The Best New Cookbooks of 2015

Every year, when it comes time to compile my annual list of favorite cookbooks, I ask myself the same questions: What makes a cookbook compulsively readable? Why do some cookbooks – even those without the Food Network imprimatur – become bestsellers, while others languish on the shelves? Most importantly, which new cookbooks can I not […]

by Julie Chernoff

Easy Empanadas from Argentina to Winnetka

The best empanada recipe is a mystery in itself, since every household in every province in Argentine has a different recipe, all claiming they are the best! Baked or fried, fillings vary according to taste and local ingredients, but we can definitely agree that the traditional Argentine empanada is made of meat. And when I […]

by Bene Nordenstahl