The Gift of a Chef’s Coat
The gift of a chef’s coat is wonderful for many people. Last week we were cleaning out the offices at work, and having gone through a name change, the old chef’s coats are now obsolete, so I asked if I...
View ArticleNo Cooking
I have been doing a lot of no cooking lately, and that’s a big challenge when you write a food blog. It all began a few months ago when my appetite deserted me, and that’s become my new normal. I have...
View ArticleLife Moves Fast These Days
The older I get the more I’m aware that life moves fast. When I was a teenager I often complained to my mother about how slowly time was crawling along, and that I’d never be a grown up. She warned me...
View ArticleElection Day Soup
It’s election day and I live in a state without early voting, so everyone who is going to vote is doing it today. Like many Americans (and others who worry about the state of the world) I’m a little...
View ArticleThanksgiving Countdown
One week to go, and you may have already started your Thanksgiving countdown. Any minute now Christmas decorations will go up, holiday music will ring through every available sound system, and we’ll...
View ArticleAnother Reason to Love Pumpkin Season
Who doesn’t love pumpkin season? It’s here again, and it’s delicious. Though I’m not a fan of Starbuck’s PSL I do love pumpkin. And scones; I love scones. Each time I make them, I experiment and...
View ArticleLearning to Cook
Learning to cook like learning anything is hardly ever linear. I don’t remember a time in my life when I wasn’t interested in food—as more than just sustenance. My first culinary experiment was when I...
View ArticleHow Many Knives Do You Need?
Knives, good ones, can be very pricey, but how many knives do you need? And do you need to most expensive ones? I have seven, but I use only four, three really, as two are paring knives. The other two...
View ArticleFermentation for Breakfast
Fermentation isn’t just for veggies, fermentation for breakfast can be a tasty treat. When I was a kid my mom used to make beer waffles. I don’t know where she found the recipe; this was long before...
View ArticleDoing the Dishes
I do not like doing the dishes, and sometimes I feel like it’s all I do. I am a notoriously lousy housekeeper, but I do try to keep the kitchen clean and orderly. As a result of my time away I’ve been...
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