Writing about food since 2004.
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Adam Roberts
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The Call of the Cauliflower
My grandmother used to boil vegetables. I’d ride my bike to her house on East Lexington Ave. in Oceanside, NY and I’d walk in and smell boiled cabbage and carrots and cauliflower (the “C” vegetables) which she’d then top with Mrs. Dash. I thought it was wonderful—it’s one of the few taste memories I have…
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Three Cheers For The Bread Bakers
I am thrilled to report that FIVE people–yes FIVE–took up my challenge to bake bread this weekend and sent in pictures of their mega-successful loaves. Inspired by my “Make Bread” post, the first bread photo rolled in from Benjamin (of Tales of the Racoon Fink) who says he used to have a bread machine but…
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Squash The Sprouts
Here’s a fun flash game for those who hate Brussel sprouts. (via Metafilter) Enjoy the weekend!
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Make Bread
Last week the NYT published a piece on how to make supremely excellent bread at home with minimal work and maximum reward. Luisa of Wednesday Chef attempted it and her results look marvelous. But the other day I wanted home-made bread and I wanted it then and there. The NYT technique requires 12 hours of…
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Food In Threes
Because I now have a roommate (Diana) and because I also have a sig. oth. (Craig) it ends up that when I cook these day I’m cooking for three. So, as you can see, the other day when I made bread from scratch (that’s the next post!) I served it for three with arugula salad,…
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To Brine Or Not To Brine
After reading all the comments on my Thanksgiving post and Meg’s round-up of all the food magazine turkey advice it’s amazing to me how divisive the issue of brining is. There are passionate brine advocates, the Anti-Brining Association of America and those who’d rather you salted your bird. After careful research I told my mom…
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Turkey Time!
Something big is about to go down in the Roberts famiy. For the first time in our history–a history that goes back to the 70s when mom and dad danced to “What Are You Doing For The Rest of Your Life?” at their wedding–we are having a home cooked Thanksgiving. And who’s doing the cooking?…
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Me At Work
My friend James Felder of Snapshot Artifact shot this picture of me at work on his way over to our apartment the other night. This proves that even at the social hour I am dedicated to pleasing my readers. Or I’m looking at porn.
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Why Do We Pay So Much For Breakfast Food?
Every Sunday it’s the same, whether you’re in Atlanta (where I used to live) or New York (where I live now): people wait an hour to pay too much money for breakfast food. Sunday Brunch is a ritual–an excuse to see old friends, to get out of your borough, to eat cake and call it…
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Imitation Is The Highest Form Of Flattery
Joe, a reader living in Korea, pays homage to my truffle post with his attempt to make kimchi. Thanks Joe for the flattery and to anyone else who may also want to do a comic book post, the software I used is called Comic Life and it’s available here. Click the picture to see his…
