Category Archives: Cooking

Here you’ll find everything about cooking that isn’t actually a recipe. Tips, techniques, gripes, whatever.

Cavender’s Greek Seasoning

Cavender’s Greek Seasoning is something we always have in our kitchen. Although it’s advertised as the only seasoning you need, we mainly use it on grilled meats, especially steaks. An ideal prep will have Cavender’s on one side of the … Continue reading

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Yummy (the 50s called, and it wants you to eat its tuna loaf)

Yummy is a new song and video in which the shape-shifting Justin Bieber is seen cavorting with various 50s-inspired dishes and Jello molds. And my Yelp friend Eric T has alerted me to a Buzzfeed compendium called “21 Truly Upsetting … Continue reading

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Instant Pot jumps the shark with sous vide function

Can you do sous vide in the Instant Pot? Instant Pot, the company, is now making its own immersion circulator, with a design similar to the best-selling Anova. (Warning! Affiliate links!) You can purchase the giant Aura Pro Multicooker, whose … Continue reading

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Food for Thought: The Food of Sichuan by Fuchsia Dunlop

  We received The Food of Sichuan for Christmas and discovered that, rather than an entirely new book, it is “a new updated version of the classic Land of Plenty”.  If you didn’t get the older book on our recommendation, … Continue reading

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How to win at Thanksgiving turkey

If you want to win at Thanksgiving turkey, you need a game plan. In past years we’ve talked about cooking your first ever turkey, oven temperature options and so on. This time, we’re just assuming you want to just head … Continue reading

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Ethiopian food and cultural appropriation

Is it okay that the best Ethiopian cookbook in English is written by a white, ethical vegan feminist? We’re talking about Teff Love by Kittee Berns which, after exploring multiple sources online, still produces the best results in our ham-handed … Continue reading

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Water. Flour. Salt.

Water. Flour. Salt. Is the English translation of one of our favorite blogs, from a Romanian baker named Codutra. (Sadly, it’s gone on hiatus but the recipes are all still there, though you’ll need a translation app if you don’t … Continue reading

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Last look at the 2019 Saratoga Wine & Food Festival

Last weekend’s “Forest Magic” dinner and Grand Tasting were sold out and everybody supporting SPAC through the Saratoga Wine & Food Festival seemed to be having a grand time. In every way it felt like an elevated experience from previous … Continue reading

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Our five most popular recipes of 2019

September is the anniversary of this blog, and every year we report the most popular posts during the previous 12 months. We checked the non-recipe posts a couple weeks back; here are the five most popular recipes of 2019. Let’s … Continue reading

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Hacking Trader Joe’s Cheese Bites

Trader Joe’s Cheese Bites and similar products are taking the world by storm. They were one of the top trends we identified at the recent Fancy Food Show in NYC. And what’s not to love? They’re delicious, full of protein … Continue reading

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