Mouth + CH 2013 Holiday Fix

Salty or sweet, sample the best of indie food with these three collections—selected by yours truly

It’s no secret that we’re pretty enthusiastic about food here at CH, as we scour all corners of the country to find the most mouth-watering, handmade culinary offerings from people who’ve taken risks—and succeeded. We teamed up once again this year with our friends at Mouth—the go-to online purveyors of indie food—to offer a limited-edition holiday taster of our favorite new foods we discovered this …

Picture Cook

A whimsical, illustration-only cookbook aims to remove the intimidation of cooking for novice chefs

Today’s standard format for cookbooks is a recipe for ultimate intimidation: a mathematical formula accompanied by beautiful, close-up photographs of the prepared meal taken on a DSLR camera. With such detailed requirements and high expectations, novice cooks might bemoan their shameful results and end up forgetting that cooking can actually be enjoyable—and take less time than it does to order take-out. Indie publisher Ulysses Press …

Scratch & Grain Cookie Kit

An easy, helpful option for consistently making conventional and gluten-free cookies

Cookies may not be the most difficult thing you’ll bake this holiday season, but alleviate even more stress without turning to pre-made dough with Scratch & Grain‘s cookie kits. Complete with fool-proof, individually portioned ingredient packets—including organic golden flaxseed and organic whole wheat pastry flour or multi-blend gluten-free flour—and step by step instructions, all you need is a single egg and some butter. The regular …