Persistence
Have you cracked a black walnut? Or, perhaps more precisely, have you tried to crack a black walnut? I found this half of a walnut shell on my walk th...
Category: food
We Have No Choice
I read Underground Airlines yesterday. It’s fresh in my memory. This morning browsing through Edible Santa Fe I ran across an advertisement for work the Q...
Obesity is the Government’s Business
NPR has an excellent series of debates on various topics called Intelligence Squared (U.S). On February 10th, the question was “Is Obesity the Government&...
Grandmother’s Bread
By way of my sister’s recipe box, comes this memory. Scald all together and set aside to cool: 2 c. milk 2/3 c. shortening* 5 tbsp. sugar 2 tbsp salt Add ...
Things to do with Vermouth
I have a rather large bottle of Cinzano Extra Dry Vermouth in my refrigerator. One might ask why I have such a large bottle. That’s easily explained: it w...
Buffalo Trace Bourbon Marinade
1/4 c. Buffalo Trace Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey 1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil 1/4 c. apple cider vinegar 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 tsp. sea salt 1 tsp. f...
Grandmother’s Creamed Tomatoes
From my younger sister, Grandmother Cox’s recipe for Creamed Tomatoes 1 pint whole tomatoes pinch of baking soda 1/3 cup flour 1/3 cup milk salt pepper 3 ...
A Pinch of Mustard
On the shelf is a bottle of mustard. Or, to be more precise, “You Could Win $25,000 see back for details French’s since 1904 Made with Real Honey Ho...
Steamed Artichokes
Look for artichokes that are hard through, with the petals tight together. It’s OK if the petals have begun to open, but you do not want the base of the a...
I Spent My Last $10 on Birth Control, and Beer
The bagel shop is raising prices. The pizza place is raising prices. And a six-pack of my favorite beer has just passed $10 at the grocer. What, you may ask, am...
Local Honey
Food doesn’t get any more local than this. My younger sister’s family found they had a hive between the floor joists.