Dawna in the Kitchen

Mostly, I tend toward cold, light, and refreshing meals at this time of year. Sometimes, however, the need to cook from the pantry, or the s...

Fortnightly update! The main Always in the Kitchen website has a new recipe : Oven-Baked Chicken Fingers - two variations! and a new essay ...

I should preface this write up with the caveat that I was not in the best of moods going into the tasting, uncomfortable due to the heat and...

I don't believe in road rage. I resent the terminology, in fact, because I think that it leads to people shrugging off inexcusable behav...

Orzo is my new best friend. Good thing, too, because suddenly it is everywhere – on every menu, at every picnic or buffet or wedding recept...

I have been told that in some Asian families, children often participate in making dumplings - quickly learning the skills required to nimbl...

Link Update! You can find the below-mentioned recipes in the comments of this post . Fortnightly update! The main Always in the Kitchen ...

Sometimes, what you have on hand is enough. In this case, quickly grilling some languishing zucchini and peppers while the farfalle pasta b...

I can seldom resist the temptation to tamper with a recipe, even when it's one as delicious -sounding as Templar's Jamaican Beef Pat...

I didn't really set out to spend all day in the kitchen, but brief shopping excursions aside, that's pretty much what happened. Bre...