how to roast a turkey for Thanksgiving
People, we want to make your lives easier. That’s why we shot all these videos, worked with Debra and Rod to edit them, and have been posting one every day for November. (Can I tell you…
Poultry
C is for Cooking
Before Lu was born, I didn’t realize that cookbooks are great toddler reading material. Our friend Matthew, in his book Hungry Monkey, told us that his daughter Iris loved looking at Martha Stewart’s Cookies. Eventually,…
gluten-free turkey for Thanksgiving
I love a good roasted turkey, the skin crisp, the flesh juicy. Thanksgiving dinner doesn’t start for me until I have stolen a piece of skin from the bird just out of the oven. For that…
how to break down a chicken (a video)
This first video is a long one, with no cuts or edits. It’s the Chef talking you through the process of breaking down a chicken. (I realize this might be the first time that some…
twittering our way to a meal
As I sat at the computer, Little Bean taking a nap, I slipped the cursor underneath my Word document and opened up Firefox again. Even though I had only forced myself to close that window…
soon, please
Spring in Seattle? You are so fickle. Please stop. This morning, when we woke up, the green lawn was covered in grey-white frost. This made the walk to grab the paper an unpleasant experience in pajamas.…
this poached chicken breast is.…
poached chicken breast, originally uploaded by shaunaforce. the only food I ate all of yesterday. The Chef made me an emergency quart of stock in the morning, before going off to work. He also brought me…
duck confit
duck confit, originally uploaded by shaunaforce. The Chef made these at the restaurant the other afternoon. I walked in with cups of coffee — milky and sugary for him; straight black for me — and…
being filmed for the Food Network
being filmed for the Food Network, originally uploaded by shaunaforce. As a kid, I used to teach television cooking classes in my mind. Ten years old and infatuated with Julia Child — oh, how I…
Let’s celebrate!
Scotch III, originally uploaded by shaunaforce. When I was a kid, I wasn’t much of a rulebreaker. In fact, I pretty much did what I was told. Homework done, chores accomplished, goals met: I was…