Fellow Food Bloggers, I have decided to take a stand for truth, justice, and food science! I was watching a program on the Food Network of all places and was dismayed to find that in this, the year 2007, there is still confusion on one basic food principle. The host of the show, who shall remain […]
Month: November 2007
Spice Week: File
So I kind of flaked on spice week. I blame the extreme sickness that came and visited me for too long. Because I only posted three recipes, I wanted to follow up with a fourth post on unique spices. For this post, I shall talk about file powder. Pronounced FEE-lay, it is a term for […]
Let’s Talk Turkey: Pumpkin Cheesecake
Okay, the following recipe is not mine…at least not completely. I came across this recipe one day as I was flipping channels and happend to pass by the Food Network. There, in primetime no less, was the lovely Paul Deen staring back at me over a mixing bowl. With her Southern belle smile, she announced […]
Let’s Talk Turkey: Green Bean Casserole
Hi everyone. I am alive and well and only slightly frazzled with everything going on. This is the week of Thanksgiving in America so for the next few days we’re going to be talking about how to make Thanksgiving feasts. And then we’ll follow that up with how to turn Thanksgiving feasts into awesome Thanksgiving leftovers. […]
The Next Iron Chef Finale
**** Spoiler Alert: I will talk about who wins. Please read with caution. Well the Limited Series that was The Next Iron Chef Finale has come and gone in the throes of Battle: Swordfish. This was an interesting battle between Chef John Besh and Chef Michael Symon, two chefs that took very different paths to the […]
Spice Week: Saffron
I’m just mad about Saffron…Saffron’s madly expensive… So, back for another edition of Spice Week, the cooking celebration of the reuniting of the Spice Girls. Yesterday, we looked at a way to make a warm herbed goat cheese with herbs de’ Provence which can be enjoyed as is. However, by using another great spice, in this […]
Spice Week: Herbs de’Provence
Welcome back to another (slightly later than I would have liked) edition of Spice Week. In celebration of the Spice Girls reuniting, this week is all about how to use spices in your cooking. And yes, I realize that herbs de’Provence are herbs and not spices, but bear with me here. They’re a handy little […]
Spice Week: Indian Spices
Due to my illness, I took the week off to recover and try to eat something other than dry pasta. I’ve been partially successful. I did want to get back on track with my calendar so I’m using this week to talk about spices. And why I am so excited about spices? That’s right you […]
The Next Iron Chef 5
*** SPOILER ALERT *** In this post I say who gets kicked off the show. This week’s episode of the Next Iron Chef was decent episode. The task was to make a three course meal for 20 people using roughly $2,500 in ingredients (they got 2,000 Euros.) They were then paired up with a sous […]
Happy World Vegan Day!
That’s right, it’s back again for another crazy year. It’s World Vegan Day. I know many of you, my readers, are not vegans, which is just fine. Neither am I. However, there is nothing wrong with trying vegan recipes every now and then (like my soyrizo taquitos for instance…) I was vegan once for about […]