Martha Stewart has gone and done it again. She has created one of the most impressively terrific cookie cookbooks I've seen in a very long time. It's hard to believe that there was even room in the world for another comprehensive book of cookie recipes, but thanks to Martha, I am now convinced that there is another book in the world that I need to own.
It's one of those books that reaches out and grabs you from the very first page. That effect is mostly due to the fact that the first several pages are filled with row upon row of cookie images, row upon row of them on a white background. They are reduced in size from their real-life counterparts, however what they've lost in size they did not lose in detail, so what you get are pages of appealing, drool-inducing thumbnail images of cookies. And if you just buy the book, they all can be yours. That Martha is such a smart marketer.
While I haven't had an opportunity to try any of these recipes, my experience with the Martha Stewart Everyday Magazine leads me to believe that these recipes have been well-tested and will prove themselves to be reliable.
It just occurred to me that I've never had a pie that has more than one fruit in it. I've had dozens (if not a hundred) apple pies over the years, blueberry pie, cherry pie (not a big fan), and pies filled with other foods such as custard and pecan. But I've never had a pie that combined two fruits before.
But I plan on making this one, courtesy of Martha Stewart, the Autumn Harvest Pie. It has three fruits in it: apples, pears, and cranberries. The cranberries worry me a little bit. I'm thinking they might overwhelm the flavors of the apples and the pears, but I'm going to give this a shot. Full recipe after the jump.
Today was the first day that really, truly made me feel like it was summer. Humid, suffocating, with just a hint of agony and despair. And it's only June 27th.
Another reason to dislike summer? Reruns. There are more and more original shows in the summer now, but it's rather depressing when your regular shows are in reruns for 2 or 3 months. Martha Stewart's show has been in reruns (it's not one of my regular shows but I tune in now and then), but starting July 16 she'll have two weeks of special "Martha's Summer Session" episodes, where famous chefs will come in and cook. Included: Mario Batali will make Shrimp From The Devil Priest, Michael Lomonoco will make Skirt Steak With Chimichurri Sauce, and Rick Bayless will make Jicama, Beet, and Orange Salad.
Other guests will include Sue Torres, Michael Schulson, and Scott Conant.
Come on, you just knew that this was going to happen sooner or later: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia has reached a deal with Costco to offer frozen and fresh refrigerated foods for customers. The items will start showing up in Costco locations in 2008.
This article makes a good point about how this will affect Martha Stewart's image. It's one thing for Martha to tell us how to make neat crafts and how to clean our homes and where to vacation and how to decorate, and give us recipes and kitchen tips, but what if we try these foods -- foods that the company has made, supposedly -- and we don't like them, or they're just "typical grocery food?" As the piece says, drapes and paints cannot spoil in the refrigerator."
But they'll probably be fine. But I wonder what foods she'll offer? Probably something a little fancier than corn dogs and Salisbury steak.
I've never made ice cream. It's one of those foods that I think it's unnecessary to make because what you can buy in the store is just as good (if not better) than what you could make at home. I feel the same way about pasta.
But I was reading one of Andy Rooney's books (he's one of my favorite writers) and he makes ice cream a lot. He has a very simple recipe, and it doesn't include eggs at all. He says that if you add eggs, it's not ice cream, it's custard. He was on Martha Stewart's show one time, making ice cream, and she agreed that adding eggs was a bad idea. But when she was on CBS a while later, she made ice cream, and she added eggs!
So I'm curious: who's right in this? Is ice cream better with no eggs? Do eggs make it richer in some way, or just turn it into something else?
Martha Stewart has done a little Spring cleaning. Actually, she has undergone a complete overhaul with the newly redesigned MarthaStewart.com, which was unveiled today. New features on the site include recipe searches, how-to videos, and "best of" sections that spotlight content from her magazines, TV shows, and radio appearances.
Say what you will, this woman knows her stuff. If you are looking to make brownies, Martha offers them up five different ways in her chocaholics section. Or, if you bought too many eggs for Easter, use them up by making Deviled Eggs in a variety of flavors, as pictured above.
Passover begins on Monday at sundown, and Martha Stewart has planned four menus in celebration - a Traditional Seder Dinner, Spring Celebration, Passover Dessert Buffet, and a Passover Brunch.
Even if you aren't planning to prepare kosher food or host a Passover feast yourself, the site is worth checking out anyways as there are a number of absolutely delicious-sounding meal ideas (complete with some pretty fabulous photos) which you could easily incorporate into your own menu planning.
Just a small sampling of her recipes include Gefilte Fish with Fresh Beet Horseradish, (as pictured, above), Grilled Asparagus with Caramelized Shallot Vinaigrette, Matzo Ball Soup, Profiteroles with Caramelized Bananas, and Passion Fruit Mimosas. You can view the full menus via the link below.
When some people turn 65, they've already been hitting golf balls on the course of retirement for two years. However, for Martha Stewart, life is just beginning. Again.
Apparently, the Diva of All Things Domestic is back on track to dominate the world of "Lifestyle," by infiltrating ever form of media with herself, for she calls this "the era of me." BusinessWeek has put together a short list of how Martha has snatched back the reins of her empire:
Sirius Satellite Radio has an all-Martha Channel, with the best buzz for an irreverent show called "Whatever"
The Martha Stewart Show airs daily on TV
A partnership with Kodak means you can have picture-perfect greeting cards as if Martha printed them herself on her laser printer
Martha will have over 1,400 Martha Stewat products sold in Macy's stores
KB Homes will sell Martha Stewart-branded homes (now seriously, this is getting scary)
Martha Stewart LIving, the magazine, will emphasize its founder
Blueprint is a new magazine for the younger, trendier crowd of Martha fans
Everyday Food, another magazine, is wildly popular, even without Martha's signature
She has published yet another book
She also has a line of prepared food in the works and is helping build a search engine of "Martha-approved" websites.
Comparisons have never really been made between Martha Stewart and Rachael Ray, since the two women really do very different things. Rachael is about casual, easy and the quick-fix. Martha is about doing things from scratch and trying to make things perfect, putting as much attention and detail into them as possible. Now that they seem to be working in the same field with their TV talk shows, it was only a matter of time before there was a bit of conflict between the two domestic (or semi domestic, in Rachael's case) divas. Page Six had a little story about how the producers of RR's show bumped up a prerecorded episode featuring Barry Manilow to air at the exact same time as an episode of Martha's show that also feature the singer. Martha's show, however, was airing live. She said that although she had never met Rachael and was sure she was a nice person, it really wasn't fair to the artist to play the two at the same time. "Barry is on two shows at once. He's live with us, but it's really not fair to the artist because these performers deserve to reach as big of an audience as possible. But anyway, we have him here. Live."
Martha, of course, had a good point - but does it seem like she might be just a bit testy about RR's show? With Martha's commitment to class, it seems unlikely that the pair will end up in a daytime TV catfight, but it wouldn't be surprising to see a few more barbs thrown from either side as they solidify their viewership.
Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook is Martha's most up-to-date baking compendium. Unlike some of her early cookbooks this one is illustrated with mouthwatering photos of the recipes, and though many of her older books willcontinue to be staples in my kitchen, it is a lovely touch and makes the book that much more pleasurable just to flip through. The book is appropriate for both novices and experienced bakers because there are step-by-step recipe guides, equipment tips and lots of basic recipes, as well as more complex multi-component projects. This also means that there is a lot of opportunity to increase your skill level without having to buy multiple books. If you want to sample a few of the recipes, Chubby Hubby has the divine-looking Carrot-Ginger Cupcakes and you can see a video of Martha's French Almond Macaroons being prepared with Katie Couric on the Today show a few months ago.
Martha Stewart has gone and done it again. She has created one of the most impressively terrific cookie cookbooks I've seen in a very long time. It's hard to believe that there was even room in the world for another comprehensive book of cookie recipes, but thanks to Martha, I am now convinced that there is another book in the world that I need to own. 
It just occurred to me that I've never had a pie that has more than one fruit in it. I've had dozens (if not a hundred) apple pies over the years, blueberry pie, cherry pie (not a big fan), and pies filled with other foods such as custard and pecan. But I've never had a pie that combined two fruits before.
Boston chefs tell you the best way to 
Today was the first day that really, truly made me feel like it was summer. Humid, suffocating, with just a hint of agony and despair. And it's only June 27th.
Come on, you just knew that this was going to happen sooner or later: Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia has 
I've never made ice cream. It's one of those foods that I think it's unnecessary to make because what you can buy in the store is just as good (if not better) than what you could make at home. I feel the same way about pasta.
Martha Stewart has done a little Spring cleaning. Actually, she has undergone a complete overhaul with the newly redesigned 
When some people turn 65, they've already been hitting golf balls on the course of retirement for two years. However, for Martha Stewart, life is just beginning. Again.
Comparisons have never really been made between Martha Stewart and Rachael Ray, since the two women really do very different things. Rachael is about casual, easy and the quick-fix. Martha is about doing things from scratch and trying to make things perfect, putting as much attention and detail into them as possible. Now that they seem to be working in the same field with their TV talk shows, it was only a matter of time before there was a bit of conflict between the two domestic (or semi domestic, in Rachael's case) divas. 
Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook
Cakes so amazing they'd be hard to cut into
Fruit juice: An invitation to diabetes?
Morbid thoughts? Have a cookie
