Posted in Holidays on Oct 31st, 2007
The light in the dining room was low that night, but we could see several dishes laid out on the table as the hostess bid us sit down. Centipedes thicker than my fingers perched atop the dish in front of me.”Brains,” explained the hostess. She added, apologetically, ”I think I left them out a bit too [...]
Posted in Reviews on Oct 29th, 2007
Apple cider is simply delightful. I was reminded of that again this fall. A cup of mulled cider, I’d argue, is better than a glass of red wine at the end of the day or with dinner. And even though it tastes just like biting into an apple, it won’t get bruised or mealy while [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 24th, 2007
de-frost-a-tion \de-fra-’sta-shun\ n. : The process by which a cook diminishes the foliage in her freezer by removing and thawing. Usually followed by cooking and a sense of satisfaction at eating local vegetation weeks after it has gone out of season.
Posted in Holidays, Recipes, Uncategorized on Oct 22nd, 2007
If you’re like me, you think as much about what food to bring to the Halloween party as what to wear. Because of this presumed obsession with food, you have probably realized that Halloween fare can be so much more than brown and orange M&Ms. It can be sophisticated, scary, or delightfully gross. And, I [...]
Posted in Recipes on Oct 14th, 2007
They show up in the salads of every diner you visit and are a mainstay of produce aisles, but radishes are not the kind of thing you go crazy over. I’ve never heard of any cookbooks dedicated to them or festivals celebrating them. They are more of an afterthought. But there they were in my [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 12th, 2007
You can’t go wrong with butter. It may, in fact, be the exception to Murphy’s Law.
Posted in Reviews on Oct 12th, 2007
Oh my! I was eyeing the crisp piles of Waters’ new book at Kramer’s the other day, but P. just sent me this review. This dude just saved me some dough—and I mean that in both the cash sense and the onion-or-apple tart sense.
But then again, warmed olives…mmm… that idea deserves some research.
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 8th, 2007
Environmentalism has many faces and angles. There’s the reduce climate change folks, the eat sustainably people (I do my little “raise the roof” dance to that one), the wildlife conservation mavens, and so on. And now, we have EcoDeaf.
Officially, EcoDeaf is “a place where eco-conscious Deaf people and ASL users meet to share resources and [...]
Posted in Current events, Green living on Oct 2nd, 2007
We have seen the enemy, and it is… kitchen appliances!
NPR reported recently on Japan’s struggle to achieve lower carbon emissions and its effort to target the kinds of things we leave plugged in even when we don’t need them.
It seems that the reduction Japan agreed to in the Kyoto Protocol is tougher than expected. [...]
Posted in Current events on Oct 1st, 2007
It’s World Vegetarian Day!* On this kick-off day for Vegetarian Awareness Month, I encourage my fellow veggies to celebrate and pat yourself on the back for joining a compassionate and sustainable movement. You and your millions of vegetarian brothers and sisters around the globe are making a difference!
If you’re an omnivore, this is a good [...]
