Good morning. It was a perfect all-American day: youth basketball in the morning, with a heave at the buzzer to tie the game, followed by a long walk with the dogs, football on the television and a superior no-recipe clam chowder modeled on these instructions, with leeks, potatoes, chopped surf clams, cream and a handful…
Over the river and through the woods — if only it were that simple. For most people, traveling involves eye-glazing waits at an airport or train station, or hours of driving. At some point, you’ll want a snack. Snacking healthfully while in transit can be tricky. The grab-and-go options “are likely to be processed or…
If you haven’t made reservations for New Year’s Eve by now, you’re probably out of time. I nearly wrote “out of luck,” but stopped myself. I’ve always thought people who eat at home that night are the lucky ones. You’ll have more fun for less money if you celebrate one year’s ending and another’s beginning…
Peter Lauer Saar Riesling Brut 2020, 12.5 percent, $40 Florian Lauer, the current proprietor of this excellent German estate, makes wonderful sparkling rieslings. They are what the Europeans like to call gastronomic wines, bottles that are best served with food. I’ve had numerous Lauer sparklers, but this is one of the more unusual bottles. It’s…
There are many moments that, upon a bit of reflection, feel like the demarcation between childhood and adulthood. Maybe it’s when you finally recycled all of those construction paper crafts from elementary school that your parents hoarded in your childhood home. Or perhaps it’s when you first brought a partner to your family’s Thanksgiving, a…
There’s a lot to love about this time of year — lights everywhere, kids in cute sweaters, never-ending cookies. But one of the best parts of the season is how any dinner, not just the ones falling on the calendar holidays, can feel so festive, joyful and generous. Invite friends over on a whim and…
The Moroccan restaurateur Kamal Laftimi, 53, grew up on the edges of Jemaa el-Fna, the main public square of Marrakesh and an entrance to the city’s historic medina quarter. All day, and late into the night, travelers, musicians and local families wander through its cafes, souvenir shops and food stalls, against a soundtrack of hawkers’…
Thoughtful guests often offer to lend a hand in the kitchen, but they don’t have to be sous-chefs if you put your oven to work instead. When you let ingredients luxuriate in the oven, you end up with less prep work and no nerve-racking, last-minute sautéing in front of an audience. A low-and-slow roast or…
I think most of us who are cooking this Christmas have figured out the main course by now. At my house it’ll be duck, and I can’t wait for the burnished skin and all that extra fat for weeks of crispy potatoes. But what about dessert? I was getting ready to make an old school…
What’s the easiest way to a New Year’s party nosh? Pour a bag of potato chips into a bowl, spoon some sour cream into another bowl, and open a jar of caviar or salmon roe for dipping. It can be as luxurious or as thrifty as you like, depending on whether you splurge on the…