(Highland Park, to be exact), and have evolved a newly discovered passion for cooking, food and the food industry—a wannabe foodie of sorts, I suppose... I love it for the same reason I love to travel— seeing whats...

in the food are not damaged by sips of lousy water.

% of the vendors are still at the market and not a lot changes on the farm. http://www.saturdaymarket.com/index.html I would LOVE to organize a trip to the market and introduce people who appreciate food my favorite foods and...

Hi oakjoan. I have been lightening my book collection. As much as I hate to do it! Too many in storage. So I have had to make some choices. Nick M’s recipes sometimes seem kind of basic to me. And I’m not remembering...

. Eventually a cork will fail. Ullage develops and the wine at some point rapidly declines. For a time, however, bottle aging or anaerobic storage in any similar container contributes new flavor effects, greater complexity and...

Another vote for Fagor in the under-$100 category. All of their current models are stainless steel rather than aluminum (therefore fine for acidic foods), have aluminum/stainless sandwich bottoms, reach 15 psi, and allow...

I remember many years ago before I appreciated food the way I do now staying with a couple at their cottage on Cape Cod for the weekend. For breakfast they basically emptied out the fridge of this and that everything from fruit,...

'm relatively new to reds – so there’s a beginners fear of stores that seem highbrow. Like eating – I’ll take dive with amazing food any day of the week over a place where people rave about the service....

My SO and I used to buy huge bags of onions and make French onion soup and eat it all week. It takes a while to carmelize the onions, but you can’t beat the price. My SO still calls it poor food when I make it all these...

Pork Stew with Prunes and Onions p. 175 I was worried. First off, Whole Foods had neither the called-for pork shoulder or butt. Since I was determined to make this, I got pork sirloin. You know how that feels (will this work

and forget things, it’s probably paid for itself several times over in terms of food not reduced to carbon.

effective way to strip unwanted fat, and it is still possible to enjoy yourself when you dine out since you can still enjoy rich foods. You just have to lay off the bread, starch and dessert but you can still indulge in your...

bad that I fast at sea and binge in port. To prevent illness the kitchen uses so many food sanitizing chemicals that the food makes you ill. Ugh... I am jealous of all you folks who ate an edible, let alone tasty meal last night....

chicken or pork. The whole bean coffee is as good as any I’ve ever had, and at a great price. While their fresh meat selection is rather small, I did pick up some boneless/skinless chik breasts for about 2.99/lb (comp. to...

Recipes that I’ve made in the past and really liked: 339 Five-Minute Beets Grate 1 lb peeled raw beets. I’m sorry to say, but I think hand grating gives a better texture for this dish than using the food processor....