food + cooking

A Whole (Other) Beast

This article is about eating the hell out of whatever you've got. Pig is easy. What about a less revered ingredient? What about broccoli?
11.29.07
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Shooting Down Dinner

Thoughts run through my mind in the run-up to my first quail hunt. Thoughts like How do you turn the safety on again?
11.28.07
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It’s Pretty Easy Eating Greens

Italy and Virgina meet at the Thanksgiving table.
11.28.07
food + cooking

Classic Cookbooks: The Fannie Farmer Cookbook

If you wanted to sum up the food of my childhood in two words, they would be Fannie Farmer.
05.16.07
food + cooking

The Endorsement: Fish for Breakfast

"What are you eating?" said my friend, entering the kitchen this morning. My mouth was full, and I didn't realize she had woken up yet.
04.25.07
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Lined Up

Reynolds (as in, Reynolds Wrap) must have research somewhere that says I'm in some sort of purchasing minority in that 1) I don't generally want to cook my food in nylon and 2) I find slow cookers to be pretty easy to clean....
03.08.07
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Persnickety Persimmons

I'm lucky enough to have a friend in Sonoma County who has a persimmon tree. On a recent visit, I ate my fill of soft, ripe persimmons.
12.16.06
food + cooking

Forgive Me, Grandpa

As someone who grew up drinking tea made from the tea plant, I long objected to herbal teas (or infusions or tisanes or t-fusions).
11.27.07
food + cooking

Gourgeous Gougères

Gougères are basically éclairs with cheese and herbs added at the last moment. They’re so simple and delicious it feels like cheating.
11.21.07
food + cooking

If a Noodle Could Teach the World to Sing

Koreans eat soups filled with rice cakes with rice. That's like eating a roll between two slices of bread!
11.20.07
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