Rikki Snyder for The New York Times WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2017 The Best Grilled Cheese SAM SIFTON Good morning. A few years ago, my colleagues and I put together "A Field Guide to the American Sandwich" for The Times. It was a celebratory taxonomy, in the main, but we were lucky to pick up a few helpful recipes along the way, including Julia Moskin's invaluable … [Read more...] about The Best Grilled Cheese
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Cooking: Crushed Tomatoes
Jim Wilson/The New York Times WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 2017 Crushed Tomatoes SAM SIFTON Good morning. A squirrel ate the tomatoes growing in my yard, that I had been tending closely in the heat, that I had fertilized with a tincture of seaweed, that I had put on a table so that they could grab a little more sun, that I had talked to because some people believe that … [Read more...] about Cooking: Crushed Tomatoes
Cooking: Your New Favorite Bread
Gentl and Hyers for The New York Times. Food stylist: Maggie Ruggiero. Prop stylist: Rebecca Bartoshesky. MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2017 Your New Favorite Bread SAM SIFTON Good morning. Do you know kubaneh? It's a Yemeni yeast bread that sits at the crossroads of soft Parker House roll and laminated croissant. Tejal Rao wrote about it this week for The New York Times … [Read more...] about Cooking: Your New Favorite Bread
A Chicken Dinner Winner
Meredith Heuer for The New York Times WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2017 A Chicken Dinner Winner SAM SIFTON Good morning. Tejal Rao is just back from Kenya with an arresting story about kuku paka (above), a coconut-chicken dish from Mombasa that is made all over the country in home kitchens and restaurants, though rarely the same way. The chicken might be grilled or … [Read more...] about A Chicken Dinner Winner
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2017 Fried Cheese!
Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2017 Fried Cheese! SAM SIFTON Good morning. I love my colleagues for a thousand reasons, but in particular for their occasional enthusiasm for my Wednesday tradition here of cooking without recipes. Julia Moskin popped into my inbox last week with a great one. It made my night. Now maybe it can make … [Read more...] about WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 2017 Fried Cheese!
Cooking: What to Cook This Weekend 6/08/2017
Melina Hammer for The New York Times FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2017 What to Cook This Weekend SAM SIFTON Good morning. How it works in the cooking game is, an idea gets planted in your mind and then, weeks or months later, it starts to tingle and grow, to prompt a recipe or at any rate a project, something to cook, something to do. Last summer, Oliver Strand wrote about … [Read more...] about Cooking: What to Cook This Weekend 6/08/2017
Cooking: Gas or Charcoal?
Jessica Emily Marx for The New York Times WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017 Gas or Charcoal? SAM SIFTON Good morning. I spent a few days recently testing gas and charcoal grills with my colleagues from The Sweethome, a product recommendation site owned by The New York Times Company. We worked in a Brooklyn backyard in plumes of smoke and fire, grilling hamburgers and … [Read more...] about Cooking: Gas or Charcoal?
Cooking: Recipes for Break-Fast
Melina Hammer for The New York Times WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2017 Recipes for Break-Fast SAM SIFTON Good morning. Our Tejal Rao has a delicious read in The Times today about the relationship between Ramadan fasting and the food that follows it, and how the evening break-fast provides a moment - a month! - for Muslim home cooks to shine. "While I'm not consuming … [Read more...] about Cooking: Recipes for Break-Fast
What to Cook This Weekend 4-7-2017
View in Browser Add nytdirect@nytimes.com to your address book. Craig Lee for The New York Times FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 2017 What to Cook This Weekend SAM SIFTON Good morning. Passover begins Monday night. For those celebrating, this weekend should be put to good use getting ready for the Seder. Take a look at our … [Read more...] about What to Cook This Weekend 4-7-2017
Learn to be Smart with Your Money During Money Smart Week®
Several Hundred Events Scheduled throughout the State Madison- The highlight of National Financial Literacy Awareness month gets underway this coming week with hundreds of Wisconsin events scheduled during Money Smart Week®, April 23-30. The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) encourages citizens to take part in these events and reminds every one of the … [Read more...] about Learn to be Smart with Your Money During Money Smart Week®