Archive for Januari 2004

All About Goat Cheese (chèvre)

You've probably heard the famous quote from General de Gaulle during the May riots of 1968 "How can anyone govern a country with 24...

I love the challenge of figuring out what to cook with what's fresh and in season. But I have to admit, I'm getting awfully tired of...

On Saturday night I joined a bunch of culinary enthusiasts from the Craigslist Food Forum (I've recently learned that some find "f...

I always assumed samosas were Indian. They're one of the most popular snacks in India. Here in the US, just about every Indian restaura...

The older I get, the more service seems to matter to me. I don't expect great service in a dive or a diner, though I am pleased when I g...

When I was growing up my parents raised chickens. We had fresh organic eggs even during the most lean times. We ate a lot of eggs and sold t...

Every year in January, the National Association of Specialty Food Trade puts on the Fancy Food Show and Confection Show in San Francisco. Fo...

The wonderful thing about surfing food web sites is you get to be an armchair traveller. There are many places I would love to go and visiti...

When I was growing up, "leafy green vegetable" meant spinach. At some point swiss chard was added to the repertoire and then bok c...

Sometimes you're just not hungry enough for dinner. But you might be a little hungry. So what do you do? I suggest tea. Like the the kin...

Have you noticed a lot of bath products sound like food? Flavors like vanilla, cucumber, orange and almond are all making it into personal c...

Where do you shop for groceries? I shop all over the place. I shop at chain grocery stores, at specialty gourmet stores, at farmer's mar...

Bacon and eggs are breakfast food, right? In the United States they are. Eggs especially. Served all kinds of ways--fried, scrambled, baked,...

Do you have an old-fashioned spice rack? You know the type I'm talking about. It looks so nice you probably put it on display. Lots of b...

Certain meals you associate with certain people. Whenever I eat dim sum I think of my friend, Kristen. She and I are equally enthusiastic ab...

Wanna save about $100, $200 or maybe more? Stay home for New Year's eve. And Valentine's day. This also works for birthdays and anni...