This post originally appeared in The Kitchn. Wishing you and your loved ones a happy, healthy, and prosperous 2011! My family, being Russian, c...

I turned 29 this weekend, and it still feels weird to say that. I'm not sure when it happens, but sometime in your twenties, you start forgetting ...

This will be the first time (ever!) that Matt won't be spending Christmas with his family in Ohio. He'll be spending it with his family here in Sa...

There's a common sentiment among certain men I know that salad is not a meal. Though I whole-heartedly believe that salad IS a meal, and can be a ...

*Serves four 30 clams, cleaned and debearded 1/2 cup of dry white wine 1/2 stick of butter 1 tablespoon of finely minced garlic 1 teaspoon ...

Melissa and I have never met in person but like many of my other 'blogger friends' she feels like a real life friend. We're emailed about babies a...

I was a sociology major in college and my fascination with the discipline has stayed with me. One of the things I love about sociology is that it ...

Serves four 3 1/2 pounds of clams 1 tablespoon of butter 8 ounces of smoky bacon, diced 2 stalks of celery, finely diced 3 cloves of garlic...

All of the walls in my house are white. I hadn't intended for it to be that way, but for the past seven years, I have lived in a rented apartment ...

*Serves four For the soup: 8 cups of water 1⁄2 cup of shoyu 1 heaping tablespoon of finely grated fresh ginger Zest from 1⁄2 lemon, pl...

This recipe is Gluten-Free 6 ounces of very good dark chocolate 1 1/2 cups of hazelnuts 2 tablespoons of brewed coffee, chilled 1 teaspoon of ...

Serves six 2 large yellow onions, peeled 1 cup of all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons of baking powder 3 large eggs 1 cup of breadcrumbs 1 cup of ...