Sara Powell

How to Cook Everything, 10th Anniversary Edition

Most people remember the cookbook that they learned to cook out of.  For most it was either their mother's Joy of Cooking or the Betty
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Bite-Size Desserts

There's a trend of the tiny that's taking over the food world.  Little bites of tapas have been sprouting in restaurants around the country; miniature ...
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The Sweeter Side of Amy's Bread

One of the great things about living in or visiting New York City is the stunning collection of great restaurants.  But the traditional dinner spots ...
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Casserole Crazy: Hot Stuff for Your Oven!

As a child I remember flipping through my mother's cookbooks from the 1950's.  They were full of offbeat gelatin molds and unusual ingredients in one ...
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God In a Cup: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Coffee

America's obsession with coffee can be traced back to the surge of coffee shops spurred by the popularity of Starbucks in the 90's.  Suddenly ordinary ...
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Semi-Homemade Cooking 3

Anyone that has watched Food Network for more than a brief moment is familiar with Sandra Lee, the proponent of cooking food that is partially ...
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Tastes Like Cuba: An Exiles Hunger For Home

I'm a big proponent of food memoirs. &nbspI'll read anything by someone with a knowledge of food and cooking and an interesting life. &nbspNothing goes ...
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Food 2.0: Secrets from the Chef Who Fed Google

Google burst onto the scene ten years ago, the brainchild of two students from Stanford University with a good idea for a web search engine.  ...
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Author info
image Sara Powell Sara Powell is a full-time corporate drone and developing foodie who is currently exploring food writing. She lives in Bergen County, New Jersey, with easy access to the fantastic restaurant offerings of New York City. When not creating a sink-load of dirty dishes, she pursues photography, reads anything she can get her hands on, and plots her next travel adventure.