i love poached eggs, and i hadn't heard the vinegar tip, so thanks. i'll add the one tip i do know (maybe everyone does), which is to break the egg into a bowl and pour it gently from the bowl int...
why did my cucumber vines last year suddenly weaken and yellow, after two happy months of flowers and fruit? how do i prevent that this year -- i planted persian cucumbers this year, and i REALLY ...
elissa -- you could try planting some mint near your nasturtiums. as i understand it, aphids prefer mint to most other things. mint is sometimes suggested as a companion plant to roses because th...
today and tomorrow, check out the plant sale at the brooklyn botanic garden. i was there last night, and i've never seen such a wide selection. along with some vegetables and flowers, we got glob...
curry leaves. if you won't use them up fresh, they freeze pretty well just in a plastic bag. dried red pepper. also yogurt, to make raita or to weaken a dish that turned out too spicy. gram flou...
these are pretty, but don't seem that practical for an actual picnic (vs. a cookout on a deck, for which a pitcher will do). no easy way to carry them, the lids look like they don't screw on (tho...
When I first read this post, I was on the side of "it's okay to sneak a little as long as it's safe", but now that I've spent some time thinking about it, I'm not. It seems to me that the purpose ...
mirin is terrific stuff, but most of what's available has corn syrup as the first ingredient -- yuck. i have found real mirin at health food stores (eden brand, i think).
if the wine is truly corked, then no, i wouldn't cook with it. but i cook with the end of a bottle that's been open for a few days all the time. it still adds good flavor. after all, you wouldn'...
i've heard that mint is good near roses because the aphids like the mint better. certainly, my potted mint plant has tons of aphids but seems healthy anyway.
Matilda -- the short answer is that it depends on WHY you can't eat wheat (exactly what part of wheat you're allergic to). Some people who are allergic to wheat can eat spelt, but most cannot.
afs -- my friend's mother is a beekeeper, and she told me to store my honey on the back of the stove (in the place between the burners) to keep it from crystallizing and to melt it if it does. it w...
i like the old fashioned -- and reusable -- versions of this. one friend has a long piece of linen printed with pictures and names (in german) of common groceries. you're supposed to put a clothe...
the lunch box idea is conceptually simple, but seems like a lot of work once you're making 20 or so, plus trying to guess what the kids will and won't eat.... i'd go more buffet style, with some g...
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love the tile -- and that this kitchen actually does seem "small" to me and my nyc apartment. the pull-out counters are really clever.
i love poached eggs, and i hadn't heard the vinegar tip, so thanks. i'll add the one tip i do know (maybe everyone does), which is to break the egg into a bowl and pour it gently from the bowl int...
why did my cucumber vines last year suddenly weaken and yellow, after two happy months of flowers and fruit? how do i prevent that this year -- i planted persian cucumbers this year, and i REALLY ...
if anybody in brooklyn near st marks and vanderbilt would like some free chives, i'm getting rid of some from my garden.
elissa -- you could try planting some mint near your nasturtiums. as i understand it, aphids prefer mint to most other things. mint is sometimes suggested as a companion plant to roses because th...
today and tomorrow, check out the plant sale at the brooklyn botanic garden. i was there last night, and i've never seen such a wide selection. along with some vegetables and flowers, we got glob...
curry leaves. if you won't use them up fresh, they freeze pretty well just in a plastic bag. dried red pepper. also yogurt, to make raita or to weaken a dish that turned out too spicy. gram flou...
these are pretty, but don't seem that practical for an actual picnic (vs. a cookout on a deck, for which a pitcher will do). no easy way to carry them, the lids look like they don't screw on (tho...
When I first read this post, I was on the side of "it's okay to sneak a little as long as it's safe", but now that I've spent some time thinking about it, I'm not. It seems to me that the purpose ...
mirin is terrific stuff, but most of what's available has corn syrup as the first ingredient -- yuck. i have found real mirin at health food stores (eden brand, i think).
in nyc: sahadi's in chicago: devon street and/or whole foods
i use (and love) ones like this for rice, flour, sugar -- big stuff. i like their squareness and their big mouths.
if the wine is truly corked, then no, i wouldn't cook with it. but i cook with the end of a bottle that's been open for a few days all the time. it still adds good flavor. after all, you wouldn'...
i've heard that mint is good near roses because the aphids like the mint better. certainly, my potted mint plant has tons of aphids but seems healthy anyway.
Matilda -- the short answer is that it depends on WHY you can't eat wheat (exactly what part of wheat you're allergic to). Some people who are allergic to wheat can eat spelt, but most cannot.
afs -- my friend's mother is a beekeeper, and she told me to store my honey on the back of the stove (in the place between the burners) to keep it from crystallizing and to melt it if it does. it w...
...plus, if you're short like me, you have to pull hot things out of the micro above your head. scary.
already i am wishing i had listened last year when i was told to plant the mint in a pot (under the ground, but contained)....
i like the old fashioned -- and reusable -- versions of this. one friend has a long piece of linen printed with pictures and names (in german) of common groceries. you're supposed to put a clothe...
the lunch box idea is conceptually simple, but seems like a lot of work once you're making 20 or so, plus trying to guess what the kids will and won't eat.... i'd go more buffet style, with some g...