Archive for January 2014
What's Your New Year's Food Resolution?">What's Your New Year's Food Resolution?
I need to lose 80 lbs. so my food resolution is to eat less of it. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreHow to have my half of cow butchered?">How to have my half of cow butchered?
We ordered half of a grass fed cow. This is the first time we've done this and the butcher isn't all that friendly when it comes to explaining it all to a newbie. We really like this butcher and have no desire to switch, they're just really...
Read moreOriginal Cheerios Are Now GMO-Free">Original Cheerios Are Now GMO-Free
The company explains that the oats... Read more
EVOO v.s. Regular Olive Oil- for Making Mayo?">EVOO v.s. Regular Olive Oil- for Making Mayo?
Thanks for this discussion. I've been making mayo in my food processor for more than a decade using the recipe from Vegetarian Feast. I tried EVOO once, but found it way too overpowering. Recently, I started combining grapeseed and regular olive oils. That works well. This week, I read an...
Read moreA quick question about Jim Lahey's no-knead bread">A quick question about Jim Lahey's no-knead bread
Yes. See this Bittman column discussing variations and tweaks of the recipe: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/06/dining/06mini.html Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read moreBen & Jerry's Nails Marijuana Marketing In One Delicious Tweet">Ben & Jerry's Nails Marijuana Marketing In One Delicious Tweet
BREAKING NEWS: We're hearing reports of stores selling out of Ben & Jerry's in Colorado. What's up with that? pic.twitter.com/zBs8nyxZWn
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The FDA's Step on Antibiotics Could Help Animals Too">The FDA's Step on Antibiotics Could Help Animals Too
Newlyweds Divorce Over Proper Way To Eat Peas">Newlyweds Divorce Over Proper Way To Eat Peas
Al Arabiya News reported earlier this week that a newlywed Kuwaiti woman has filed for divorce a week into her marriage after discovering that her husband prefers to... Read more
Need help calming the spice of jalapeno in this recipe!">Need help calming the spice of jalapeno in this recipe!
I would make another batch and add it the too hot one to tone it down. Jalapeños vary in heat/strength so in salsas I start small as you can always add more. Reading More May Cause Envy...
Read more6 Foods That Speed up Your Metabolism">6 Foods That Speed up Your Metabolism
If you're already inhaling Christmas cookies like it's your job this holiday season, take a moment to wipe off the crumbs from your footie pajamas and strategize some meals with foods that are proven to help rev up your... Read more
About Me
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