Archive for October 2013
Extra pie crust">Extra pie crust
I made a blueberry pie today and still had enough pastry dough for another, smaller pie. I'm out of blueberries (or any other frozen fruit right now), don't want to make a heavy quiche and can't think of what to do with the extra pie crust. I hate...
Read moreCracking One of Miami's Best Culinary Secrets">Cracking One of Miami's Best Culinary Secrets
Photographs by Marisa Matluck
If you live in South Beach, chances are you've cracked one of Miami's secret culinary gems: the hard to crack crustaceans at Joe's Stone Crabs.
Out of towners are more than happy to battle... Read more
Chocolate and Child Slavery: Say No to Human Trafficking this Holiday Season">Chocolate and Child Slavery: Say No to Human Trafficking this Holiday Season
Fried Chicken using coconut flour?">Fried Chicken using coconut flour?
Anyone tried it? Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read more'The Chew' Cast Dresses Up As The Spice Girls For Halloween (PHOTOS)">'The Chew' Cast Dresses Up As The Spice Girls For Halloween (PHOTOS)
We'll just let the... Read more
To Be or Not to Be Vegan - the Omnivore's Other Dilemma">To Be or Not to Be Vegan - the Omnivore's Other Dilemma
Coming up on Thanksgiving I am thinking about meat. My 25-year-old daughter, who grew up on our farm, milking goats and gathering eggs, is raising Narragansett turkeys for our and our friends' Thanksgiving dinners. We bought the farm as the solution to my moral dilemma. I was of draft...
Read moreMcDonald's Fires Back To Damning Charity Report, Says It's 'Shameful And Misleading'">McDonald's Fires Back To Damning Charity Report, Says It's 'Shameful And Misleading'
On Tuesday, Corporate Accountability International released Read more
Grilled cheese sandwich in my cast iron is cooking unevenly">Grilled cheese sandwich in my cast iron is cooking unevenly
This is a really old post but I thought is bump it rather than make a new post because thisis exactly the problem I've been having. I notice too that when I'm frying something like home fries and use a bit more oil, the oil pools around the outer ring...
Read moreCauliflower - adding it to a soup/stew">Cauliflower - adding it to a soup/stew
There are scads of recipes for cauliflower soup but I'm not finding anything for adding it as just one ingredient to a soup/stew. We're leaving town and I'm trying to use up a lot of produce. This includes about half a cauliflower that's getting a tad old anyway. ...
Read moreHow to store cooked squash">How to store cooked squash
Yes, you can freeze it but preferably mashed (without any added seasoning or liquid is fine). If you freeze chunks they will be soft/mushy after thawing. Or prep it raw, to the point of cubes or dice, and freeze that. Reading More May Cause Envy...
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I love food. Unfortunately, I can't cook worth a damn. I've been known to even burn water.
When I watch chefs and good cooks on tv, I'm so envious of their skills. This blog is the closest I get to cooking, other than the microwave ;)
Try not to drool!
John, New Englander turned Cali dude