JANET  TAYLOR  MCCRACKEN

FOOD EDITOR | RECIPE DEVELOPER + TESTER | WRITER | COOKBOOK EDITOR

  • RECIPES

    Selection of published recipes

    Recipes

  • ARTICLES

    From blog posts to published magazine articles

    Articles

  • COOKBOOKS

    Editing work for various clients

    Cookbooks

  • Resume

    Close to 30 years of experience in the culinary industry

    Resume

  • Janet believes in the Zen of pie-making, that ice cream is the perfect food, and that sharing a meal with family and friends is the finest way to spend any part of the day.

WHAT’S  COOKIN’?

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@lesdamesny Honey tasting @redbee apiary. From acacia to buckwheat, it was a delicious education. My favorite? Lavender honey that tasted like peaches! Thank you @silviabaldinistrawberryandsage and @suskostrzewa for organizing! 🐝 #honey #bees
Time to harvest the chive blossoms! First I made chive blossom butter: Six blossoms crumbled into a stick of butter with some crunchy Maldon salt. Chive blossom vinegar: I put a bunch in a jar, covered with white wine vinegar, and will put it aside
Scallops and celery root purée with asparagus with garlic and preserved lemon. I cook cubes of celery root with larger chunks of potato so they cook up at about the same time. Then whiz it in the food processor with a bit of butter until it&r
I like to make a big batch of pancakes so I can eat some now and freeze the rest for later. I always set a few aside to deliver to my 94 year old mom. She loves them! #pancakes #blueberrypancakes #multigrain #buttermilk