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Category Archives: food & cooking
Market Meltdown
It’s hot out there. It’s been hot for weeks, so hot that I don’t feel like cooking for fear of turning the kitchen into a blast furnace. So I went to the market with an eye toward what I can … Continue reading
Chocolate Ice Cream
My chocolate ice cream is richer than the legendary Toscanini’s Chocolate No. 3 (Dark).” I made that boast last year, but never followed up with any proof, or even a recipe. A combination of feeling like cooking again, summer heat, … Continue reading
The Return of the Bacon Explosion
Ever since I wrote about making a Bacon Explosion, I have been pestered by a writer friend, Scott Edelman, who insisted that I bring one to Readercon 21. I advised him of the difficulty of serving a smoked pork product … Continue reading
Market Holiday
I‘m still working through last week’s market haul, so today was more of a reconnoitering instead of a purchasing trip. Still, I couldn’t pass up the first yellow beans, fava beans, and red onions of the season, as well as … Continue reading
Mayonnaise
At the urging of Ryan Adams, whose adventures in cooking through all of Fergus Henderson’s Nose to Tail: The Whole Beast are chronicled at Nose to Tail at Home, I submitted a proposal for a weekly feature at the now-defunct … Continue reading
Fast Recipes for Grilling
It’s the start of another summer, which means it’s time for another of Mark Bittman’s “101” lists for The New York Times. In the past, he’s compiled simple recipes for salads, picnics, and meals; now he’s compiled quick recipes for … Continue reading
Meat & Market
Two market trips today, as this was also my monthly meat CSA pickup day. New vegetables appeared for the first time this week, and a few are already on the way out. Cucumbers (new, time to make pickles!), carrots (finally … Continue reading
Crimes Against a Cuisine
As a parent, I’ve leared how to say no to requests from He Who Will Not Be Ignored that originate from watching television commercials. It’s easy to deny requests for toys or games, but it’s harder to refuse suggestions about … Continue reading
A Critic Is Born
Today was the last day of school for He Who Will Not Be Ignored. Included in the sheaf of art projects, returned tests, and other work sent home from his classroom was a stack of poems from his most recent … Continue reading
Market Restrictions
Too much work, not enough cooking, and a flat-out refusal from He Who Will Not Be Ignored to eat any more leafy greens for a while (and I did manage to get him to eat kale, chard, and spinach in … Continue reading