At Home with Algonquin
June 14, 2012
Father’s Day Tomatoes
This week for Father’s Day, we’re focusing on features and essays dad will enjoy. Today, Director of Publicity Kelly Bowen tackles the tomato with three tasty treats for dads who like to …
November 16, 2011
Fall Recipe! Pork Roast with Sauerkraut
The onset of Fall and the approach of Winter can remind you of Robert Frost, of pumpkins, of trips to the mountains to watch the changing leaves. Sweaters. Socks. But for me, …
October 28, 2011
The John Jeremiah Sullivan: An Essential Autumn Cocktail
Like most well-adjusted Americans, I can use almost anything to justify wanting a drink. It’s raining? Better have a toddy. It’s hot out? A gin and tonic! Bad days, great days, taxes …
October 25, 2011
Publication Day: William Alexander’s 52 Loaves with Special Guest Baker Kelly Bowen
William Alexander’s culinary memoir, 52 Loaves: One Man’s Relentless Pursuit of Truth, Meaning, and a Perfect Crust, is now out in paperback. This book lends new meaning to the term “from scratch.” …
October 20, 2011
Beer and Pretzels (and Football and Books)
Earlier this month, excited about the baseball playoffs and eager to cheer for the Philadelphia Phillies (Official Baseball Team of the Algonquin Marketing Department), I volunteered to share my favorite baseball-watching recipes …
October 6, 2011
At Home With Algonquin: Chicken, Rice, and Eggplant … Cake! From Maman’s Homesick Pie
Whether I’m writing a poem, reading a novel, or walking at dusk, I like to take my time and savor every moment of the experience. I also love the thrill of conquering …
September 14, 2011
At Home With Algonquin: Cocoa Pound Cake from Maman’s Homesick Pie
Madame’s Cocoa Pound Cake Madame, the lady who ran the lunch kiosk at my school in Iran, made two simple cakes every day, spice and cocoa. She displayed them under a cake …
August 26, 2011
At Home With Algonquin: Pretty Good Cake from Man with a Pan
I was slightly nervous when I started this recipe, partly because my cake-baking expertise was limited to boxed mixes and partly because the last recipe I tried from John Donohue’s Man with …
