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Most Lents, God does a far better job than I do of picking penances for me. Take this year for example. I thought I'd do the usual no...

It is one of the great ironies of the culinary world. Few things on earth are as tasty and hearty as a simple Indian Dhal. But few thing...

I think there is a special place in heaven for the genius who first dreamed up combining olive oil, garlic, and salt, with vegetables and...

It's now officially Lent, and I am having a good, old-fashioned case of Catholic guilt. I'm feeling guilty about not posting enough on...

Warning: You are not about to view the best photos of food on the Internet. You may, however, be witnessing the best photos of food on...

When I started this blog, I promised my friend Lindsay that I wouldn't lose perspective on what I was writing about (food) and start...

Sorry there hasn't been much food blogging these past couple of weeks. I've been traveling, traveling, traveling—including to beautiful...

Last month marked the thirteenth anniversary of my move to Steubenville. I was only supposed to be here for two years...three tops. God,...

You live, you learn. Case in point? The great cookie disaster of 1996. In December of that year, during my senior year in college, I...

In my family, the men cook. At least most of them do. My brother-in-law Andy can't boil water (or so my sister Annmarie claims), but the...