) and 3) with a plastic bag tented over it. Change the water every couple of days. The combination of these things keeps my fresh basil beautifully for a week, sometimes more.

a farmers market carrot and one thats wrapped in plastic and hasn’t touched soil in months.

clean housekeeper, and no, her fat old cat doesn’t jump up onto the counters – and the catbox is indeed in the kitchen, but in the same corner as the rubbish and recycling bins, well away from food prep areas. Taking...

/raisin, broccoli/applesauce – bake in mini muffin tins. Zuchini Rounds – peel zucchini and thiny slice, spread on a microwave-safe plate in a single layer, dot with butter, sprinkle with parm cheese, cover with...

Well, I’m just not going to leave my dogs in the car when it’s over 100 out. I do many, many things to reduce pollution (create one bag of garbage a week because we recycle so much). So drive-thr McD’s once a...

to recycle the same dishes. I got exposed to some other dishes at Royal India and Gateway to India. I would like to know if Royal India’s hours of serving and food availability are still as limited as they were last year,...

-Chinese resto, butter pats and individual jam thingies will also disappear into an auntie’s purse. If there’s an open container of Parmesan, an auntie will take out a plastic container (brought for just this purpose)...

Narraganset Falstaff (both in great yellow plastic crates good for making tables out of) Ballantine Sheaffer PBR

, I have a big enough, covered (preferrably airtight) container to refrigerate the used, strained oil in. Also, if I’m going to discard the oil (if it’s been used 3-4 times already) I make sure I have some large...

-which I just recycled..) ALSO- the ribs are done by/at Thuet & finished at CGL

and got a big pat on the back....Yeah, it was a redux, but she was the executive chef BOTH times—she wasnt riding the coattails of another. Does anyone think Colicchio recycles phrases?? lol such as "If your not putting out...

I don’t get the Daily Catch either. I’ve had better fried calamari at way less likely places, the other dishes we got were just okay. Not a fan of drinking out of plastic cups at “real” restaurants and no...

no longer had to can tomatoes or dry basil and parsley on cookie sheets. And all the meat came on those nice, clean plastic trays. Mom even took to using something food manufacturers call “Italian seasoning.” But she’ll also use...

that by the conservatively 15 different cuisines that I’ve eaten over the past year ... to duplicate my restaurant experience would send me to bankruptcy. No matter how cleverly I recycled my leftovers in terms spices, oils,...

will also not comment much on sauce here and will leave it for the individual discussions. There is little homogenization: we saw examples ranging from what are clearly industrial products (no doubt from wholesale plastic...