MSG, heavily salted foods, and strangely, soaking in bath salts, give me an allergic reaction that causes me to feel nauseated and shiver constantly for about 40 minutes. And then it passes and I j...
The ginger trick that I love is to peel it with the edge of a spoon. The skin comes off easily and you don't lose a ton of ginger. I like the grating idea, and I also sometimes just squeeze it thro...
I love a bit of bitterness, and I love IPAs, but I have to say I don't ever detect bitterness in IPA. To me, it tastes almost floral, bursting with complex and bright flavors. Perhaps it's a person...
Nettles! Two weeks of them at the farmers market, but it looks like that gravy train has ended, as the place I was getting them from was simply harvesting its wild nettles (as opposed to cultivatin...
Cardoon! I love that it's, like, five feet long and scares the cats when I drag it into the house to prepare to cook it. Part artichoke, part broccoli, it's a rather dramatic Frankenstein's monster...
My private elementary school had the dubious distinction of getting its hot lunch meals from the local hospital! Lots of soggy vegetables, overcooked macaroni and cheese, and grey meat patties. We ...
A Meyer lemon heads-up: Last week at the Berkeley (California) farmers market I saw that Phoenix Pastificio is looking for meyer lemons. They're willing to barter, and if you've ever had the sweet ...
I don't core them either, just slice off the tips of the bottoms.
If I'm in a hurry, I'll slice them into thin strips and then saute them. It dramatically cuts down on cooking time an...
This post reminds me of the Galway Kinnell poem "Oatmeal," which includes such great lines as:
"I am aware it is not good to eat oatmeal alone.
Its consistency is such that is b...
This post reminds me of the Galway Kinnell poem oatmeal, which includes such great lines as:
"I am aware it is not good to eat oatmeal alone.
Its consistency is such that is bet...
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A raspberry or blackberry at the bottom of the champagne glass is a pretty addition to this cocktail.
MSG, heavily salted foods, and strangely, soaking in bath salts, give me an allergic reaction that causes me to feel nauseated and shiver constantly for about 40 minutes. And then it passes and I j...
The ginger trick that I love is to peel it with the edge of a spoon. The skin comes off easily and you don't lose a ton of ginger. I like the grating idea, and I also sometimes just squeeze it thro...
Tahini! I am never without a jar.
My sister and I co-own a raclette maker. It works out well, and cost half as much!
I love a bit of bitterness, and I love IPAs, but I have to say I don't ever detect bitterness in IPA. To me, it tastes almost floral, bursting with complex and bright flavors. Perhaps it's a person...
Nettles! Two weeks of them at the farmers market, but it looks like that gravy train has ended, as the place I was getting them from was simply harvesting its wild nettles (as opposed to cultivatin...
Cardoon! I love that it's, like, five feet long and scares the cats when I drag it into the house to prepare to cook it. Part artichoke, part broccoli, it's a rather dramatic Frankenstein's monster...
My private elementary school had the dubious distinction of getting its hot lunch meals from the local hospital! Lots of soggy vegetables, overcooked macaroni and cheese, and grey meat patties. We ...
A Meyer lemon heads-up: Last week at the Berkeley (California) farmers market I saw that Phoenix Pastificio is looking for meyer lemons. They're willing to barter, and if you've ever had the sweet ...
I don't core them either, just slice off the tips of the bottoms. If I'm in a hurry, I'll slice them into thin strips and then saute them. It dramatically cuts down on cooking time an...
This post reminds me of the Galway Kinnell poem "Oatmeal," which includes such great lines as: "I am aware it is not good to eat oatmeal alone. Its consistency is such that is b...
This post reminds me of the Galway Kinnell poem oatmeal, which includes such great lines as: "I am aware it is not good to eat oatmeal alone. Its consistency is such that is bet...