Food & Dining
The Main Ingredient
Spicy sweet
I first met Sriracha several years ago in a Vietnamese place on New York's Upper East Side. The bright red bottle of sauce, with its telltale green top and line-drawn rooster sat nonchalantly on the table as a huge, steaming bowl of pho landed before me.
Julie Robinson
Beer and brats
October seems an ideal time to explore German cuisine, specifically Oktoberfest fare. I thought I'd look beyond bratwurst and beer, so I called my friend Martina Hart, who grew up in Lünen, in northwestern Germany, for some guidance on alternative Oktoberfest menus.
Fueling fans for the big game
Michele and Lori Crist's friends are frequently guinea pigs - and they love it. The mother-daughter duo shares a love of experimenting with new recipes for their gatherings. They're the opposite of conservative cooks who bring out their tried and true dishes when company comes.
Soccer suppers
He's one of my favorite commercial characters, but the dad who gleefully dances his way through the aisles of Staples, glum children in tow, to the holiday tune of "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year," is obviously not in charge of dinner at his house.
Darcie Boschee
Baking outside the box
Baking seems to intimidate many people, even those who like cooking. They assume that the precision required is so demanding that one small mistake will result in tragedy. However, I think even "tragic" cakes from scratch taste better than a pretty cake from a mix.
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