Great Toast Sans Toaster
ToastToasterI don't own a toaster. I haven't had one for a long time for a number of reasons, but perhaps the main one is counter space, or rather lack thereof. (I don't own a microwave either.) Thus a...
View ArticleSteel Cut Oats: Worth the Hype?
Yes, absolutely, the fact that they take a half hour to cook is irrelevant. 0% (0 votes) No, they're really not THAT great. 0% (0 votes) Oats are for horses, why would I eat them? 0% (0 votes) Other...
View ArticleYet Another Episode of "Obvious In Retrospect"
ReubenA while back I noted something about cheese storage. Here's another one:Don't press a reuben unless you've really, truly dried the sauerkraut well. Generalizing this result is left as an exercise...
View ArticleIt's been a while
The last year has been a busy one for me. I got married a bit over a year ago. My duties at work have been expanding. I moved (again). What I haven't done, is blog. That's going to change. I made some...
View ArticleGrocery Adventures: a minor diversion
Sometimes, when I'm in the grocery store, I look at what other people have in their carts and imagine what they are going to make... or what I could make with what they have. On occasion, this leads to...
View ArticleGorgonzola-pecan chicken and orzo
Tonight's dinner was fairly simple, but quite tasty. I took a couple of chicken breasts, sliced them up, and sauteed them with butter until they were beginning to get nicely browned. While they were...
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Cooking with Eggnog
'Tis the season to find eggnog in your fridge. Truth be told, I never have a problem finishing eggnog off... unless you count "too quickly" as a problem. Still, it is (barely) conceivable to me that...
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New Year's Eve Special: Carbonated Champagne Ice Cream
I'm not certain why I decided that I needed to make champagne ice cream for New Year's Eve. It was a good idea. No. A great idea. Definitely great. Crimfan suggested that it be expanded into a...
View ArticleUse Leeks as a Vegetarian and Kosher Sausage Casing
I read a lot of food blogs. One of the original purposes of this blog was for it to be a place to collect the best ideas from them. I need to do that more. Today, over at playing with fire and water, I...
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Ultimate Beef Macaroni and Cheese
Yesterday, I made a pot roast.(I also, incidentally, made some of the best broccoli ever, but we'll talk about that another time.)Arguably, the best thing about pot roast is the jus left over. It can...
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