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Skimming Along

The Japanese make some of the finest skimmers. The mesh surface is so fine that fats and other undesirables are pretty much lifted out exclusively.
11.22.06
food + cooking

Taking Stock

I need only a tasting spoon to tell you that Gourmet’s roast turkey will make a wonderful base for gravy and/or soup.
11.13.06
food + cooking

Seasonal Market: Cardoons

Cardoons have arrived at the Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market, looking, as always, like celery on steroids.
11.03.06
food + cooking

Find an Egg Beater

You could call me a Luddite for preferring my old-fashioned egg beater at home to high-tech electric versions, but don’t knock it till you’ve tried it.
10.26.06
food + cooking

Tools of the Trade

One commercial appliance is worth the money. Once you use a Vita-Prep, once you feel the full 37,000 RPM at your disposal, you will understand.
10.24.06
food + cooking

Onions: Lower and Slower

Why spend 45 minutes caramelizing onions when you can get it done in 10… with a little help from a Vidalia and some brown sugar?
10.20.06
food + cooking

Silicone Suggestion

I have become a convert to these brightly colored silicone potholders. If they get messy they can be washed and used again right away.
October 19, 2006
food + cooking

High on the(Ground)hog

I shot my first woodchuck as a teenager and felt so awful about killing it that I persuaded my mother to make it for dinner.
10.18.06
magazine

Smokin’ in the Backyard

Home smoking captures the delicate flavor that store-bought can’t. And all you need is a kettle grill and some hardwood sawdust.
June 2005
magazine

Dollars and Sense

Armed with imagination, a couple find that a cost-conscious approach to remodeling their kitchen doesn’t mean cutting corners.
February 2005
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