Balancing Act

A cookbook for eating right AND well

There's no shortage of books that proselytize in favor of local and sustainable eating, but few manage to espouse their arguments in such a tasty manner as Lucid Food: Cooking for...

Smoked Sour

Citrus is the key to Sunshine State barbecue

While the tenets of barbecue in Texas and Kansas City have been clear for a long time, Florida's pit style has remained nebulous. But a new characteristic is flourishing...

Snap Decision

An eco adviser for your pocket

You're being duped by clever marketing. Or so says Dara O'Rourke, professor and founder of GoodGuide, a year-old website that rates the products you buy--based on how they...

Kentucky's Finest

Take your bourbon with a grain of salt

Everyone knows what to do when life hands you lemons, but what's the solution for having an overabundance of garlic? Megan and Jim Alexander, who own Rattlesnake Hill Farm in...

Better With Age

The best online sources for vintage cookbooks

From dumplings to celebrity chefs' secrets to offbeat guides to entertaining, this year's crop of cookbooks included some excellent titles. But sometimes pages yellowed with age...

Their Own Devices

Give the kitchen-tech junkies what they want

Some high-tech kitchen gadgets are pure fancy (like a $35,000 ice cream maker, say, or a catapulting toaster), while others are so game-changing that you can't imagine life before...