Monthly Archives: February 2011

Illness, snow shoveling, and massive cooking projects have conspired to keep me from summarizing last year’s food experiences until today. So without further ado, I present my best of 2010, following the same format as last year’s post. Cookbook Ideas … Continue reading →

I have always had a love/hate relationship with risotto. It wasn’t a staple in my family’s Italian-American kitchens, but when I discovered it later, it became one of my favorite dishes. I love eating risotto, but I hate cooking it. … Continue reading →

I don’t know what surprised me more: learning that Mark Bittman will no longer be writing his Minimalist cooking column for The New York Times, or learning that he had written 700 columns over the course of thirteen years. He … Continue reading →

Today I discovered another supposedly fun thing I’l never do again: standing on my side roof and shoveling show off it to prevent structural damage. I no longer have any place to put more snow, so if you’d like some … Continue reading →