I used to think of it as the strange stuff I'd see in strange gas stations on my strange cross country road trips. It was usually in stick form, a long tubular stick, wrapped in a coating of plastic, with a peculiar name like... Slim Jim, not because it made you slim, but because it…
It began with a squirrel hunt, and then a six inch sprinkling of snow, and then a succession of lobster rolls; my foray into a whole new decade.
I left snowy Tulipwood and went up to Maine for 24 hours, just because; I ate several lobster rolls. It was the right way to transition I thought.
Then…
A cassoulet is an Occitan dish--that part of Southern France where they speak a beautiful and fading romance language, Occitan.
It is a stew of beans and meat; sometimes pork, sometimes goose, or mutton or whatever else they please. It is hearty and traditionally cooked in a cassole, a deep earthenware pot with slanted sides.
But since…
Here's the thing about Valentines Day. I think it's strange.
It is impossible to get into a restaurant. Flowers double in price. Bad quality chocolate makes the rounds. Lots of pink lacy undergarments abound in various store windows.
Saint Valentine, was a Christian martyr. I don't think he thought very often about Victoria's Secret's latest line.
I…
I'm so delighted to introduce one of my favorite food bloggers Amy Johnson. She has got a fabulous blog called "She Wears Many Hats" and is about to embark on a new journey as a beekeeper! I can't wait to see all of the honey this Fall and all of the recipes she conjures up.…
I'm at the airport again. I think I am now officially on a first name basis with many airport security people around the country. They have my x-ray on hand to refer to, which expedites things nicely.
While I'm sitting here though, I thought I'd tell you about my favorite hot sauce recipe of late. It's…
The morel is my favorite mushroom.
I think it is its richness and wonderful hearty texture that I like so much. The morel forces you to really chew it.
They have a honeycomb type construction. And hollow stems. I spent many an hour trimming the stems and cleaning off the hard bits in my restaurant days. But…
Today I thought I'd tell you about a fun new food site that I've been working with, called Foodily.
What I love about Foodily is quite simple -- it shares the love. Actually, now that I think about it, their very subtitle is "food, I love you."
How it works:
Foodily is like a "warm, fuzzy social recipe…
I did it. I made homemade English Muffins. I can stop cooking now, my life's task is complete.
The best part? The recipe uses a skillet... my best friend, my savior, my no-wash skillet. God's antidote to dirty dishes I say.
They are full of nooks and crannies that would make Thomas proud.
You can check out the…