When the weather sucks, sometimes you need a good comfort food. Bwog’s resident marinara maestro, Matt Powell, found himself craving marinara after a recent monsoon. In this edition of Cooking with Bwog, he teaches us how to make the simple sauce, and offers a lamb ragú with a topping of minted ricotta for the more […]

In this week’s Cooking With Bwog, resident herb expert Matt Powell explains how to care for your herbs and use them in delicious dishes. At the Union Square GreenMarket, Matt picked up purple basil, lavender, lemon thyme, tarragon, and oregano. Questions about other types of herbs should be directed to our other herb expert, Snoop […]

Have you ever seen those ginormous ostrich eggs at the Greenmarket and wondered how to cook them? In this week’s Cooking with Bwog, our culinary correspondent Matt Powell, assisted by fearless photographer Amanda Tien and the rest of the connoisseurs in the Culinary Society, show you how to make the most of your egg. First, you […]

In this week’s Cooking with Bwog, resident culinary maestro Matt Powell teams up with his friend, fiendish cheese connoisseur Amanda Tien, to bring you some bread and cheese combinations so fancy they make you feel bougie just lookin’ at ’em! Course #1: Mango Ginger Chutney To start, a savory pairing. Start off with a fil-a-buster […]

Now that we’re all back from Spring Break, those of us who vacationed in warmer climes can finally give up on those silly beach body diets. But, we hear going from eating celery and water everyday to Five Guys burgers can be a little hard on the tummy. We advise baby steps, and Cooking with […]

It’s midterms season and we know you’re craving comfort food, so let Bwog’s resident pasta master Matt Powell show you how to make some noodles for noshing in this week’s Cooking with Bwog. Mom’s Old Fashioned Mac ‘N’ Cheese Serves 6-8 Ingredients 1 lb. macaroni 2 tbsp. butter 10 pearl onions, peeled and chopped 3 […]

In this week’s Cooking with Bwog, our resident poultry and pesto preparer Matt Powell shows you how to roast a whole quail. Bwog can personally attest to the fact that this dish tastes dazzling! But, if you think this is just too complicated, just wait. Your time will come—next week: Good Ol’ Fashioned Mac ‘n’ Cheese! Whole […]

Think burgers and pizza are bad for you? Let Bwog’s creative culinary correspondent Matt Powell show you how to make healthy versions of American fast-food classics in this week’s edition of Cooking with Bwog. Caramelized Pear and Onion Burger with Bleu Cheese: Serves 4 Ingredients 1 lb. ground sirloin ½ lb. ground lamb Salt and pepper […]

In this week’s Cooking with Bwog, resident culinary expert and quasi-mixologist Matt Powell shows you how to make love potions for Valentine’s Day out of the two most potent aphrodisiacs known to man—chocolate and alcohol! I may not be a mixologist, but I’ve always liked to experiment with different kinds of drink combinations. It probably […]

Need a special something for that special someone on a special budget? Let Bwog’s chocolatier extraordinaire Matt Powell show you how to make sweets for your sweetheart! We’re approaching that dreaded time of the year. It’s the most stressful time for a boyfriend— treating him/her to something special and out-of-the-ordinary, and of course finding the […]

Cold and tired? Let Bwog’s resident culinary expert Matt Powell show you how to make a simple, delicious, and above-all warm meal in this week’s edition of Cooking With Bwog. Tomato Soup (Serves 4) Because of the cold weather, my friend Hannah called me early in the day, asking for a simple soup recipe. (Clam […]

Our resident culinary expert, Matt Powell, has a different suggestion for fighting those start-of-semester blues.  Read on for his take on the best way to keep your heart and soul warm. The first Thursday that I was back from break, I was wandering through the Farmer’s Market and the fish stand seemed to be calling […]

If finals have got you down, Bwog knows just the thing to cheer you up—seasonal cookies! Read on to find out how Cooking with Bwog’s culinary master Matt Powell likes to get into the holiday spirit. Peppermint Chocolate Cookies (Makes 50 2-inch-round cookies) My friend found this cookie recipe a few years ago and came […]

Cooking with Bwog’s Matt Powell is back to warm your hearts with some sinfully delicious recipes for hot chocolate. We promise they’re way better than the usual Swiss Miss. New York weather continues to confuddle me, but I do know one thing: the perfect cure for the cold weather blues is a nice cup of […]

Last year, Mark Hay cooked a turducken in a McBain kitchen and fed it to to the basketball team. Never to be outdone, Matthew Schantz made a Tofucken—a vegetarian turducken—in Nussbaum this week. He lived to tell the tale—and it wasn’t half bad, either. Thanksgiving is a sad time for us vegetarians. No matter how […]