Bark to Bite

A favorite rye bread gets an upgrade

Thank goodness for homesickness. If Marianne Wiener hadn't longed for the breads of her native Denmark after relocating to Tomales Bay 20 years ago, she never would have started...

What's in Store

March inspires lust and envy

First, a warning: A trip to March is going to inspire longing. Your galley kitchen may not be sizable enough to accommodate a custom white marble-topped island, and you might not...

Loco for Coco

Peanut butter has met its match

Stateside, peanut butter has a stranglehold. But as you head east, the ubiquitous spread becomes less so. Nobody's clamoring for a PB&J in Paris, and by the time you reach...

Tallowed Ground

A favored fat for frying and baking

December is the month for suet. A key ingredient in both Yorkshire pudding and mincemeat, this is the one time of year this beef fat gets its deserved due. In the halcyon days of...

Fancy Feast

A holiday meal in four easy steps

There's plenty to think about this time of year, but you don't want to botch the holiday feast because of a preoccupied brain. Consider this a shopping list for a preplanned,...