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Bagelfail

January 9th, 2010 · 22 Comments

The other day, desiring a sort of snack to calm the rumblings of hunger, I bethought myself to consider the possibility of a bagel.  As two of the three people living here eat bagels (the third preferring some sort of abomination that goes under a similar name but contains raisins), it seemed likely we had [...]

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Food discovery

July 4th, 2009 · 3 Comments

I got to have dinner with The Amazing Mris and her Merry Band, and she cooked, and I discovered that one can make something with paprika and saffron and it is very, very good.  I had never even thought of combining paprika and saffron.
Yum.

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Turkey Dilemma, or, Is There More To Life Than Sandwiches?

April 17th, 2009 · 44 Comments

Thanks to Reesa’s mother, Mad Gastronomer, and Alton Brown, I can now consistantly get a turkey roasted the way I like it.  I’ve been doing that a lot lately.  Roast turkey for a day, then turkey sandwitches for a week, by which time the soup is ready.
My question: It seems like there should be something [...]

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Food!

November 27th, 2008 · 12 Comments

Here in the United States it is Thanksgiving today. If you celebrated, I hope you enjoyed it or are enjoying it as we speak.
What are you eating today, or what did you eat?
I’m away from Dreamcafé this week, visiting my mom, Siun, in Chicago. We’re having some friends of hers over, and and tonight we [...]

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I just want to say…

November 17th, 2008 · 13 Comments

Reesa’s mother makes kick-ASS lentil soup.
That is all.
–Steve

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Tags: Food · Reesa

Potatoes Paprikash

October 20th, 2008 · 28 Comments

Ingredients

One half cup (1 stick) of butter
Four medium baking potatoes finely sliced
1 medium chopped onion
2 cloves crushed or chopped garlic,
four tablespoons sweet Hungarian paprika
2 tablspoons tomato puree
1 tablespoon ground mouseweed
2 cups sour cream
kosher salt
freshly ground black papper
water

Melt the butter in a sauce pan over medium-high heat. Add the garlic, potatoes and onion. Salt [...]

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Tags: Food · Steve

On the baking of bread

August 4th, 2008 · 48 Comments

So, we have this bread-making machine, used by Kit.  In an LJ post by Txanne, we learn that many believe that using such a machine produces bread that isn’t as good as hand-made.  I’m curious.  Is there actually a reason for this?  I mean, a reason that Alton Brown would find reasonable?

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The Great Ice Cream Cone Conundrum

August 2nd, 2008 · 20 Comments

There are three sorts of ice cream cone: the cup cone, the sugar cone, and the waffle cone.  Let us ignore the waffle cone, because they didn’t have them when I was a kid.  The cup cone has two advantages: you can set it down, and it is better for holding soft-serve ice cream.  The [...]

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Another Koan

July 9th, 2008 · 4 Comments

One day a broilerman said to Alton Brown, “How can I find true love?”  And Alton Brown said, “Do not fear the salt.”  Thus the broilerman achieved enlightenment.

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Tags: Food · Steve

Vat me, baby!

April 18th, 2008 · 44 Comments

So I was reading the latest article I’ve found in the “vat-grown meat” debate, (found over at the excellent Futurismic blog) and I just can’t keep quiet on the subject any longer. The article discusses a proposed solution to future meat protein production and consumption that involves, instead of growing meat in vats in [...]

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Tags: Food · Politics · Reesa

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