The Joy of the Joy of Cooking

Bacon cornmeal waffles (p. 647). Mmmmm....even the name sounds delicious. This recipe is essentially the same as the basic cornmeal waffle ...

Both of my parents are huge proponents of Tomato and mozzarella salad (insalata caprese) (p. 169). When my father and I went to Rome in 200...

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Dearest readers, Big news! I have been nominated as "Denver's Most Valuable Blogger"! It's incredibly exciting! I real...

When I'm at my mom's house I always try to make at least one recipe that I know mom would like but that Josh or I wouldn't like....

I have to preface this post by pointing out that I love the Iowa State Fair. I grew up in Iowa and have great memories of the state fair. ...

Summer is usually full of overproducing vegetable gardens for many people. Those people (often totally sick of most of the vegetables growi...

Tart corn relish (p. 949) is perfect for people with a lot of fresh garden veggies. I blanched three ears of corn in boiling water and cut ...

Fans, I know a lot of you are a bit hard-hearted and particularly like stories of TJOTJOC related disaster. You will be in for a real treat...

Every now and then TJOC surprises me (usually in a bad way). Sometimes it's a weird ingredient, sometimes it's a bizarre cooking me...