In 1925, when the automobile was still a bit of a novelty, Congress authorized an ambitious plan of national highway construction. Route 66 would link Chicago and Los Angeles. Few of us know much about Burma or its food. Summer's not over yet, at least in California. The grill is still calling.
Some people consider grilling an almost year-round activity.
Maya Kaimal brings the delicious foods of southern India within easy reach of the American kitchen in her newest cookbook. Anytime a teenager requests a certain recipe, especially one that was introduced at dinner as a test, it's a winner. Grilling is about as basic as it gets. When we go to the nursery to select the season's herbs and vegetables, we always wonder what people do with borage, loveage, cicely and the like. Now we know.