by Michael Ruhlman | Apr 7, 2017 | Chicken, food memory, Recipes, Soups, stock
I knew I would be spending this afternoon with a dear friend, Laura, the girl I sat next to as we graduated from Duke in 1985. She’s in considerable anguish having lost her love to cancer, her soul, the man whose heart she carries in her heart, to use E.E....
by Michael Ruhlman | Nov 25, 2015 | Holiday, Recipes, sidedishes, stock, Tips, turkey
I’m reposting this Cranberry Sauce and Gravy from scratch from November 21, 2012, because they’re every bit as good now as it was then: My dad made this cranberry sauce when my daughter was very young. He was mystified, as I recall, having never cooked...
by Michael Ruhlman | Nov 23, 2015 | Bread, egg, Holiday, Recipes, sidedishes, stock, Technique, Travel, turkey, Writing
I’m in the Miami airport, Cleveland bound, having been a part of the amazing Miami Book Fair to promote my new collection of novellas, In Short Measures, love stories. Met some hero fiction writers, such as Elizabeth McCracken, whose “Thunderstruck”...
by Michael Ruhlman | Nov 2, 2015 | Article, From Scratch, Kitchen Tips, Recipes, stock, Writing
Want to make Thanksgiving day easier on yourself and ensure you have the best gravy ever? Start now. (Or this weekend.) This, too, planning ahead, is part of mise en place, one of the most important cooking “techniques” to recognize. Mise en place...
by Michael Ruhlman | Jan 7, 2015 | Article, Beef, Chicken, Food Writing, health, Recipes, Soups, stock
My mom traveled to the crazy garment district in New York for her work when I was a copyboy at the New York Times, five blocks north. I remember once she took me to lunch and ordered a Bull Shot. When I asked, she told me beef broth and vodka. Which sounded...
by Michael Ruhlman | Nov 25, 2014 | fruit, Holiday, Recipes, sauce, stock, Technique, turkey
This is a repost from November 21, 2012 featuring Michael’s Cranberry Sauce and Gravy from scratch. My dad made this cranberry sauce when my daughter was very young. He was mystified, as I recall, having never cooked cranberries before, always used the...
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