Black Garlic experiments
About a month ago (at the start of December) Marx Foods ran a promotion where they’d offer esoteric food items to food bloggers willing to write up reviews. And, honestly, this was my first ever shot...
View ArticleEggs – you’re doing it right
It has been a few months since I read about double-boiler scrambled eggs, and I’m still a bit flabbergasted by the whole discussion. So it’s possible to get eggs wrong – they can be burnt or impossible...
View ArticleExperimenting with fresh ghost chili (naga bhut jolokia)
So I was lucky enough to trip over Marx Foods and Justin Marx a bit ago. And he’s been generous about letting me try the products he sells. So I tossed my name in to try out their fresh ghost chilies....
View ArticleGhost Chili Breakfast
So I have these insanely hot peppers to test (see previous entry for full disclaimer about free peppers), and I don’t actually have any friends who will eat spicy foods with me. They sometimes have...
View ArticleWeekend of food and glory
Thursday Did not make progress of truffles because I had house buying mischief. Closing date is set to January 31st. Mortgage rate would be 5%, which is higher than I’d hoped. Apparently rates went up...
View ArticleScrounging off my priviledge – carrot curry, spicy cauliflower penne
I’ve been trying to be thrifty this week. I had to buy tables so I could invite people over for a Passover seder. But I lucked out last Friday to find leftover crudite from some workplace event put out...
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Charcutepalooza (May) – Chicken Breakfast Sausauge, loose
There’s a charcuterie challenge, #charcutepalooza, going on in the food blog community, and it has been a lovely source of inspiration. So I figured by the end of April that I’d toss my hat into the...
View ArticleKale for breakfast with a poached egg on top
I love having greens for breakfast, and I’m glad any morning I have the time to cook and fresh greens in the fridge. This was actually almost dinner, but I’d gotten everything cut up and then decided I...
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Beans for Breakfast – Azuki Bean, Lemon, and Coconut Bread Pudding; Red Bean...
Okay, so you’re going to have to forgive me on this one – I’m trying to take pictures of my food, and photography isn’t one of my interests. However, of all the people I invited to eat my beans, I...
View ArticleLaterculi: Poppy Seed Pop Tarts
Okay, so this is not an accurate redaction. Or, well, it’s about (slightly less) as likely to be accurate as anything else. There’s a play by Plautus (Poenulus 325-6) there’s a reference to laterculi...
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