Archive for January, 2008

Turnip Soup

Thursday, January 31st, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas | 4 Comments »

I marvel at the ability of the purveyors at farmers' markets to bother getting out of bed, let alone show up at the markets at dawn, on wet, freezing days like today. But I for one am ecstatic that they ...

Culling Down Cookbooks

Monday, January 28th, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas | 7 Comments »

Like many people, I have a rather large collection of cookbooks (the photo above is not it -- read on). For much of my life I went through my cookbooks fairly regularly, usually sticking fairly closely to the spirit of ...

Making Matcha Salt

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008 Posted in videos | 11 Comments »

Here's a quick demo on how to make my all-time favorite ingredient, matcha salt. Once you try these eggs, you'll never go back! Matcha salt lends grassy complexity to salads (and salad dressings) and poached salmon.

Yahoo, I’m Free!

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008 Posted in Admin | 7 Comments »

Welcome to the all-new breakaway blog! I've ended my association with Yahoo. It's now time to pop some bubbly and finally get cranking.After a long and exhausting search for the best way to incorporate a blog into my website, ...