Category Archives: food & cooking

Pork Wellington

This happens to me sometimes: I buy some meat with the vague notion “I’ll cook something with it,” which is then followed by an episode of Good Eats addressing my purchase. In this case it was pork tenderloin (on sale, … Continue reading

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To Market, To Market

The Union Square Farmer’s Market opened for the season today. My summer Saturday ritual now begins: Up at 8, quick breakfast, walk down the hill to the market, and buy vegetables, fruit, and meat with an eye toward the week’s … Continue reading

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Asparagus, Pecorino, and Red Onion Salad

This is a quick one, mentioned in the previous Food Mashup post. Make this recipe soon, while asparagus are still pencil-thin. I saw Anne Burrell make this recipe on Food Network. It couldn’t be simpler. Start with an entire bunch … Continue reading

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Leftovers = Food Mashups

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, it should be no secret that I am a sucker for well-constructed mashups. Find a clever way to combine previously available elements, and I’m your new best friend. Although my audio/video … Continue reading

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In a Tudor Kitchen

While watching Heston Blumenthal’s Tudor Feast, I had to agree with Blumenthal that during the reign of the Tudors the English ruled the culinary world. He staged a modern version of a typical Tudor feast to demonstrate the level of … Continue reading

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Ethnic Pork Preparations Lead to Judicial Activism

I wish this wasn’t true, but it is. Senate Republicans are focusing on a speech made by Supreme Court nominee Sonya Sotomayor in 2001 at Berkeley. As reported by The Hill, a conservative news site: Sotomayor also claimed: “For me, … Continue reading

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Desserts, Demystified

Dave Kellett, author/artist of the Sheldon web comic, provided this helpful graph on Sunday: You can view it full-sized here. And, for the record, I couldn’t agree more with his exhaustively researched conclusions.

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Best Pig Ever

While describing the suckling pig I saw (but did not eat) at St. John restaurant in London, I alluded to having already eaten the Best Pig Ever. That happy event began, as did many of my recent food epiphanies, with … Continue reading

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Bacon Explosion

I was at Costco on Wednesday, getting a head start on my Memorial Day weekend barbecue preparations. I already had two full racks of pork ribs (St. Louis style) in my cart and a box of three one-pound bacon packs … Continue reading

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Craftsteak

She Who Must Be Obeyed and I thought we’d get an early jump on the Memorial Day weekend, so on Thursday we drove to Foxwoods. He Who Must Not Be Ignored watched as mom and dad blew his college fund … Continue reading

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