Cooking, Life, Books and Words — sometimes with recipes.
It was time to suck up at work – I am the new kid on the block after all. So I made shortbread – Lemon Pistachio Shortbread. Read on for the details. Shortbread is surprisingly…
paper Chef Ingredient Update The current list is: Chorizo, ground coriander, star anise, chestnut paste, egg, almond paste, brown sugar, red wine, cream, cheddar cheese, buttermilk, quinoa, mejdool dates and honey. Nominate others in comments…
We are well into Spring and our garden is growing almost as fast as the weeds. The time we’ve put into some of the plants over the past seven years is paying off as they…
It is that time of month again! Paper Chef Number 6 will start on Friday May 6th (this Friday) at Noon PST and will end at Noon PST on Monday May 9th (or thereabouts). Here…
Long-time readers will know that I really admire the cookbooks of Beth Hensperger. First there was the ‘Bread Lover’s Bread Machine Cookbook,’ where she has managed to demonstrate how to properly use a bread machine…
It’s been quite a while since I wrote up a recipe. Partly that is because I’ve started a new job. Partly it’s been because THE book (see picture on the left) is still hanging fire…
Not this post, but the second edition of Blog appetit. The subject this time is lamb and fresh peas (agneau et petits pois). There are already 26 lovely-looking recipes up with more to come, plus…
I have written here and elsewhere on occasion about how the traditional food media are not necessarily the best places to turn anymore for food writing. While there are absolutely brilliant restaurant reviewers among food…
You have to admire the effort that Viv puts in to her SeattleBonVivant blog. She posts multiple times per day and seems to cover just about everything. She has been a big supporter of the…
So, that lamb. I answered a question about it in the comments section of the ‘Anticipation’ entry below, but for those of you who don’t read the comments (you should), here are the salient points…