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Category Archives: Eating
Trader Joe’s Salsa Autentica is the real deal
One of the lost pleasures in the pandemic is the communal bowl of salsa at our favorite Mexican restaurant and the experience of filling up on dipped tortilla chips before our entree arrives. Trader Joe’s Salsa Autentica to the rescue! … Continue reading
Recipe: Utica-Style Tomato Pie
Utica-Style Tomato Pie is a gooey, unctuous treat made with lots of tomatoes and very little cheese; it is traditionally served at room temperature. We started with the Sal Detraglia recipe but did a lot of tinkering to get the … Continue reading
You’re invited: Niman Ranch Hog Farmer Appreciation Celebration
In the mid-aughts we did some work on the Niman Ranch website. We were guests of famed pig farmer and natural husbandry advocate Paul Willis in Thorton, IA. We toured his grounds, ate at his favorite coffee shop, even got … Continue reading
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Tagged humane, Kelly Whitaker, Niman Ranch, pandemic, Temple Grandin, Thomas Keller
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Taste test: Hot Crispy Oil
Hot Crispy Oil is having a moment. A local version is taking the upstate NY culinary scene by storm, the original “grumpy housewife” is back at the helm of her factory in China, and food god Kenji Lopez-Alt somehow came … Continue reading
Recipe: DIY Lox and Bagel
Lox and bagels are a favorite deli treat but it’s very easy to make your own DIY version which is better and also cheaper. The ingredients are mostly familiar but there are a few secrets along the way. Makes one … Continue reading
Recipe: Thai Noodles in Sweet Soy Sauce
Thai Noodles in Sweet Soy Sauce is somewhere between Drunken Noodles (Pad Kee Maw) and Pad Ee Sew, a simpler street-food dish. What they have in common is an addictive sweet and sour sauce intensified through wok char. Makes 6 … Continue reading
Recipe: Cantonese Restaurant Salt and Pepper Squid
Salt and pepper squid is best eaten fresh and piping hot. If your favorite Chinese restaurant is only doing takeout because of the pandemic, here’s how to make it at home. Serves 4 as an appetizer with other foods. Ingredients: … Continue reading
Food for Thought: An Introduction to Korean Cooking in Recipes
Serious Eats recently published a long and unusually comprehensive article by Sonja Swanson, a Korean food blogger and former editor of Time Out Seoul. An Introduction to Korean Cooking in Recipes is a guide to getting to know the … Continue reading
Food for thought: The Inquiring Chef
I questioned if Andy Ricker’s instruction to toast rice for 45 minutes to manke rice powder might be excessive, and took to the internet. There I found The Inquiring Chef’s recipe which required only 10 minutes and, best of all, … Continue reading