Top 10 Food Trends for 2010: All Breakaway Related!
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010 Posted in Miscellaneous | 10 Comments ».Imagine my surprise when the folks at The Food Channel published their "top 10 food trends" for the year, and almost all of them were directly related to breakaway cooking! I'm borrowing their graphics here, and adding my own commentary; ...
Happy Holidays, Breakaway Cooks!
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 Posted in Cooking ideas, Miscellaneous | 5 Comments »Christmas this year is oddly peaceful for us -- having a newborn means you don't have to do *anything*! No one expects any meals or much socializing ... it's pretty much Daphneluv, 24/7!So a quick note of thanks to this ...
Buddhacello
Monday, December 7th, 2009 Posted in Cooking ideas, Miscellaneous | 2 Comments ». Our sweet neighbor Julia welcomed Daphne into the world with a gorgeous Buddha's hand citron. My interpretation of this generous event is thus: make a delicious limoncello-like Italian cordial with it and propose a bottleful of toasts! This is my ...
Happy Thanksgiving, Breakaway Cooks!
Thursday, November 26th, 2009 Posted in Cooking ideas, Miscellaneous | 5 Comments ». I think everyone can guess what we're most thankful for this year . . . . It's incredible how important food has become, even more so than before -- eating well means Delia's happier and healthier, which in turn means Daphne ...
Daphne Camille Gower — Irasshai!
Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 Posted in Miscellaneous | 29 Comments ». We interrupt this regularly scheduled broadcast to bring you the breaking news of the arrival of Ms. Daphne Camille Gower, who parachuted into the world on November 18, all 3.3 delicious kilograms of her. Her father, a certain breakaway cook, ...
Sayonara Gourmet, Baka Yarou Chris Kimball
Thursday, October 8th, 2009 Posted in Miscellaneous | 25 Comments »By now everyone is probably tired of hearing about the demise of Gourmet magazine. I don't really have much of an opinion on it, other to say it never appealed to me in the first place; I found it tame, ...
On the Massive Importance of Salt
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 Posted in Miscellaneous, Uncategorized | 6 Comments »It occurs to me that, as much as I've talked about salt in the past few years, I've never really laid out a totally coherent/comprehensive post dedicated to this ingredient many of us take for granted. Forgive me for the length, ...
A Few Breakaway Wines
Friday, July 3rd, 2009 Posted in Miscellaneous, Uncategorized | 7 Comments »Our little wine project out in Bolinas has exceeded our wildest expectations. We started out three years ago with a plot of land and a single (used) barrel of Dry Creek merlot buried under some pine trees. We'd occasionally thief ...
Deborah Madison’s Delightful New Project
Friday, May 1st, 2009 Posted in Miscellaneous, Uncategorized, videos | 4 Comments »The always-delightful Deborah Madison has been a HUGE influence on my cooking. I can't recommend her books enough. So a big heads-up for Deborah fans: she just gave me a sneak preview of her new project, called "What We Eat ...
On Recharging One’s Batteries, House-Swapping, and Oysters
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009 Posted in Miscellaneous | 9 Comments »Nothing like a little ocean air and long walks with a hyperfriendly dog to rest the soul and recharge. We spent a long weekend in Mendocino, house-swapping with our friend Rod, and had a blast. What is it about getting ...
