scotch drinker, I would be buying him a bottle of cask strength. I’d probably pick something like a Scott’s Selection Linlithgow, which is a cask strength from a now defunct lowland distillery. Caskstrengths vary in...

a bit about the volcanic ash produced from the magma and the high nutrient content, but there was something mentioned about the volcanic ash, itself, that allowed the right amount and variety of nutrients to get sucked up by the...

charming waitress delivered it as “Av-foie-cado” has it has the highest fat content of any other type of avocado. Simply served, we were given large slices served next to a simple Cape Gooseberry and preserves. We...

of this now that I need to set up a pipeline between the source and my kitchen to replace my lugging the jugs home all the time. However, I did see a tip by John Ash that if you cut an avocado and run it under tap water (only tap...

I’m reminded of Jim H’s response to a question about Dutch Ovens a few threads down. He notes that a true Dutch Oven has a ridge of about one inch on the lid, so that when the pot is placed into an open hearth, hot...

I. and Brian kicked butt in their course, but Eli and Laurine didn’t do that well....Mattin is up with Ashley – rut-roh. The Frenchie doesn’t do well! And Jennifer and Mike V. are next....and THEY kicked butt!...

this one gets my vote. I’m cooking (freezing?) my way through this book. The vanilla is really great – both the philadelphia style, and the french custard style. Although I slightly lower the sugar and yolk content in...

I think so but I would have to walk by to get you the name. It’s a take-out window only, no seating, on the west side of the street around Ash St or so.

‘Ginja Shizuki (Divine Droplets)’ Junmai Daiginjo Sake, Hokkaido, Japan All the elements of this dish seem so nicely arranged in the “glass,” but alas, your server lifts it up before you know it, spilling...

was placed at the table. Instructed to consume the contents within just ten seconds of opening the container, one lifts the lid. At once, an aromatic cloud of smoke sluggishly floated up and away, revealing a single, little...

got the corn and if it was ‘washed’ or not (in ashes or lime), her answers seemed contradictory....well she’s pushing 80... Anyways...she did say at one time, an old farmer next door gave her dried corn (I mean...

marbling. However, I’ve been spoiled on Grade A5 Wagyu, so my appreciation for this dish is somewhat diminished. It’s truly beefy, tender and very juicy, but if I’m having a slab of Beef, I’d rather have a...

. Over the years we have had some warping of floor boards immediately near the refrigerator — as the result of a complete meltdwon of the contents of our freezer as the result of a power failure when we were on vacation...

"I think that I have just lost whatever respect I may have had for your reporting" ... but I think that John Ash sucks.... do you respect me again? =) Anyway.... I was just there on Monday... and the falafels where extremely moist

, as that’s where our recipes vary the most, but I would also think that all the fresh veggies (onion, celery, peppers, carrots) would be to blame also as the peppers especially have a high water content. I agree with...