Dear Cook’s Illustrated, You have a phenomenal magazine. You offer wonderful online content through CooksIllustrated.com. America’s Test Kitchen is a great show. But your business practice of sending merchandise that I didn’t order? Appalling. Today in the mail, I got a bill: “It has been more than six months since we shipped you the item(s)…
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Almost No-Knead Bread (a.k.a. “Failbread”)
Being a devotee of America’s Test Kitchen and Cook’s Illustrated as I am, I was delighted to see that they had a version of almost no-knead (ANK) bread that I could try. The recipe, typically hidden behind the paywall, can be found in multiple places including here. I was completely fascinated by their modifications, which…
Cook’s Illustrated Chewy Brownies
After my run-in with the Failbread, and after a bad review from a snowbound Philadelphia friend, I was a little bit hesitant to embark on another experimental cooking project. But I had promised E, the tiny kitchen assistant, that there would be brownies, and I’m not the kind to go back on my word, especially…
Cooking with E: Chicken and Polenta
I’ve decided to do a periodic review of new recipes, sharing my successes and failures while cooking with E, now 3 1/2 going on 45. He’s been by my side on his “standing stool” — a two-step ladder — since long before his second birthday, and he’s becoming a surprisingly aware little mini-chef. Tonight’s meal…