’t taste like there was anything added to them, their own natural fruit flavor and juiciness was allowed to shine through. We ate lunch at La Boca. Well I ate lunch, Stan ate very little because he was saving himself for The...

maguey(maguey spines) to an tender oily sheen , hand made pancita(offal stuffed lamb stomach with a chile rub), salsa borracha(drunken salsa), consome(broth with chickpeas, and fresh corn tortillas. Every weekend, Tijuana’s...

I’m a big lover of Burgerville, especially in the summer when the Walla Walla onion rings come out, and the blackberry shakes. This is a local, quality burger joint that tries to use mainly local ingredients – Oregon...

. The recipe also calls for whole wheat pastry flour and I’m wondering if I could use white all-purpose instead. We eat the TJ’s Pfeffernusse all the time and are excited to try making our own. Thanks!

naturally ( don’t smother them in paper or plastic) and freeze whatever few you can resist eating in the car as soon as you can. Calandra’s are usually hot and baked every hour. You can freeze and thaw the bread over...

's never been: he was suitably impressed. At Sketch we tried pretty much every flavor before settling on vanilla (for him) and a split of white peach sorbet and natural yogurt for me. I loved the tart, acid taste of the natural...

I just moved out to Jackson Heights – and have seen salted pork fat and pork fat (with chunks of pork meat still attached). I’m interested in rendering my own lard (Hangarian langos are a favorite in the summer) -...

Everybody has their own tastes of course, but I’m in love with Jack Daniel’s wood chips. They are made from the oak barrels that are used to age the whiskey. I smoke my ribs dry until about the last 20 minutes. Then I...

are just blended fruit with sugar added. They’ll add less or no sugar if you ask them. Delicious, super-natural stuff.

Natural foods markets will have plenty of flavors of baked tofu to choose from. Or you can make your own. Take firm tofu, press the water out of it for half an hour (I put mine between 2 plates and put a big can on top, slice in...

it apart along its natural lines of separation. You can just chop up some onions if you are more interested in duplicating the taste than the specific, classic BB. It happens that I have an unglazed cast iron dutch oven that has...

Best is probably Barney Greengrass, Most Variety is Broadway Deli, Best value is Costco. Plenty of high quality lox in LA. Making your own is fun but deceptively expensive when you figure the moisture lost in the curing process....

The cumin is a good suggestion. I mix baby carrots with some cauliflower florets and large chunks of onion, toss with olive oil and any spices and throw in a roasting pan uncovered (if you cover, you’re steaming). Unpeeled...

flavor and not overcooked. It’s served with a very nice salad (based on romaine lettuce) and warm (though not freshly baked) pide. Pide is essentially chunks of slightly thick Turkish pizza dough, and it’s a classic...

per 500 mL, that’s a big chunk of change! I’m hoping the CHers will have some ideas for me! Thanks.