By Catharine L. Kaufman — a.k.a. The Kitchen Shrink If summer conjures up memories of your childhood’s liquid treats, of teenage romance over frothy drinks shared through double straws, or nostalgia for some heady grownup … Read More
Safe & Tasty Choices in Fish & Seafood
By Catharine L. Kaufman—a.k.a. The Kitchen Shrink When I was pregnant, the local fishmonger refused to sell me swordfish, explaining that this humungous, bottom feeding creature was loaded with mercury and PCBs. My subsequent research … Read More
A Squash Smorgasbord From Acorn To Zucchini
By Catharine L. Kaufman—a.k.a. The Kitchen Shrink Brilliant harvest colors light up the fall and winter months with riotous foliage in woods and gardens and a mouthwatering cornucopia of fruits and vegetables spilling from bins … Read More
Sports Munchies—Or…Buy Me Some Plantains And Crab Cake Snacks…
By Catharine L. Kaufman—a.k.a. The Kitchen Shrink When baseball fever heats up again, be prepared for the wholesale abandonment of ‘peanuts and crackerjacks’ in favor of foods never before associated with ballparks—foods that are even … Read More
Seasonal Sips To Wet Your Lips
By Catharine L. Kaufman – a.k.a. The Kitchen Shrink For some reason, drinks more than foods anchor our senses to each season. You may be stuck in a mountain cabin surrounded by a blizzard, but … Read More
Beets Banned From Michelle Obama’s Organic Garden
By Catharine L. Kaufman—a.k.a. The Kitchen Shrink and Dina Eliash Robinson, Editor-in-Chief Dear President Obama: As two of the growing number of people interested in good nutrition and a healthy environment, we are delighted by … Read More
Dining Out On A Tight Budget
by Catharine L. Kaufman One of the more benevolent effects of the deepening economic crisis is the trend toward home cooking. But that doesn’t mean that you must completely give up the social, romantic or … Read More
The Skinny On Fats
By Catharine L. Kaufman — a.k.a. The Kitchen Shrink We’ve come a long way from the days when fresh bread dunked into chicken or goose fat was considered to be a healthy treat; or when … Read More
Kid-Friendly School Lunches
By Catharine L. Kaufman — a.k.a. The Kitchen Shrink Dear Kitchen Shrink: Yiikes! I really need a refresher course on school lunches because last year I earned a D+. My son’s friends said his lunches … Read More
Ode To Paul Newman and His Food Philanthropy
By Catharine L. Kaufman—a.k.a. The Kitchen Shrink Of his multiple and much celebrated metamorphoses, from stage actor to Hollywood icon, racecar driver and philanthropist, it is the last one that best defines the empathetic heart … Read More