Posted in ruminations on Aug 24th, 2010
This is the kitchen equipment I chose not to pack for my move, the core items I established as needing to remain out and in play until the moment I walk out the door.
Not pictured: a Trefethen Vinyards corkscrew, and the Braun power hand blender.
Posted in ruminations, shopping, vending on Aug 12th, 2010
I am fascinated by this, on so many levels…
Posted in ruminations on Jan 24th, 2010
Is there a name for that phenomenon wherein one adds a finely-grained food like oatmeal or pastina to boiling water, and then that addition makes the boiling reaction go nuclear and surge over the sides of the pot unless the heat is backed off? Is there a scientific explanation for why it happens? I’m thinking [...]
Posted in Health, ruminations on Jan 23rd, 2010
In case you’ve been wondering what I’ve been doing this winter, here are some images for you. I’ve been tracking my eating habits through an online program called FitDay. You type in what you eat every day, and it will compute calories, fat, carbohydrate, and protein intake, as well as nutrition information, as you can [...]
Posted in dinners, pasta, recipes, ruminations on Oct 7th, 2009
I haven’t had success with making a proper pasta carbonara– I end up scrambling the eggs. This recipe seemed like a good compromise– I do like a good poached egg. This is quick to make, too.
Serves 1-2
Ingredients:
2 slices of bacon, cut into pieces (I used turkey bacon)
1/4 lb. spaghetti (I used whole wheat)
1/2 tablespoon butter
1/3 [...]
Posted in ruminations on Sep 18th, 2009
Having a bowl of hot oat bran with raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, honey and milk does not prevent me from wanting a Taylor Ham, egg and cheese sandwich on a hard roll.
Posted in ruminations on Aug 22nd, 2009
Lipz and I moved into our new apartment a couple of weeks ago. Here’s a picture of our new kitchen– a tiny room. Some of the cabinets don’t close properly and are missing knobs, one drawer doesn’t open at all, and the shelves are built at funny levels. But the gas stove and oven work [...]
Posted in advertising, food history, ruminations on Aug 2nd, 2009
Go Michael Pollan.
Posted in products, ruminations on Jul 22nd, 2009
The shoutbox of a forum I help administer is currently being used for a discussion of the nuances of Pop-Tarts. The gentleman from the Golden Realm who precipitated this discussion apparently purchases the unfrosted ones, toasts them and then butters them, something which it would never occur to me to do, simply because it would [...]
Posted in ruminations on Jun 8th, 2009
Chef Yoko is currently on sabbatical tending to various Real World Concerns, which means that SW&SR has been left to my tender mercies for the duration (cue demonic organic chords and fiendish laughter.) I’ll see if I can pull any recipes out of the archives, just to prove that I do actually put pans to [...]
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