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Cookbook Review: Enchiladas

Cookbook Review: Enchiladas

This new book focuses on the iconic Mexican everyday dish, a dish that has been served for 3,000 years. The 63 regiional and authentic recipes are packaged in a book filled with history, insights on ingredients, and clearly a love of Mexican cuisine. For the full...
Cookbook Review: Theo Chocolate

Cookbook Review: Theo Chocolate

  Theo Chocolate is a national brand that began a quarter of a century ago. It's a Seattle institution with thousands of people each week taking a tour of old brick building that has been restored into a very 21st-Century.chocolate factory. The Theo team,...
Friday is Making Stock Day

Friday is Making Stock Day

Friday in our Tribeca kitchen is stock day. As the workweek ends, Suzen’s cooking school may have had four or more events. Over a hundred people will have cooked, laughed, and dined here. With that many people, you can be sure we have leftovers. And leftovers...
Focaccia from English Muffins

Focaccia from English Muffins

  "Now what do I do?" Suzen asked. It was rhetorical. She was standing with a large lump of baguette dough in her hand. Leftover dough. On yesterday's post, I noted that wonderful English muffins are made with baguette dough. But after those muffins...
Braised Chicken with Tomatillos and Jalapenos

Braised Chicken with Tomatillos and Jalapenos

Suzen has the cooking school. And she is famous for her baked bread. So on a first meeting, people will often ask me, “Do you cook, too?” I used to react a tad aggressively to that question. I was insulted. Yes, if you make great cocktails and brownies, of...