Cooking Upstream

This crazy winter....Ten days ago, we got about 2 feet of snow. Today, it's sunny and almost 50 degrees. The good news is that this war...

We had an amazing snow storm this weekend, a true blizzard. We got over 2 feet of snow here at my apartment, and the mall actually closed on...

I have a love/hate relationship with bananas. I like fresh bananas, but only when they're just barely ripe, no brown spots, with a bit o...

We go through a lot of stock at work, especially this time of year. With so many soups, stews, braises, pan sauces, etc., on the menus, we c...

The holidays are over and winter is finally making an appearance in the Philly area. Christmas day it was so warm that I actually turned on ...

I have to admit, spending the last 8 holiday seasons working in the culinary and retail worlds has sort of taken the...I won't say joy,...

It's the beginning of the holiday season, and while most of my friends and neighbors are eating turkey today, I'm abstaining. I...