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Roasted vegies for Christmas dinner this year is raised up a notch from Trader joe’s. TJ’s thought is to roast the whole stalk. A simple idea became a fun part of the stay safe at home holiday celebration. Sprouts are salt, peppered, maple syrup and […]
The tradition started early in my academic carrier – where my mentors and teachers spread good cheer. As we look forward to 2021′ we just need a few positive traditions to set us in our path forward.
Aunty Drucilla’s Christmas dinner of Roast Beef and Yorkshire pudding is the benchmark of ‘Scotland Stay’ celebrate in place COVID Christmas dinners. 5 veggies and mashed potatoes. An accompaniment to the queens speech and a forward looking – better in 2021. Aunty we look forward to visiting in person soon and not just across the pond from a Zoom Call.
This Thanksgiving is far different from any other we have and probably ever will experience. Though, what better excuse for good food?! This year, I made one of my favorite dishes of all time: Scalloped Potatoes. Everything from the cream, to the butter, and especially […]
The New York times. Wednesday February 28th, 2018 has a writeup on Row 7 Seed Company promotes and “sells seeds for new vegetable and grain varieties that might otherwise never find an audience“. Excellent. Flavors just getting started. Perhaps it is prepped and ready for […]
The NY Times Food a good appetite article states “get to know the versatile quarter sheet pan, an indispensable tool for fine tuning meals“. Wow. Not a hack that I wrap my mind around. Refer to Question #2. The article continues ” Once upon a time, way back in the annuals of home cooking, there was an era before sheet-pan suppers. Wow again.
I will stay with basic methods of cookery and keep sheet pan cookery as a hack and not in the tool box .. Ok . Question 1. What are the 12 methods of cookery?
Answer 1.
Question 2: Why are foods cooked by different methods?
Question 3: Is a Papillotte an ancient Egyptian scroll?
Life & Culture states summers not over yet, and there are plenty of dishes to fire up. Yikes … It then says don’t put away that grill just yet. As a chef that has worked to the position of rôtisseur – the grill does not […]
Sauce thickeners is in Life & Culture today. Coincidentally Bob recently celebrated his birthday. He has refined his cooking prowess over the time that i have known him. When asked what is he going to explore next (I thought travel) – he answer was sauces. […]
Ahh.. Lyrics from Presidents of United States sums it up
Movin’ to the country,
Gonna eat a lot of peaches
Movin’ to the country,
Gonna eat me a lot of peaches
Some of the peach farmers in Palisade lost their entire crop this year according to the Denver Post 2020-09-02. Frost came in this year. “We would sell in excess of a million pounds of peaches (normally), and we’re not selling any this year. so there is a million pounds less from just our company alone.”
if you can find summer peaches – put them to use. Just saying.
Wednesday 2020-07-22. Life & Culture arrived from the Denver Post. Thank goodness it is now 19 weeks of Social Isolation. Cool Treats are a welcome distraction to Isolation. the truth table is humorous and welcome. the next map to Sweet treats could include before during […]