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No one wants to cook for a chef. Unless it’s another chef. Because we understand that (a) no one wants to cook for us (b) what we really want to eat is a really well-made omlette and (c) we like to impress each other with our well made omlettes. During my 2nd quarter at culinary … [Read more...] about Feed a Chef Month

If you fall off the diet wagon get jump back on agin. But... having fallen so spectacularly off the diet wagon, why not wallow. A good wallow, back in the grass, feet in the air, maybe a snort or two. Why not make macaroni and cheese? Climb back up into the diet wagon … [Read more...] about Cheatin’ Cheese Sauce

On a road trip with my friend Maggie, and between the two of us I think we’ve got the road snacks covered. I brought: Three types of cheese (a gouda style goat, a cow’s milk from Utah called SeaHive, and Morbier), Japanese snack mix, juices. My husband thoughtfully packed a big … [Read more...] about The difference is we have better snacks

Last night I saw an ad that made me pause: Calabria. I’ve never seen a print ad, much less in Saveur for the forgotten toe of the boot of Italy even as it is the source of most of America’s concept of ‘Italian’ food. A couple years ago a friend and I spent time in Calabria and … [Read more...] about Calabria to Walla Walla, All Aboard!

Entropy is relentless, and this is Exhibit A: My spice drawer. This, once, was quite organinzed. Alphabetically, even. As you can see, those days are long past. I’ve found the craziest things in here- when, where and why did I ever purchase Orange Flower Water? I have two … [Read more...] about Another Definition of Entropy