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Category Archives: food & cooking
The Road to Ramen, Part III
Four recipes down, three to go, resulting in ramen for dinner. It was time to make the second crucial component. Recipe 5: Alkaline (Ramen) Noodles There are masters who walk among us, possessing the amazing ability to make noodles by … Continue reading
The Road to Ramen, Part II
Ramen isn’t just about the noodles, it’s equally about the broth: without a decent soup base you’re left with a bowl of wet noodles. I knew the Momofuku ramen broth would be the most time-consuming of the sub-recipes, but also … Continue reading
The Road to Ramen, Part I
I first encountered ramen noodles in college, when I was the gaijin in a suite full of Japanese students, but it wasn’t until 1985 that I learned about the real thing. My introduction to the cult of ramen was Tampopo, … Continue reading
Lazy, Lazy People
Last week She Who Must Be Obeyed emailed me this photo, taken in the produce section of the Whole Foods in Fresh Pond, Cambridge. The sign reads: MIREPOIXÂ celery + carrots + onions Use as a starter for soups, stews, … Continue reading
Looking for a Certain Ratio
Imagine my surprise when I discovered this comment on my BLT post: hi david, now you’ve got me wanting a BLT! nice chicken post as well. would you email me please. I need to ask you something. thanks, michael “Michael” … Continue reading
Chicken and Pig’s Trotter
Even though I cooked this dish last weekend, my writing about it today makes it the perfect conclusion to the bacon trilogy (trilogies aren’t just for fantasy novels). So we’ll pretend that I used my newly-smoked bacon instead of a … Continue reading
The Mostly-Homemade BLT
What to do with my newly-smoked bacon? Put it to the test in the vehicle designed explicitly to highlight its flavor: the bacon, lettuce, and tomato sandwich, the humble – potentially mighty – BLT. Inspired by Michael Ruhlman’s BLT From … Continue reading
Bacon
Last week I indicated that the two pork bellies from my meat CSA were destined to become bacon. He Who Will Not Be Ignored expressed an interest in helping me, so it was time for a lesson about Where Food … Continue reading
No-Knead Bread, Version 2
My first attempt at no-knead bread was serviceable, but, as I noted at the end of the post, I felt it could be better. By the end of the week in which it sat in the fridge, the last of … Continue reading
Preserved Meyer Lemons
While I was cooking lamb tagine last week, I thought this dish could be improved with some preserved lemon, which, unfortunately, I did not have. Now that the peak of winter citrus season is drawing to a close, I figured … Continue reading