Great Mother's Day Gifts

With all the rain, this is a banner year for citrus in California, but even if you’re picking up lemons and limes at your local farmers’ market or grocery store, rather than...

We all know that measuring is the key to repeatable, reliable  (and great) results, whether it’s in construction, baking, cooking, or mixology. But unlike construction, baking,...

We love to add the flavors of chilis to many dishes! We grow many varieties in our garden and eat them fresh in season, and smoke or dry more for use throughout the year. So we...

Manual or electric? Ceramic or metal? Consistent through-put? Adjustable? Is the adjustment precise or random? Classic or modern design? These questions, and many more, confront...

As I’ve said, more than once, I’m a lazy cook. I love to cook, but if I can substitute one ‘Thwack!’ for 24 cuts, without losing any quality, I’m in! And that’s...

We enjoy salads, almost daily: flavorful and healthful, it’s a great way to combine a wide range of ingredients and dressings to complement almost any meal. Here’s our recipe...

We really like to julienne vegetables ...either as a primary ingredient in dishes like Zucchetti alla Colbrook, as components in a salad, or simply as garnish, a julienned...

The original Cheese Knife was a great surprise for us … a very Cool Tool: beautiful mid-20th Century American industrial design, with a clean functional purpose, that performs...

The original Cheese Knife was a great surprise for us … a very Cool Tool: beautiful mid-20th Century American industrial design, with a clean functional purpose, that performs...

Drinking ‘plenty of fluids’ is always a healthy thing to do, especially in these crazy times. The health benefits are numerous - see a partial list below - but we know from...