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Category Archives: Eating
Recipe: Green Beans Almondine
Green Beans Almondine (aka Amandine) is a dish my mother would make when she was feeling adventurous, and she was good at it. The recipe has a secret, which is easy to master: heat the butter just to the point … Continue reading
Recipe: Thai Red Curry with Basil
Thai Red Curry with Basil is the spicy/sweet/sour dish designated “chili basil” at your local Asian fusion place, where you specify the flavor base then add protein of choice. It’s very fast and easy to make with Maesri Prik Khing … Continue reading
Release the quesabirria!
We were supposed to be in San Francisco this week, but the trip was cancelled due to rising COVID numbers. One of the things on our checklist was a visit to the Mission for quesabirria tacos, specifically to El Patron … Continue reading
An open letter to Mr. Jeff Schnoyer of Dallas, TX
Dear Mr. Schnoyer, your LinkedIn profile still lists you as the owner of the Highland Park Cafeteria in Casa Linda Village. Although this beloved Dallas institution has been permanently shuttered in the wake of the pandemic, you have teased at … Continue reading
Review: Purple Carrot meal delivery program
A giant insulated box arrives at your door. On opening it, you find several packets of cooking ingredients. You notice a smallish yellow onion at the end of one of the packets. Your reaction? If you said “what in the … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating
Tagged HelloFresh, Home Chef, meal kits, pandemic, purple carrot
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Your first Thanksgiving turkey
Local food blogger Deanna Fox commented on the radio that a lot of folks are going to be cooking their Thanksgiving meal at home for the first time, due to precautions that keep them from traveling to usual family meals. … Continue reading
Results of our Thanksgiving Dinner Candy Corn taste test
You have doubtless been on pins and needles wondering about the results of our Brach’s Thanksgiving Candy Corn taste test. To recap, a few weeks ago we invited readers to send in a stamped self-addressed envelope and receive the six … Continue reading
Goodbye Old Thermy, Hello Big Blue
Like you, we’ve used the pandemic as an excuse to do some projects around the home. Our biggest investment was a new 48-inch BlueStar range, which arrived this week. We are loving it so far though it is a powerful … Continue reading
Recipe: Italian Deli-Style Hoagie Rolls
These Italian deli-style hoagie rolls started with a recipe on the highly enjoyable Wood Fired Kitchen blog. We made extensive changes to the technique, but kept a couple of secret ingredients which the author says came from Conshohocken Bakery in … Continue reading
Posted in Baking and Baked Goods, Eating, Recipes
Tagged grinder, hoagie, Philly, sub
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A visit to Seasoned Restaurant at SUNY Adirondack
The excellent Casola Room at Schenectady County Community College is doing takeout only during COVID, so we tried a new place with a similar program: Seasoned Restaurant at SUNY Adirondack in Glens Falls, NY. We were drawn by Facebook photos … Continue reading