Coriander is a spice that benefits (as almost all do) by being ground, and heated in an oil or liquid. Fennel seeds can be toasted, and will give off an aroma, but I'm not sure that it would be abs...

Thermos of chili or hearty soup, with bread, cheese, dark chocolate (forget cookies, go with Valhrona). You want carbs for quick energy, but protein to stick with you.

Oops-- should be Episcopalian, not RC.

The potato is just a carrier for the baking soda (or salt, which you can also use) and it's the abrasive action of that stuff that works. It's not the "oxalic acid".

If you read her very acid autobiography, Among Friends, about growing up as a Catholic amid Quakers in Whittier, CA, you learn a great deal more about her. She's very, uh, opinionated about the So...

I have high hopes for this place--they're getting the meat from Newport Meat Co, but I hope they soon develop their own sources.

Don't boil the stock--the fat will emulsify. It's better to let it simmer gently, rather than get to a roiling boil.

I think pickled eggs went out with the free lunch, as memorialized by Joseph Mitchell. I like the ones with beets 1 can small, whole red beets 1/3 c. brown sugar 1 c. cide...

I guess the moral is to lower your cooking temps, clean the pan each time you use it and don't let it get to this state.

No matter how tiny the pieces are, carrots tossed in at the last minute are going to be hard little bits of carrot, esp. in a slow cooked sauce. If you really need to extend, try cooking the carrot...

I like basted eggs, which can be achieved by covering the pan. No need to flip.

These look cool, but they're not going to replace the gel mats which make standing for long periods of time bearable.

I think the success of this really depends on the whole wheat flour used. I'm a big fan of Canadian Red Fife flour.

The recipe just asks for an ovenproof dish, and I'd use one of my Le Creuset bakers, not a roasting pan. Four pork chops are going to swim in a roaster.

The scene's fiction, didn't happen in real life, isn't in Child's book. And practice is indeed the way to mastery. !0,000 hours

"This isn't about punishing or denying ourselves things we love" Thanks for this. I'm always dismayed when this site posts about guilt and eating. Cheese, bacon. Bacon, ch...

I have the ochre, and I like it. How does food look on the darker plates?

Like the kitchen, hate this "I’ve actually played a game with my friends and family – serving them my goods and not telling them what they are eating is – GASP &ndash...

Immersion blender, but anything with starch--like beans or potatoes needs less blending. I'm more of a fan of the hand-operated food mill if I want to puree the whole thing.

Slow Lorus-- thanks for that link! You could also spray paint them. I buy bulk as well--McCanns is so expensive and I've found stale tins as well.