This week we've learned that cooking for one has its fair share of benefits. There's a lot to be said for eating exactly what you want and not having to worry about pleasing an audience. Breakfast for dinner? Sure, why...
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I'm not a big shopper nor do I take extravagant vacations, but when it comes to eating—whether I'm eating at home or going out—I am not shy about self indulgence. I love going to restaurants by myself—you will often find...
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The following recipe is from the August 19 edition of our weekly recipe newsletter. To receive this newsletter in your inbox, sign up here! I always keep a few emergency cans of tuna in my cupboard—their presence reassures me that...
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Photograph from R.B. Boyer on Flickr Last summer I grew some New Mexican green chiles in my backyard. Hatch chiles are pretty hard to come by on the East Coast, plus the crop wasn't all that plentiful so they...
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Working in a restaurant means that the majority of my meals are solo affairs eaten during nontraditional mealtimes. I usually have a very big late lunch just before my shift starts, and then some sort of late-night snacking comprises my...
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©iStockphoto.com/adel66 Before I picked up a copy of Deborah Madison's What We Eat When We Eat Alone I thought that my secret polenta-eating habit was an anomaly. I was heartened to see that there were no fewer than six...
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For a month or two now I have been searching for an Asian or Asian-y noodle dish that would make a nice lunch. A few candidates didn't pan out, and the one that did was a soup, which I know...
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One night last month I realized at 9pm that I had no bread for the next day’s bread-dependent lunch. I had intended to make some, but one thing and another got in the way, leaving me breadless. I cursed myself...
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If you say you don't like macaroni and cheese, that probably means you haven't had a really good version of it. Because everyone loves macaroni and cheese. It's one of those unwritten laws of food. Deborah Madison flavors the sauce...
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Deborah Madison describes her recipe for eggs baked on a bed of sautéed mushrooms and croutons as a dish you can turn to when you're tired but want to do something more satisfying than pop leftovers in the microwave; "this...
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