As someone who cooks by the calendar, I’ve always wondered why strawberries and corn on the cob are socially acceptable any time of year, while duck is so often perceived as food for fall and winter.

A celebratory supper doesn’t have to mean an all-day cooking binge. Sometimes what makes the supper special is serving something slightly unexpected. A neighbor recently let slip that her birthday was ...

Duck has a reputation for being fussy, and I blame the French. I am sick of the French (way of preparing and cooking duck). All that talk of separating the breast from the legs, and cooking each one ...

Grilled Duck Breast with Maple-Sherry Vinegar Glaze, Caramelized Kabocha Squash, Braised Greens and Toasted Pine Nut and Currant Relish For caramelized Kabocha squash: Peel one Kabocha squash ...

I recently spent two glorious barbecue-filled weeks in Austin, where I happily cooked for 1,200 hungry folks at a food festival. While these events tends to be crazy busy, they also involve a fair ...

Before I tried it, if you’d asked me whether duck legs could be grilled successfully, I would have guessed no. I would have been wrong. I now know that the answer to any question about cooking duck ...