Happy Thanksgiving, Breakaway Cooks!
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas | 6 Comments »Delia and I woke up to this beast, and about 20 of her pals, the other morning when we were camping up in Lake County. I had always thought that wild turkeys were exceedingly skittish, but these guys were poking ...
Wild Perch with Grains of Paradise
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas | 11 Comments »OK, it's time for the long-awaited grains of paradise. Stuart was kind enough to send me a jar of these little gems, which sort of look like peppercorns (that link says "what peppercorns only dream of being" -- reminds me of ...
Semi-Dried Tomatoes
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008 Posted in Cooking ideas | 6 Comments »Well last week was in all likelihood the final hurrah for tomatoes, at least here in northern CA, so I scored a huge, 10-pound bag of heirlooms for a few dollars (end of the day sale at the farmers' market). ...
Cabbage Soup with Persimmon Herb “Pesto”
Friday, November 14th, 2008 Posted in Dishes | 8 Comments »No more crunchy crispy anything for me for a few days: yesterday I had the dreaded root canal, made worse by a complication that required getting out of the chair, mid-procedure, and going to see a specialist (a very special ...
Breakaway Ideas at the Marin Farmers Market
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 Posted in Media related | 5 Comments »For the past few weeks I've been involved with one of California's best farmers markets, the Marin Farmers Market held each Sunday at the Civic Center in San Rafael. I've been shopping there for years, and have long been impressed ...
Jehangir Mehta’s Brilliant Breakaway Indian Creations
Monday, November 10th, 2008 Posted in Book Reviews | 11 Comments »I've been thinking about Jehangir Mehta's food ever since I tasted it last summer, so it's with special delight that I recently received his new cookbook, Mantra: The Rules of Indulgence. Mehta is a breakaway cook on steroids. The title comes ...
Baked Persimmon Eggs
Wednesday, November 5th, 2008 Posted in Dishes, Media related | 9 Comments »Let me just say that I haven't woken up this happy in a very long time. After eight years of near-total darkness, an extra-strong beam of light is providing hope again. I feel like a plant that just got moved ...
