In my view, hummus is one of those intensely flavorful, iconic cultural touchstones that has been bastardized beyond recognition. Just th...

I often get myself into situations where I need to cook myself out of a corner. For instance, this past week I wanted to make some hummus...

In the abundance that is harvest season, with its piles of corn, peppers, late berries and peaches, it is difficult to imagine what we...

I've never been a big fan of ketchup, even as a kid. On French fries I prefer aioli, and condiments like chutney, sriracha and hariss...

If you're like me and have been confused about wheat, corn and whether to soak beans or just cook them and get it over with, contribu...

Here's a list of things I didn't expect when I started this blog: That anyone, aside from a few friends, would ever read it. T...

That's what I thought someone said when explaining that's the word for a split chickpea in India. I said something intelligent like...

I guess it's because I'm lacking that particular floaty toy in my Irish-Scottish-Alsatian-Austrian-Native American gene pool, but I...