This weekend, I learned why kale is so inexpensive.
See the plant in the picture on the above left? It grows a bush of leafy greens. The stalks on the lower portion of each plant’s stem are broken off, with each stalk providing a decent amount of fresh kale (“decent amount” means that, in [...]
Archive for August, 2009
Growing and Freezing Kale
Posted in Ingredients, tagged freezing vegetables, kale on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Food News, August 28, 2009: Eggs, Paella, Rice, Forbidden Foods
Posted in Food News, tagged Eggs, new york restaurants, paella, rice on August 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In this week’s Food News, eggs, rice, paella, and forbidden foods – all from the Chicago Tribune – plus Frank Bruni answers questions about New York dining:
Learn about Eggs: I hate eggs so when I started this blog, I also began a personal experiment: cook many egg dishes and try bites of each one. The benefits [...]
Food in Visual Art
Posted in Baltimore, Fun Food Bites, tagged art and food on August 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
When Kenny and I go to museums and galleries, I get excited if artists use food as one or more of their materials (Kenny is an artist too; visit his website to view his beautiful work). I love the idea of using food in visual art.
Kenny often pours coffee over new canvases because [...]
5 Tips for Making Tart Crusts
Posted in Books, Ingredients, tagged pastry dough, tarts, tomatoes on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Over the weekend, I continued to practice tart crusts. I made this tomato tart with an olive oil crust, a dense, strong crust that could stand up to the fruit’s juices. I used this filling recipe from the New York Times (with Muenster cheese instead of Gruyere because that’s what I had). The olive [...]
Food News, August 21, 2009: Frank Bruni, School Lunches, Baltimore’s Jesse Sandlin
Posted in Baltimore, Food News, tagged frank bruni, jesse sandlin, school lunch, top chef las vegas on August 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In this week’s Food News, former New York Times restaurant critic Frank Bruni on his guests various dining ticks plus their take on eating out with a critic, school lunches, and Top Chef:
Frank Bruni on his restaurant guests; guests talk about dining with Bruni: This entertaining short essay from Frank Bruni, the former food critic for [...]
Finish Him! (The Peach Tart That Is)
Posted in Ingredients, tagged baking, peaches on August 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Although I haven’t watched Julia Child’s T.V. show or read her books, I think many cooks channel her energy when they are making difficult dishes (I’m thinking of Amy Adams saying “No Fear, Julia,” while watching Julia’s television show in the movie Julie & Julia).
I like to channel sports glory movies. Last night, as I [...]
Grub Street’s Top Chef Scouting Report
Posted in Food News, tagged top chef las vegas on August 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Grub Street New York has rounded up information about some of the Top Chef Las Vegas contestants: one of them used to work with Season 3 winner Hung Huynh, two contestants are brothers, at least two are from Philadelphia. I think chef bios are more interesting to read after episode 3 (by that time, you [...]
Pazo’s Sunflower Seed Tuile
Posted in Baltimore, Ingredients, tagged pazo restaurant baltimore, pazo sunflower seed cracker, pazo sunflower seed tuile on August 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
While at Pazo in Harbor East for Baltimore Restaurant Week, Kenny, my parents, and I shared at least 16 tapas. Some of my favorites – watermelon cubes with cheese, tomato and mozzarella salad, shredded chicken with bread in a tomato sauce.
I wish I could describe these dishes better – they really were delicious – but [...]
Jhumpa Lahiri and Cold Avocado and Cucumber Soup
Posted in Food News, Ingredients, tagged avocado, cucumber on August 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In last week’s New York Times, there was an article I read by Jhumpa Lahiri – I would gladly give up chocolate chips for the ability to write beautiful sentences like her – about vacationing and cooking on Cape Cod.
The story came out on Wednesday while I was still in Ocean City; my family [...]
