If you're planning to entertain at home this holiday season, you'd be wise to bear in mind the words of Julia Child: "Never apologize. Never explain." Because something is going to go wrong. Something ...

People start planning for Thanksgiving with good intentions and a long list of recipes, only to have the oven smoke or the timer get ignored. There’s always a dish that burns, a pie that goes wrong, ...

It happened again; I suffered a kitchen disaster. Boy, do I hate when that happens! This time, I ruined an entire pot of pasta because I got busy and was not paying attention. By the time I realized, ...

Kitchen disasters get the spotlight on National Kitchen Klutzes of America Day, held every June 13 to celebrate the burnt dinners, dropped dishes and kitchen chaos that happen in homes every day. The ...

There is an unwritten contract between a host and a guest: one provides the feast, and the other provides the gratitude. We all know the pressure of the kitchen-the timing of the roast, the ...

All cooks have at least one kitchen disaster that follows them for life. Mine was an applesauce cake I made when I was 20. It seemed heavy when I took it out of the oven, but I had never made one ...

First, the historic Branch Inn in Pueblo was wiped right off the map by a massive explosion; last Friday, authorities announced that their investigation into the disaster had concluded it was an ...

Storing items in the oven, even oven-safe cookware, poses a fire hazard. Using the oven for storage is inefficient and can lead to more clutter and wasted energy. Experts recommend exploring more ...

Which is to say, there’s almost no kitchen mistake that can’t be fixed so long as you stay calm and keep an open mind. In fact, as far as I know there are only two things that are unfixable. We’ll ...