John Suder

You’ve got a cabinet full of spices. Some of them are used frequently (Pepper, Garlic Powder, Dried Oregano, etc.). Others were purchased for a certain recipe (which caused you run to the store for that 1 oz. jar of Tarragon leaves that just sits in the cabinet). What else could you use these spices for? [...]

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On October 5, Condé Nast publications pulled the plug on Gourmet Magazine. Gourmet has been published since 1941, and was one the first U.S. Magazines to cover food, wine and “good living” on a wide scale.
While dead-tree publications like newspapers and magazine are suffering on the whole due to silly factors like “the economy” and [...]

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Did you carve your Halloween pumpkin yet? Hope you didn’t throw away those seeds! Toasted Pumpkin Seeds are easy to make, taste great,  packed with protein and fiber (and are highly addictive!). We always prepare these while we’re carving our pumpkins (that way you only have one mess to clean up).
How to prepare Toasted Pumpkin [...]

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I can’t exactly tell you the exact ratios of ingredients, because I did this all by instinct. The big “cheat” was the College Inn “Thai Coconut Curry Culinary Broth”, which *sounded* good, but in reality could be reproduced easily and with more emphasis on other flavors. I’d give it a pass (however, it’s now showing [...]

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Learning to prepare good barbeque involves a lot of trial and error. Which cut of meat do I buy? How do I cook this thing? When do I add the sauce? Sometimes you get a set of what we call “Hall of Famers” and sometimes you wind up with something that tastes like (and resembles [...]

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