingredients prepared and ready to go, and ...

... my back (figurative, not literal) and, like all good addicts, I have a few good enablers to keep me in it. First and foremost are Mr. K and Little Miss K, who constantly make me feel that homecooking is what makes life worth living (love you guys!), but my big brother, it turns out, is my foremost tool enabler.  Birthdays, Christmas, kitchen things are always a hit, and the wife of one of ...

... money. Monday, B asked if I'd please give him a ride home. I was tired, and had decided to grab food to eat. This is highly unusual for me, since I'm Martha Stewart in the kitchen, and enjoy homecooking over any kind of fast food joint. This time, I told B I'd take him to his favorite fast food place. He was so excited to eat a good meal, that he can't afford to buy. He was sweet ...

... her recent book Everyday Harumi but after her demo, I can definitely see why she is known as the 'Martha Stewart of Japan'..! Harumi is all about easy Japanese homecooking with uncomplicated recipes that focus on variety and health. Her travels have influenced her cooking and recipes (she said she loves celery, carrots and potatoes, hurrah!) and incorporates these different ingredients ...

... a few hens this year sadly, but have the four young ones that my sister hatched for me. I will have a few new ones next spring too. I dont have the time I used to have for homecooking and baking, for handicrafts either, but I do what I can still, there's always something on the go, I did a mountain of preserving, bottling and jam making this summer., and get huge satisfction from what I do ...

... , then I would just make some graham crackers with it, since I wouldn't be using it for anything else. And that's how I ended up making graham crackers. I found a recipe at homecooking.about.com that was reprinted from Retro Desserts: Totally Hip, Updated Classic Desserts from the '40S, '50S, 60s and '70s by Wayne Harley Brachman (William Morrow, 2000). I tweaked it a bit, ...

... socially beneficial reasons for buying organic meat, and they make sense. But this only has to do with TASTE right now. Any more of a full discussion will take too much research and ignite way too much debate for my simple homecooking blog. Read: I'm lazy. Contestant #1: A beautiful Greensbury Market rib eye. Look at that marbling! We don't have a grill and that's a shame. When it ...

Gotcha. It sounds like cooking blogs could be a good resource for you to learn some new homecooking recipes. Some of my favorites, off the top of my head, are: * (this guy cooks a lot of delicious food, and often plays with punchy Asian flavors and seasonal ingredients) * (one of my all time favorites---she cooks a lot of Mexican-inspired food and tries to lighten up recipes) * (good ...

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... " and there was an about.com list that said they were open on thanksgiving day, that they serve a special thanksgiving dinner for $10.99 (beverages included!), and that kids eat free. Sounds even better. Homecooking buffet with loads of kids bound to be noisier than my own. We do some light shopping at Wal-Mart on the way over. At the check out, I can feel my blood-sugar crash making me ...

... heart and mind, usually before I do. For NY's amazing subway/street performers who instantly brighten my day. For the colors red, yellow, and -- of course -- purple. I am thankful for the simple pleasure of homecooking and the learned ability to duplicate your mom's/grandma's/aunt's/cousin's favorite recipe. For weekend marathons on TLC. For fresh flowers. For rooftop parties. ...

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... the meal that I spent a great deal of time with. Four of the Air Force recruits going through basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio joined us. The base has a program called Operation Homecooking where they match Air Force recruits with local families for holidays so the recruits aren't alone on the holiday. All four of the recruits I met were lovely young women who were so ...