julia child

Thanks to this summer's "Julie and Julia," butter is back -- and bookstores are reaping the benefits. The New York Times reports that "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" -- Julia Child's iconic bible of decadent, duck-fat dishes -- has sold 22,000 copies in the last week tracked by Nielsen. The...

A few weekends ago, I was too ill to spend my weekend running to the farmer's market, tending my "victory" vegetable garden, canning jam, and baking bread, my typical weekend fare. Instead I went on a marathon of old episodes of The Next Food Network Star, culminating in a challenge, during which...