JeanMarie Brownson

Most summer foods lend themselves to cooking outdoors. Baked beans not so much. The quintessential summer side tastes best with a long, slow simmer. Why bother heating up the kitchen...

Most summer foods lend themselves to cooking outdoors. Baked beans not so much. The quintessential summer side tastes best with a long, slow simmer. Why bother heating up the kitchen...

True confession: I always overbuy at the farmers market. If I go with limited dollars, I find myself looking for the best bargains. A full wallet prompts stocking up —...

True confession: I always overbuy at the farmers market. If I go with limited dollars, I find myself looking for the best bargains. A full wallet prompts stocking up —...

A recipe for overnight French toast penetrated our family brunch brigade more than two decades ago. Everyone immediately and forever embraced the layers of crusty, sliced French bread soaked with...

In honor of being kind to the planet on Earth Day (April 22), we're treating ourselves better, too. Better nutrition. Bigger flavor. Satisfying textures. Ample comfort. To us, that's main-dish...

In honor of being kind to the planet on Earth Day (April 22), we're treating ourselves better, too. Better nutrition. Bigger flavor. Satisfying textures. Ample comfort. To us, that's main-dish...

The workday dinner vexes me. Even after decades as a food professional, I struggle to pull together a quick meal on a Wednesday evening. Family meals rule in our house,...

We happily spent endless Saturdays on the sidelines at soccer fields, football fields and in the waiting rooms at indoor tennis facilities and piano studios. Now, the kids live at...

My children have grown up in a house with hundreds of cookbooks and countless homemade meals. I set my daughter up at her first college apartment with excellent cookware, professional...