Are you going to eat that?
By Tom // 17 March 2009 in: Technique
Don’t throw away beef trimmings-make suet!
5 comments | Beef, Economic Crisis, Fat, Gristle, Lard, Meat, Thrift
Archive for March, 2009
Pasta Machine? More like cracker machine
By Tom // 14 March 2009 in: Bread, Technique
Tom makes various crackers.
10 comments | Aleppo Pepper, Bread, Caraway, Chili Powder, Crackers, Dill, Flour, Garlic, Pasta Machine, Rolling, Salt, Seeds, Sesame, Soy, Vindaloo, Yeast
Cook’s Illustrated #67 Spinach Lasagna
By Martha // 12 March 2009 in: Recipes
Martha makes SPINACH LASAGNA from an old Cook’s Illustrated magazine (March/April 2004).
3 comments | Cook's Illustrated, Fontina, Food, Italian, Lasagna, Microplane, no-boil, Noodles, Nutmeg, Pasta, Rustic, Shallots
NYT – Bistec de Palomilla
By Martha // 12 March 2009 in: Recipes
Martha makes Bistec de Palomilla from the New York Times.
Cook’s Illustrated #97: Ciabatta Update
By Tom // 10 March 2009 in: Bread
An improvement on my technique for making Cook’s Illustrated’s Ciabatta without a stand mixer.
2 comments | Bread, Ciabatta, Cook's Illustrated, Eggplant, Italian, Provolone, Rustic, Tomato, Tomato Sauce
Pairings: Biere de Garde and 40 Cloves of Garlic Chicken
By Tom // 8 March 2009 in: Pairings
Tom pairs bière de garde with 40 cloves of garlic chicken in this daring foray into mixing the unmixable: food and beer.
6 comments | Beer, Biere de Garde, Chicken, French, Garlic, Herbs, Pairings, Roast, Roasted Garlic
Four more pizzas
By Tom // 7 March 2009 in: Pizza
4 Pizzas get made: Margherita, Fennel-
3 comments | Artichoke Hearts, Asiago, Basil, Crust, Fennel, Fire Roasted Tomatoes, Fontina, Ham, Italian, Margherita, Mozzarella, Pizza, Sausage, Shiitake, Taleggio, Tomato Sauce, Toppings
It’s already summer at ikea.com
By Martha // 7 March 2009 in: Affluenza
Living in a city with an IKEA (as opposed to the nearest one being 2 [2006-08] or 6 hours away [2005]) can be dangerous. I may or may not have been there twice in the last 14 days. I didn’t see any of these items when I was there last week… so they must be […]
1 comment | beach, camping, gardening, Green, hammock, IKEA, Kitchen, napkins, paper products, Product, reusable bags, Seasonal, Shopping, Solig, summer, trays
Collapsible Baskets by Reisenthel–Update &c.
By Martha // 4 March 2009 in: Picnics
I forgot to mention (as Sue pointed out in her comment), that Reisenthel baskets make great gifts. More than just gifts, they make great gift baskets. For example, here’s a photo from Tom’s birthday present from a couple of years ago. If you look closely at the contents, you’ll notice this basket is how Tom […]
No comments | basket, bodum, carrybag, collapsible carryall, cookbooks, dried limes, Food, gift basket, Gifts, Harissa, Kitchen, mediterranean food, middle east, middle eastern food, olives, pomegranate syrup, products, Reisenthel, reusable bags, Rice, Shopping, sumac, Yasmeen's Mediterranean