Posts by Baudre

My parents and I live in the same town, and every weekend we get together for a family dinner. It's not really a formal affair: I usually dig through my…

Finding a good everyday pan is a lot like dating. While I’ve been off the dating market for two decades, I’ve been searching for the perfect pan for even longer.…

Fall inspires a whole new menu at home. Once the leaves start making their annual transition from green to muted shades of yellow and orange, I start swapping out my…

As the warmer months draw to a close and fall quickly approaches, there’s one last holiday left to cap off the summer: Labor Day. Since it’s the last holiday of…

When it comes to kitchen tools, dish soap may not be the most glamorous item in your pantry, but it's definitely one of the most indispensable. It's a tireless workhorse…

I can't tell you how many times I've frantically searched the internet for "what to do with 1 pound of ground beef," but I can tell you it's a lot.…

Walking into a grocery store can feel like punching a time card. If I added up all the hours I’ve spent in grocery stores over the course of my life,…

When I was younger, I had a wonky electric mixer that would sometimes blow a fuse, and if I could find two compatible mixers to work with it, it only…

Anthony Bourdain was like that guy in high school who was so cool you couldn't help but want to be liked. He never minced words when it came to what…

I’m a longtime fan of the St. Paul Farmers Market in Minnesota. In the 2000s, the fall market was the place to fill my canvas bags with locally grown Hubbard,…