For reasons I would not want to repeat, I recently enjoyed a couple of weeks of being cooked for by a consort who was happy to shop and chop and even do dishes if only I would tell him what to make ...

Pity the poor onion. Always the culinary bridesmaid. Never the bride. You don't sit down to a nice bowl of onions for dinner. No one makes onion-flavored soft drinks, or if they do, I don't want to ...

Since my most recent trip to Israel, my favorite summer entertaining format has been salatim, Hebrew for “salads,” a do-ahead array of small cold plates, condiments and flatbreads that guests dip, ...