Category: Food Essay
Closing Out Our Summer of Chicken and Rice
Cooking chicken and rice together this summer gave my son and me a little bit of structure, a shared goal, a creative playground that led to exploration and learning, time to tell stories and get caught up on each other’s lives, and some damn fine meals.
Cooking Together: Our Summer of Chicken and Rice Adventures
Creating a meal together is a wonderful, collaborative and fulfilling experience that transcends the food and is woven into the fabric of relationship memories.
Open to New Things
I was afraid to cook mussels! I thought they wouldn’t open up, or that I would overcook them, or that they’d somehow know I was a bivalve mollusk amateur.
Mustard is a Best Supporting Actor for Foods
From Dijon in French food to bright yellow ballpark on an American hotdog… from sweet German mustard on a bratwurst to hot Chinese mustard on an eggroll or steamed dumpling… from English mustard on a ploughman’s lunch to whole-grain mustard on a charcuterie board — mustard is a Best Supporting Actor for foods.
Found Recipe: Bobby Flay’s Avocado Toasts (Don’t be a hater)
We love avocado toast! Not because we’re trendy, frivolous or extravagant, but simply because we love fresh food that’s bursting with vibrant flavors.
Food Rant: Just Go with Fresh Garlic
By using giant jars of pre-minced garlic that’s floating in additives, are we fostering a generation of underprivileged taste buds that have never experienced the joy of fresh garlic?
Off-Beet!
The world already has enough conflict, strife and confusion; we don’t need beets to go around claiming that they can become pizza crust.