Kitchen Witch | Wednesday, April 18,2007

Gluten-free pizza for all!

Give your intestines a break, for goshsakes!

Untitled Document Imagine waking up one day to learn that your small intestine can’t take it anymore; that wheat, barley, and rye are the enemy; and that you’ve got t

Kitchen Witch | Thursday, April 12,2007

DIY English muffins

Live a little, and bake your own rolls

By Kim O’Donnel

Untitled Document I will go out on a limb and assume that those who bother to read this here column understand and acknowledge the following statement: In the world of doughs and

Kitchen Witch | Wednesday, April 4,2007

Welcome to spring

One sure sign: asparagus shoots poking through the ground

By Kim O’Donnel

Untitled Document I’m a firm believer in signs from the universe. Nothing is a coincidence. We meet people for a reason, even if they cause us pain and heartache. We fall i

Kitchen Witch | Wednesday, March 28,2007

Chico and the enchilada

A rare opportunity to learn from a true-blue home cook

By Kim O’Donnel

Untitled Document Chico was just some guy I had heard about through my friend Karla. An Aztec dancer living in San Francisco, Chico had blown into Washington for a

Kitchen Witch | Wednesday, March 21,2007

The lentil’s no has-been

Get to know this Stone Age food, Syrian-style

By Kim O’Donnel

Untitled Document Turkey. Check. Egypt, Ethiopia. Check, check. India, Iran, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan — check, check, check, check, quadruple-chec

Kitchen Witch | Wednesday, March 14,2007

Fooling rhubarb

Stewed and cooled, it’s wonderful with whipped cream

By Kim O’Donnel

Untitled Document I’ve got a newcomer in my culinary bag of tricks, and it’s so clever, I feel like a genius. I can’t take credit for such brilliance, however;

Kitchen Witch | Wednesday, March 7,2007

Caesar magic

Get your old-school salad groove on

By Kim O’Donnel

Untitled Document I grew up in the 1970s, also known as the “good old days,” when eating in a restaurant was a special event, like going to the circus. Fancy restaura

Kitchen Witch | Wednesday, February 28,2007

Biscotti? That’s amore!

Rock your world with rock-hard cranberry-pistachio treats

By Kim O’Donnel

Untitled Document My friend Maura is far from a cook. She’ll tell you so herself. But a baker? Damn straight. So what if she’s a one-hit wonder — Maura makes so

Kitchen Witch | Wednesday, February 21,2007

Warming up

Connect with your neglected vegetables — and make a pot pie

By Kim O’Donnel

Untitled Document My friend Nan in Chicago made one. So did my mother, who lives in Pennsylvania. All across America, womenfolk were baking pot pies, and I was their preacher.

Kitchen Witch | Wednesday, February 14,2007

Breakfast at Mardi Gras

Pay tribute to New Orleans culture with homemade beignets

By Kim O’Donnel

Untitled Document I have a recurring dream that puts me in New Orleans. In fact, I have the dream often enough that I honestly can’t remember exactly when I was there last.