Musings on Starters, Mains, Desserts and Second-Helpings…
Posted in Italian, Italy, pork, Restaurant Review, tourism, travel, Tuscan, tuscany on Aug 31st, 2007
A slightly macabre headline, I know, but the point it attempts to convey is that, instead of being a pig’s idea of paradise (it would be more like a peculiar kind of mortuary, I guess), it is the pork-lover’s paradise. With an entire floor is devoted to fresh meats, charcuterie (norcineria) and cheese (the second […]
Posted in coffee, culture, Europe, Food Commentary, Italy, Spain on Aug 28th, 2007
What is it about coffee in Europe that makes it taste so good? Why do so many people love Dunkin’ Donuts coffee when it quite obviously tastes (and looks) like gnat’s piss? And why, indeed, do people feel the need to drink a pint of coffee in one go? More to the point, how can […]
Posted in French, kidneys, mushroom, offal, Recipe, Recipes, tradition, travel, unhealthy, veal, wine on Aug 27th, 2007
…Don’t be put off by their rather acrid smell and make either of two delicious dishes! When we first encountered veal kidneys we were enjoying the beginning of what was to be one of the greatest meals either of us had ever eaten. It was a six-course marathon, running the gamut from tiny, delicately-prepared pots […]
Posted in Food Commentary, Food Network, Rachel Ray, rant on Aug 23rd, 2007
Anyone else feeling ill? Rachel Ray REALLY Knows Cooking! I’d like to open up this updated rant with a quote from the now departed from the Food Network, the great, talented, Mario Batali on his former employer: “They don’t need me. They have decided they are mass market and they are going after the Wal-Mart […]
Posted in cheap meal, easy, lime, orange juice, Pernil, pork, Puerto Rican, Recipe, Recipes, slow cooking on Aug 21st, 2007
UPDATE: HAVE TIME TO COOK YOUR PERNIL LOW AND SLOW? CHECK OUT OUR UPDATED PERNIL RECIPE THAT CALLS FOR DOUBLE THE COOKING TIME! When preparing to bring dinner over our friends house for 6 adults, I scratched my head and couldn’t help but thinking, “What can we make that’s cheap?”. Pork shoulder, baby! The Puerto […]
Posted in cheap meal, cilantro, coconut, easy, quick meal, Recipe, Recipes, rice, shrimp, spicy, summer, vegetables on Aug 15th, 2007
My office is laid out in such a way that my desk faces a wall and the only window in the room is small, high-up and 10 yards behind me as I face my computer. This is hardly a feng-shui arrangement of light and furniture, and given that my monitor faces the interior of the […]
Posted in Caribbean, Food Commentary, meal, Roti on Aug 9th, 2007
I suppose you could file this under “at the desk gourmet” too, since it’s delicious, homemade, eaten at the desk, economical, and big step beyond your deli soup or sandwich in food sophistication. However, since it’s not made in my home, but someone else’s, it doesn’t qualify for inclusion in that category, but, as the […]
Posted in cheap meal, easy, fish, healthy, Italian, Italy, lemon, lower fat, Olive Oil, Pasta, quick meal, Recipe, Recipes, travel, Tuna, vegetarian on Aug 2nd, 2007
You know when you have one of those Oprah “Ah-Ha!” moments? You know, when the lightbulb goes off in your brain, when it seems as though you finally get it and it all seems just…well… right? Well, on Oprah, most of these “Ah-Ha” moments happen during some emotional breakdown or confrontation. For me, well, I […]
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