Recipes
From Scratch: Homemade Chocolate Hazelnut Spread
You’d be surprised how many convenience products (jellies, spreads, dips) are a cinch to make from scratch. And the quality will leave you wondering why […]
Eating to Cook: Let Her Eat Cake
When my good friend, who is also a chef, wants a mille crêpe cake for her birthday then that’s what my good friend gets. It […]
Beginner's Choice: Chicken Sausage Lasagna
Maggie Brooks, an avid cook and former professional baker, is in the process of teaching a friend how to cook — follow along as she […]
Book Club: “Serve Yourself” by Joe Yonan
I can’t help it, I’m from a big family and I’m a restaurant-trained cook. One or two portion meals aren’t in my cooking vernacular. And […]
Recipe: Baked Fish
By: Katherine Brooks Remember those New Year’s resolutions from way back when? Me neither. Something about eating healthier rings a bell. Enter the Pesce al […]
Slideshow: Farmers' Market Feasts
By Aviva Shen We love farmers’ markets… but once we lug everything home, we usually have no idea how to use up all those heirloom […]
How2 Throw an Excellent Holiday Party
Reading a recipe isn’t the same as taking a lesson from a trusted source. Sure, the food might taste okay, but as for its curb […]
Demystifying Cheese at Rialto
When Boston’s food lovers around town see fresh mozzarella on their favorite menus, there’s a good chance Lourdes Fiore Smith had something to do with […]
Chowder Learns How2
When it comes to dining out, we have no problem dishing out advice. Whipping up good meals in our own kitchens, on the other hand, […]
Got (Meat) Balls?
When I was in college, a friend of mine had a class in the Agriculture school called Meat Science, and his textbook was a brilliant […]
Repurposing Your Halloween Candy
Plastic shopping bags full of snack-sized candy bars have been cropping up with alarming frequency at the Chowder offices since Halloween. Far be it from […]
Coming Full Circle
When Bob’s Southern Bistro vacated its Columbus Ave. digs in 2007, I’ll admit I mourned the loss. Sure, owner Darryl Settles went on to give […]
Food Detective: At-Home Risotto
People on cooking shows will tell you that cooking with Arborio rice at home is easy. And it is…if you’ve got the time to stand […]
Food Detective: White Balsamic Vinegar
I trekked to Worcester for Easter dinner with my boyfriend’s family, and as usual, everything—from the lamb kebabs to the mashed potatoes—was well worth the […]
The Sweet Potato Project: Part 3
When one encounters a hard-to-find ingredient, deciding how to cook it is no small task. The wrong seasoning, the wrong method, and all the hours […]