Monthly Archives: April 2010
Squeezed: The Secrets of the Orange Juice Industry | Food & Think
Sigh. Another illusion shattered. Perhaps we should start drinking Tang®—it may be more honest. From the article: “[R]aw juice is often heated, stripped of its volatile compounds and flavor-rich oils, and stored for as long as a year before it … Continue reading
Birthday Soup
Recently, Michelle had a birthday. Since Steve’s is only a week after Michelle’s, the usual practice is to have a joint celebration of some sort. (This year we’re going back to Alinea in Chicago—and, in keeping with chef Grant Achatz’s … Continue reading
Sacrelicious
Judy Rodgers’ Zuni Cafe Cookbook is somewhat of a holy text here in Gourmandistan—but, like any bible, it contains mysteries that sometimes test the faithful. A good example is the recipe for “Three Onion Panades: Chard, Sorrel, & Tomato.” Over … Continue reading
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Don’t worry, Evo—your hair and heterosexuality are safe with Gourmandistan chickens
We are not fans of factory farming here in Gourmandistan, but we’d like to think our reasons (suffering of birds and workers, awful products, massive rivers of animal shit) are a little more reality-based than those of Bolivia’s president. His … Continue reading
Right now Gourmandistan can afford one annual checkup
We have chickens, and we’re not opposed to getting rid of some of them. (Michelle is vigorously lobbying for quick dispatch of the horrid-looking Houdans.) Now Sue Lowden, one of the current crop of crazy people masquerading as Republican candidates, … Continue reading
If you’re curious about your cow juice…
Finding this site made us nostalgic for the “pet food” we used to receive from some farmer friends. We’re pretty sure most of ours comes from either Indiana or Kentucky (whichever seems freshest at the Foxhollow Farm store), but Steve … Continue reading
Simple, satisfying salad dressing
One of our readers asked us to share our recipe for vinaigrette. (It’s only “ours” because Steve forgot the cookbook, cooking magazine or cooking show he learned it from, and thankfully because “copyright” and “recipe” have an uneasy, vague relationship … Continue reading
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