Read as I log my daily pleasure pursuits - mostly food! - and my only sometimes successful efforts at keeping it all in balance.
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- January 2006
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Moderate Epicurean I love garlic soup, can't wait to try this version (beautiful post, from 101 Cookbooks).
www.101cookbooks.com
In the realm of garlic soup recipes, this is a favorite of mine. From Richard Olney's The French Menu Cookbook, it is made by simmering a dozen or so cloves of garlic in water with a few herbs, then thickening it with a mixture of egg and shredded cheese. ...
Moderate Epicurean I find these Mark Bittman "101" lists fun and very useful.
www.nytimes.com
For cooks, most Thanksgiving problems are brought about by the number of dishes competing for the stove. The best solution is to make food in advance.
Moderate Epicurean I made this sauce today, it's lovely (and super fast & easy to boot). The idea of stirring it into coffee is evil genius.
smittenkitchen.com
1 cup sugar3 ounces (6 tablespoons) salted butter, the better you can get, the better it will taste1/2 cup plus two tablespoons heavy cream, at room temperature
Moderate Epicurean Oh goody, the beginning of fun Thanksgiving articles!
www.nytimes.com
A Thanksgiving purist believes that from a good turkey all Thanksgiving flows.
Salty butter, one of my very favorite things. I humiliated myself a few years ago by confessing on Andrew Zimmern's then-radio show, Chowhounds, that I love few things more than a thin slice of cold Hope Creamery butter, no bread, just butter, oh yeah.....
Moderate Epicurean Thinking about wine for Thanksgiving?
www.nytimes.com
In a search for a response to the annual question of what to serve with the bird, the wine panel found that the Thanksgiving wine issue has no right answer, but many excellent solutions.
Just back from a last-minute trip to NYC with Nathan. He was going to game six of the world series (Yankees vs. Phillies) with his father, but due to illness I ended up going with him instead and thanks to my in-laws being totally cool with us crashing in on them, we had a lovely trip...
Moderate Epicurean these look delicious, and healthy to boot. watch the video, it's fun.
www.nytimes.com
These little meatballs made with lamb, bulgur, cumin and mint are destined to become part of a dish that’s Middle Eastern in spirit.
Moderate Epicurean Beautiful article and pics. My ridiculous fantasy life - I'd last a week, I know. But still...the idea and place resonate.
www.nytimes.com
Trading the French Laundry for an apple farm in Northern California.
Routine, Routine, wherefore art thou Routine? Man, if you're stuck in a rut and need to shake things up a bit, might I suggest a household bout with the flu, close on the heels of acquring a new puppy...
I posted a couple of months ago about chicken marbella, the classic Silver Palate cookbook recipe that my stepmom Susanna pulled out while we were visiting in Montana...
It's officially cold, wet, and dark, pretty much all of the time. My summer annuals are ugly withered sticks, mocking me for my fall clean-up procrastination. The trees are turning - brown, not fall colors - the leaves falling in soggy, mushy clumps...
Ah, turns out that winter has arrived in Minnesota more than a month early. Not good news for those of us who dislike living in cold, colorless darkness for half the year, sigh. But we make the best of it, hearty souls and all that, blah, blah, blah...
Hey all, I'm still kicking around. I spent last weekend in Madison, having a grand old time with my college girlfriends Cami and Michelle...
Disjointed food preparation this last week, although not completely unsuccessful. I don't think I planned one meal ahead, which is not my usual, and actually makes me feel completely whacked out...
