's a cookbook (though I haven’t cooked anything from it yet), but so much more. The chapters are divided into core ingredients essential to all Mediterranean cuisines: “Salt,” “Olives and Olive Oil,”...

live on the lake there) the rest of my Houston activity falls within 610 loop (other reletives live there).

-fat ingredients. People brag about stopping for a hot dog on the way home from a large dinner. It’s no surprise that some of these people have said “enough.” All of them better, or else they’ll be rolling...

I use caraway seeds twice a year: in the spring, in my soda bread; and in the fall in my goulash. A spoonful in each. So I have to have them.

Totally agree—the ingredients have been way too pedestrian when given the choice. That was a legitimate knock on Tre—choosing filet mignon and salmon TWICE. Enough with the scallops already. How about some rock...

at a sale, which has become my favourite. Don’t fall into the trap of feeling you have to get EVERYTHING right at the beginning. You’ll soon figure out what you need and what you don’t. And be patient. You can...

Especially since the nutrionists signed off on the content/amounts of the ingredients and the calorie counts they would produce before anything was actually cooked. If they had stuck around while the contestants cooked and found...

: Whipped sweet potatoes w/ brown sugar-pecan topping Leek and wild mushroom stuffing (soooo good) Mashed potatoes w/ roasted garlic Creamed Spinach Fried corn and onions Blue cranberry sauce (blueberries secret ingredient) Corn bread,...

Most satisfying are unreproducible sandwich creations based on whats on hand that needs to get used up. Grilled cheese with dill or rosemary. “Destination” sandwiches which I will drop everything, go out, and return...

I’ve never seen them for sale within the US. But they are certainly available mere steps from the border in, say, Niagara Falls in those souvenir stores on the Canadian side.

Filth, My sense is that the OP is not evangelising for Slow Food, but simply countering the points made by someone attacking its legitimacy. Where you want to fall on this is your choice. Although I am not a member of any Slow...

- not necessarily food prep training as noted above, but being able to ID ingredients, origins, and prep methods. 5) goes without saying – a colorful (and accurate) vocabulary — you can only go “Yumm-o!” so...

, banana, coconut, and pineapple juice. It was the essence of fruit, not overly sweet, and very refreshing. Woodshop Gallery Cafe: This stop is one of the few places to get something to eat between the highway and Akaka Falls....

menus that appeared a lot more affordable than their dinner menu. On my travels, I don’t really fall back on department store restaurants but in Japan it’s different. Many departement stores have three floors of...

thing if you’re comfortable with the people you’re eating with and love to share, but it’s a whole other thing if you don’t know the other people! And what if you were jealous of your next door...