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Category Archives: food & cooking
The Return of Doctor Dreadful
About a month after writing about hydrocolloid food toys I received this email from Robert Knetzger: Liked your posting on kid’s food toys. Yeah, Incredible Edibles were yucky, but the big reason Mattel stopped making them was the fact that … Continue reading
Moroccan Roll
Because we live near Somerville’s prime viewing spot for the Boston Esplanade fireworks, I never do any holiday grilling on July 4th. On the few occasions I’ve tried, I’ve had to fend off drunken passers-by – not a pleasant assertion … Continue reading
Street Food for Dinner
He Who Will Not Be Ignored has the misfortune of having inherited his parents’ dentition, which means that he will spend his adolescence with a mouth full of gums and wires. Orthodontic appliances aren’t nearly as dire and uncomfortable as … Continue reading
Preserving Summer
I am determined not to let any of my farmer’s market finds go to waste this summer. Anything that can’t be eaten while still fresh has to be converted into a form that will last, preferably something I can keep … Continue reading
Breadapalooza
After three previous attempts at baking my own bread, I was beginning to think it was something I’d just never figure out. As recently as two weeks ago I tried again using leftover whey from my mozzarella making in the … Continue reading
Cheesy Comestibles
My first attempt at cheese making was successful, but it was also the simplest of techniques. I decided to up the ante and make a hard cheese, cheddar, “the single most popular cheese in the world.” I still had three methods … Continue reading
Eat Them Up Yum
When I saw these three salmon heads poking out of the ice at the fish counter at the Stop & Shop (with the radio on), I though of two things: Thing the first: I remembered this post from Ideas in … Continue reading
Duck Variations: Duck Sausage with Cranberries, Sage, and Port (Charcutepalooza Challenge 6)
As promised in a previous post, I made duck sausage to complete the June Charcutepalooza Challenge. My local gourmet provisioner makes an excellent duck sausage with cherries, which, along with mushroom risotto, was a favorite food of a certain two-year-old … Continue reading
Market Caution
This summer’s market mantra is “buy only what you will use in a week.” This also implies a second rule: make sure to cook what you buy. I saw that in action this morning as I found myself following Tsei … Continue reading
Coffee and Donuts
Saturday evening’s dinner ended with this dessert, a bit of kitchen improv inspired by Thomas Keller’s famous “Coffee and Doughnuts” from the French Laundry. A Facebook friend had posted a comment about making glazed donut ice cream – an idea … Continue reading