Pickling is a funny pursuit. It starts with simple pickles of just cucumbers, like refrigerator pickles, and then moves on to more complicated techniques, like fermented sour pickles. Eventually you start pickling other vegetables like radishes and zucchini. I am know unable to resist a good pickle or pickling recipe. When I came across this […]
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Ever since we had our Great Greek Yogurt Contest I have had yogurt on my brain. This has led me down a crazy path of trying to make my own yogurt. It all sounds a little dangerous and sort of earthy-crunchy. Who in their right mind would be into yogurt enough that they would risk […]
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(So there, the title really says it all. This is a simple and refreshing way to enjoy the summer. All you have to do is add some cucumber slices to a pitcher of cold, filtered water. Let it sit for a couple of hours and you have one of the most refreshing summer drinks there […]
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Using a flash for food photography has gotten a bad rap in food blogging circles. This is because people only try using the flash on their camera. If you use an off camera flash you can recreate any type of lighting. The techniques you need to learn in order to control the light from flashes […]
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During our recent tour of Portland we stopped by Powell’s Books. The number of books they have is crazy and their cookbook selection is to die for. They have books on every conceivable topic and trend. I managed to make it out without doing too much damage. I picked up a copy of Kylie Kwong’s […]
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People usually grill during Memorial Day weekend. We decided to do something a little different and make ice cream by hand. I am not talking about using one of those wimpy, electric powered gizmos that you place in the freezer over night. Nope. I am talking about good, old-fashion ice cream makin’ using a 4 […]
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5 pigs, 5 chefs, 5 wineries and 1 cause. All set in a town that knows a little bit about pork…One event will forever tie them together! <Queue dramatic music> Cochon 555! This was a great event that we were fortunate enough to attend, thanks to Foodbuzz! Cochon 555 was put together by Taste Network […]
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I am not quite sure how this meal came to be. I think we had a bunch of random ingredients and desire to make some thing Japanese. The end result was a broiled fillet of miso marinated salmon, a radish salad made with radishes and their greens, sautéed sesame green beans and a bowl of […]
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Here are some food events we plan on checking out this weekend: COCHON 555 – This should be a pork filled event this Sunday in DC. It is at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. There will be 5 chefs cooking up 5 pigs in different ways, all vying for the title Prince of Pork. More information […]
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The idea of roasting a pork loin in 5 lbs of salt may seem a little crazy, and that is because it is. The whole concept seems like it would doom the pork to be an over-salted piece of jerky. Amazingly though, it actually works! Salt roasting is actually a pretty versatile technique which would […]
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