Summertime Tea

By Katie Barreira

Last week, New Yorkers suffered record high temps and my dad called from Boston to express his concern – namely for the well-being of Minna, my schnoodle.

There had been an incident of paw-fryingly hot pavement. So, off she went to pound the shaded trails of Cape Cod’s seashore by day, and pant under the cool ocean breeze by night.

And what of the girl left to roast in the city? I decided to quit bellyaching and take a cue from our neighbors to the South, who annually endure this forsaken heat. How do they do it?

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All About Salt

By Katie Barreira

It wasn’t until I started working in kitchens that I solved a nagging childhood mystery - why did a simple salad taste so much better in restaurants than at home? As it turns out, there was no sleight of hand, but there was a little bit of magic, and the secret ingredient was salt.

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Squeeze It!

By Katie Barreira

Try these recipes, tips and tricks for putting a squeeze bottle to good use. You’ll never look at a ketchup container the same way again.

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Cooking Newbie Help

By Katie Barreira

I’m Katie, the cooking newbie blogger, and I’ll be coming to you from my snug, kitchen-centric Greenwich Village apartment in New York City.

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