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Trader Joe's organic peanut butter
current jar of TJ’s peanut butter appear a bit...fluffy? Aerated? I have no clue. I just poured some of the oil out after opening the jar, added some ground cinnamon, and stuck it in the fridge. The texture’s fine,...
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Bangkock Chef (Honolulu)
an order... those that know what they are doing phone ahead of course... I was stuck there like a schmuck... BUT it gave me a chance to get a feel for their rhythm & clientele. The joint is in a strip mall but looks like a...
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Lunch on South Shore drive from BOS to Cape
We tried Strawberry Fair several times for breakfast and brunch and were always underwhelmed. The decor is cloyingly “country kitchen” with a strawberry theme and on our last visit the open strawberry jam jars on our...
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Best brand/type of honey for tea???
. That is, if you have access to artisinal-type local or unpasturized/raw honeys. If you are stuck with something you can find in most mainstream grocery stores, SueBee brand might be okay, but I would encourage you to look up...
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time to celebrate - need steak house
I happen to love JAR.
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Where to buy dao jiao? (SEA)
I’d like to try a recipe from “Hot Sour Salty Sweet,” and I need a fermented soybean paste called “dao jiao” I believe it’s a Thai ingredient, but I could be wrong. I was up and down the...
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Recipes for meyer lemons and rosemary
Eden Waycott’s book “Preserving the Taste” has a recipe for Meyer Lemon Marmalade that’s out of this world. And I always wanted to try the Meyer Lemon Cake from the original Chez Panisse cookbook. If you...
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Organizing spices - container recommendations?
I use mason jars. Mostly the 1/2 cup/125ml size or larger for some. I hook them up to my foodsaver and they are vacuum packed. Will last longer (I hope). They stack reasonably well, but I only keep about 20 spices on hand.
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Flat Hamburger.
It may also refer to the burgers served at The Varsity in Atl and Athens. They seem to have been stuck in a sandwich press after assembly, and are, indeed, flat. Bun and all.
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EWWWWW!
I was making a sort of aioli/rouille to go with some fish soup I made tonight and had a near-disaster. I was running late because I found I didn’t have the jarred roasted peppers I’d thought were in the fridge. Anyway,...
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Best Homemade Food Gift
://www.celiac.com/articles/1110/1/Andes-Cregraveme-de-Menthe-Chunk-Cookies-Gluten-Free/Page1.html Basically just layered the dry ingredients in a jar, and stuck in some whole vanilla beans to sub for the vanilla extract. Attached...
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Baby food/immersion blenders
I’m trying to make my own baby food rather than buying that insipid stuff in jars. I’m using my food processer but maybe an immersion blender would be better for some things. I tried green beans in the f.p. and they...
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I have tons of ripe persimmons and no clue what to do.
One of my girlfriends was in a similar position at this time last year and she ended up making a ton of persimmon jam. I really liked it as it’s not as sweet as other jams and it was the perfect time of year to be stuck...
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Lunch at Alpine Village
of cold cuts, maybe some of the potato salad or kraut, plus a jar of an interesting mustard. Bring some paper plates, napkins and utensils with you. I see plenty of folks also enjoying a beer they purchased inside out on the...
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Strawberry Lemonade (and madeleine) @ Nordstrom Kiosk
, not frozen or chemically created. In a nutshell: not bad. The juice did taste fresh, although the lemonade didn’t have enough zing for my taste. They put in a healthy amount of strawberry puree, and the puree was fine...
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