Brownie Philosophy: Chewy, Cakey or Fudgy? : I've had a lot of pumpkin desserts in the past few days. And don't get me wrong, this is a good thing. But in between now and Thanksgiving, I generally find myself turning towards chocolate and fruit-based sweets. And the first obvious choice : brownies. Read Full Post Eight Thoughtful Food Books Worth Reading This Year : It's been a while since I shared some of my favorite recently-published food books. My desk is relatively tidy, but it becomes a sort of cocooned library of food books as the review copies stack up. Recently I was scanning these volumes and realized that many of the books that came out this year have a really thoughtful aspect to them. Whether it be gentle suggestions for eating less meat like Pam Anderson's Cook without a Book , or an exciting but not didactic single-subject cookbook like Molly Stevens's All About Roasting , or Anne Zimmerman's moving account of M.F.K. Fisher's life in A