Dear readers,

In the forecast for February: Lots of TV time. (You know who you are, Super Bowl and Olympics fans.) Lynne Sampson Curry’s recipes for hot dips — one featuring Dungeness crab, the other, spinach, blue cheese, and bacon — are good enough to turn into dinner with your favorite remote (and yes, I’m speaking from experience).

Of course, no one would complain if there were a batch of Cindy Pawlcyn’s Black Pepper and Garlic Chicken Wings to eat alongside.

And for dessert? Deborah Madison’s gorgeous Tangelo-Tangerine Pudding will give everyone reason to get up off the couch — if only to find a spoon.

So here’s to champion cooking and champion nibbling.

Now get out there!

Kim Carlson
Editorial Director