Tag: Mark Bittman

In search of gazpacho

In search of gazpacho

One of the things I love about living in the U.S. is that our cuisine is omnivorous.  Just think about this for a minute.  French fries, pasta with tomato sauce (gravy if you’re from Philadelphia), pizza, sushi, frankfurters, hummus and pita bread, tacos, and spring 

How do you use cookbooks?

How do you use cookbooks?

Once upon a time I used cookbooks like an instruction manual.  Obtain exactly the right ingredients listed in the recipe, measure them precisely, and then follow the instructions to the letter.  That didn’t always lead to optimum results.  I remember once searching in dozens of