Food 101, Washington Post’s long running food science column, is calling it quits. Food 101 was a great column written by Robert L. Wolke that answered food questions with a bit a science and a lot of wit. Wolke’s writing was always very accesible but he never dumbed things down and always got to the […]
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Food Reading Roundup
Here are all the good food articles I have come across recently: The Washington Post has a pretty in depth look at imported Garlic. Apparently the FDA and USDA do a pretty poor job of examining food imports. They go on to look at garlic imports, and how they have increased over the years. They […]
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Tomato Salad
You know summer is just around the corner when the quality of tomatoes picks up. We have been getting and eating lots of tomatoes from the farmers market that is right around the corner from us. We have done some complicated things with them… but if you have good tomatoes, you just can’t beat a […]
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Garlic Allioli
Garlic Allioli (Spanish Aioli) is really just a homemade garlic mayonnaise… a really tasty mayonnaise! The traditional version is made with just oil and garlic in a mortar and pestle. However that takes forever. You can make it a lost faster in a blender, or food processor. If you have a stick or immersion blender, […]
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Easy Cubano Sandwiches
Cubano sandwiches are great… but who has roast pork loin and Cuban bread lying around? You can still capture alot of what makes these sandwiches great if you just leave those ingredients out and use some more common ones. Pressing this sandwich is part of what makes it great. We have a panini press, but […]
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Tortilla Soup
Spicy soups can be very refreshing during the summer. Tortilla soup is smokey from the Chipotle peppers, which also give it a little kick. We love having this soup with a couple of quesadillas. The soup is light and its spiciness counters the quesadillas perfectly. The recipes comes from America’s Test Kitchen. It may looks […]
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Summer Minestrone
Vegetable soup is perfect for the spring and summer. Even though it is served hot, it is light and fresh. I came across this recipe in a cookbook called Soup: Superb Ways with a Classic Dish. It was one of those generic books at Barnes & Nobles. It is actually really good though. When I […]
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Lemon Parsley Risotto
A lot of risottos end up being being heavy and better suited for winter or the fall, but the lemon and parsley make this one perfect for spring. Carolyn had clipped this out of Real Simple and been wanting to make it for a while. It came out great, and tasted even better the next […]
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Overnight Yeast Pancakes!
I love hot pancakes in the morning, but the mixing and pouring and the prepping always keep my making them. What if I told you that you could make delicious pancakes that are crisp on the outside and cakey on the inside and that you could do this all without any mixing in the morning? […]
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How To Stock Your Liquor Cabinet
United Airline’s in plane magazine Hemispheres has some great food writing every now and then. In the March ’07 issue had a great article from Bill Marsano, a James Beard winner, on how to stock your home bar. Unfortunately I can’t seem to find it online… luckily for you I will summarize what he has […]
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