The Hungry Mouse

Last night, we revealed one contender in The Hungry Mouse's chicken wing duel: Lemon Buttermilk Fried Chicken Wings. Tonight, we'd like to introduce the other. This evening—in this corner, on the red plate—we have Chai Ginger Hot Wings. They spent an evening soaking in a bath of Chai tea, ginger, and Aleppo chili flakes. I patted them dry, coated them...

The other day, I bought a huge package of beautiful, meaty whole chicken wings. I couldn't decide on a single recipe, so I divided the chicken in half and whipped up two different marinades. I let each batch soak overnight. Chicken wing battle, GO! On the white plate in golden brown, our first contender: Lemon Buttermilk Fried Chicken Wings—marinated in lemon-y...

I'm a bona fide gadget geek. I admit this. That said, I'm surprisingly not a huge fan of gadgets in the kitchen. At least, not any more. Despite this, I still can't stop myself from regularly scanning kitchen catalogs to peek at the newest version of the next big thing. And with Thanksgiving approaching, the catalogs are full of tools designed...

I don't know if this happens to anyone else, but when the weather turns colder, my inner eight-year-old starts to crave Campbell's tomato soup and grilled cheese. Here's my grown-up version. This frequently shows up on our table on weeknights when we don't have a ton of time to cook. Because the recipe calls for canned tomatoes, you can get it...

One of my favorite things in the world is to get up early on a Saturday morning and go cupcake shopping. (I mean, what better way to start a day?) This means heading to Lyndell's Bakery in Somerville's Ball Square. Established in 1887, Lyndell's is one of the oldest bakeries in New England—and one of the best, as far as I'm...

I love slow cooking because your food almost cooks itself. You do a little work, then the stove or oven coaxes complex flavor out of simple ingredients. Guinness stew is traditional cold-weather fare and a staple at most good Irish pubs. There are a million versions of the recipe. This is mine, with a few tips and tricks from The...

The other night, The Angry Chef and I had a good old friend over for dinner. We hadn't seen him in quite a while, and it was so lovely to catch up. He brought a great bottle of sweet white wine and some fantastic port. We made dinner, which I'm realizing now turned into a sort of Meat Feast. I was...

I got bamboozled today. It's Halloween, so I shouldn't be surprised. You could say I got tricked—and treated. Instead of my regularly scheduled box lunch, The Angry Chef made me the sweetest bento ever. Literally. Here's today's bento box, made entirely out of candy. Halloween Bento: Looks like a regular bento lunch, right? Wrong. Allow me to present my Halloween Candy Bento Box. Halloween Bento: Top...

One of my fondest—and most vivid—childhood memories is going to the tobacco shop with my father, who smoked a pipe.* Bear with me, I'll get to the tea in a sec. Pipe-shop adventures Now, Dad has long since quit smoking and tobacco shops are getting harder and harder to find. When you do happen upon one, it's usually slicker, slightly nightclub-y, and...

Last month, I joined the Daring Bakers, an online community of fabulous foodies and cooks who do a baking challenge every month. They provide the recipe, you provide the cooking. Their blogroll includes some of the savviest and intrepid bakers I've ever encountered. Definitely check out their amazing—and lengthy—list of food blogs. This month's theme is pizza. And the recipe for...