Monthly Archives: January 2011
Lentil soup, Le Puy and a lesson in geology
Millennia ago, when volcanoes were spewing up pretty much all of modern France, part of the magma that eventually became the Auvergne was composed of pure basalt, one of the hardest minerals on Earth. (Steve once did advertising for a … Continue reading
English muffins kick pancake ass
We’ve always enjoyed English muffins in Gourmandistan, but have long been dissatisfied with what can be found in our grocery. Years ago we bought some muffin rings and tried the recipe inside, but the oven-baked muffins were dense and not … Continue reading
Filed under Cooking, Food, Recipes, Vegetarian
Modernity vs. nostalgia vs. pot pie
While Gourmandistan’s borders are stuffed full of scanners, digital cameras, electronic readers and other delightful devices of our electronic age, our population still clings to print, especially when it comes to cooking. Shopping lists are usually written on scraps of … Continue reading
“A Charlie Brown Christmas” kind of Thanksgiving in January
Steve felt sorry for the little 10-pound turkey, spotting it lodged awkwardly in the bottom of the Foxhollow Farm Store frozen meat case the week after Thanksgiving. As it sat there through December, Steve began to wonder if the bird … Continue reading
Appetizer solution (white bean bruschetta)
Our dinner guests being vegetarian wasn’t the problem—having dinner guests was the problem. Dinner guests, while certainly welcome in Gourmandistan, do require certain steps to be taken, such as picking up the numerous books and magazines scattered about, removing the … Continue reading
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Momofuku Mo Problems: A Christmas Blizzard of Chang
We certainly didn’t intend to eat at all four of David Chang’s restaurants as we began our quick planning for a Gourmandistan Christmas in New York City. But the path was set long before Snowicane, Snomageddon, Snowpocalypse or whatever you … Continue reading
Filed under Food, Restaurants
