When thinking about my own culinary history, my first instinct was to label it boring as laundry and catalog the many absences. No ethnic tradition, no national traditions, few regional traditions. No exotic spices. Kitchens the size of walk-in closets. Potatoes and flour in the pantry. The more I thought about my culinary past, however, [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Tomatoes in winter (where I’m calling from pt. 1)
Posted in balsamic vinegar, boil, chiffonade, farfalle, garlic, goat cheese, mince, oregano, salt, simmer, spinach, tomato, white wine Tagged goat cheese, pasta, recipe, spinach, tomato 2 Comments
Cooking Up A Story interviews Mark Bittman (pt. 1)
It’s wonderful to think simple, straight-forward recipes cooked at home might be one step in saving the world.
Hearty broccoli and potato soup
My daughter’s a picky eater, one of those people who is particular about both taste and texture. Things easily range into some combination of bitter/slimy, so we have to be careful what we serve her. Strange thing, though, she seems to like all beans, from lentils to lima (spare me, okay?). She’s eleven. Beyond beans, [...]
Posted in boil, broccoli, cheddar cheese, chop, potato, puree, roast, salt Tagged broccoli, cheddar cheese, potato, recipe, soup, vegetarian 8 Comments
Tools, pt. 1
“Cooking is not a perfectly precise art, but a good grasp of the basics gives the chef or student the ability not only to apply the technique, but also to learn the standards of quality so that they begin to develop a sense of how cooking works.” -The Professional Chef (XV [emphasis mine]) No one [...]