Micheline Maynard

6/9/21

Steam your corn in the microwave to enjoy summer all year ’round

The stovetop cooking method comes with a fair amount of fuss, while using the microwave simplifies the entire…

Recipes

After a day-long Ramadan fast, sometimes you just want a decadent dessert

Eleven months out of the year, the Arab-American coffee shops, restaurants, and bakeries of Dearborn, Michigan,…

Features

From farm to oven: The basics of roasting fruit

For most of my cooking life, I’ve viewed fruit as something to be eaten on its own, used as an ingredient in cakes…

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Lose the bleak midwinter blues and get excited about cooking again

There have been days this winter when I can’t unload the dishwasher one more time, and if I see another left over…

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On the trail of the pawpaw, an elusive fall treat

The first time I tasted a pawpaw, it was in gelato made by Zingerman’s Creamery in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The flavor…

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Make the most of your butternut squash this season

This time of year, farmer’s markets and fruit and vegetable stands abound with squash. There’s a size and a style…

Drinkery

Get a kick out of fizzy coffee, a bold summer afternoon pick-me-up

Toronto isn’t supposed to get that hot in the summer, so I was not expecting to be dripping with sweat a few hours…

Rec Room

Marinated summer fruits are about to become your new favorite topping

Welcome to Turn Off The Oven Week, featuring creative ways to beat the heat and stay far away from your stovetop.

Oh My Word

It’s time to accept that the French do rolling pins better than we do

When I was learning to cook, American rolling pins came in only one style: a wooden dowel that had a handle on…

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This Father’s Day, I’m making my dad’s special corn pancakes

I grew up at a time when a lot of dads didn’t routinely cook. My dad, Frank H. Maynard, certainly didn’t.

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Color-coded Pyrex bowls make the best kitchen companions

Some people look at Pyrex mixing bowls and see something retro, maybe the kind of thing their grandmothers cooked…

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How to assemble extra meals from your takeout order

Assembling is an easy and creative cooking method that takes prepared food—from grocery stores, restaurants, or…

Recipes

This Easter, skip the chocolate bunny and bake a mazurek

If you were to rank American family feast days, you’d most likely put Thanksgiving first, followed by Christmas. But…

How Do You Take Yours?

Anyone can enjoy the cuisine of Passover, and these chefs highlight their favorite dishes

It’s a little hard to envision Passover dinners without big groups of people gathered around the table and groaning…

Recipes

Honor St. Joseph’s Day with some Creole Italian pasta

As I mentioned when I wrote about Irish Soda Bread, I’m not Irish, despite my craving for Irish carbs. I grew up in…

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You can assemble lots of different meals from leftover pizza

Assembling is an easy and creative cooking method that takes prepared food—from grocery stores, restaurants, or…

Recipes

You don’t have to be Irish to obsess over Irish Soda Bread

I’m not Irish. My background is a mix of French, British, and Latvian. I’m not even Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. And…

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How to assemble a week of meals using one rotisserie chicken

Assembling is an easy and creative cooking method that takes prepared food—from grocery stores, restaurants, or…

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With the right pantry staples, anyone can assemble a quick weeknight meal

Assembling is an easy and creative cooking method that takes prepared food—from grocery stores, restaurants, or…

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Try “assembling,” the cooking method with a lot less cooking required

Every year, I try to attend Camp Bacon. And yes, it’s what it sounds like: a week of bacon-centered events put on by…

Micheline Maynard's posts

Steam your corn in the microwave to enjoy summer all year ’round

After a day-long Ramadan fast, sometimes you just want a decadent dessert

From farm to oven: The basics of roasting fruit

Lose the bleak midwinter blues and get excited about cooking again

On the trail of the pawpaw, an elusive fall treat

Make the most of your butternut squash this season

Get a kick out of fizzy coffee, a bold summer afternoon pick-me-up

Marinated summer fruits are about to become your new favorite topping

It’s time to accept that the French do rolling pins better than we do

This Father’s Day, I’m making my dad’s special corn pancakes

Color-coded Pyrex bowls make the best kitchen companions

How to assemble extra meals from your takeout order

This Easter, skip the chocolate bunny and bake a mazurek

Anyone can enjoy the cuisine of Passover, and these chefs highlight their favorite dishes

Honor St. Joseph’s Day with some Creole Italian pasta

You can assemble lots of different meals from leftover pizza

You don’t have to be Irish to obsess over Irish Soda Bread

How to assemble a week of meals using one rotisserie chicken

With the right pantry staples, anyone can assemble a quick weeknight meal

Try “assembling,” the cooking method with a lot less cooking required