Archive for November, 2006
Friday, November 24th, 2006
Not With My Thanksgiving Turkey, You Don’t
There was a mildly bizarre tongue-in-cheek piece by restaurant critic Raymond Sokolov in today’s Wall Street Journal, titled “Operation Gobbler,” about how to use up left over Thanksgiving turkey.
5 Comments » - Posted in food and food products, rants, tips by stirrell
Tuesday, November 14th, 2006
Garum (Fish Sauce) The Ketchup of Antiquity
No doubt you’ve heard the recent news that has the archeological world all atwitter of the remains of a 1st Century Roman cargo ship, originally discovered in 2000, in shallow waters off the coast of Spain. News of a major shipwreck find always grabs my eye, because of a strong interest on my part (and a mild to moderate obsession on Mike’s part) with the romance of discovering and excavating a shipwreck.
2 Comments » - Posted in food and food products, my bookshelf, recipes by mdeades
Friday, November 10th, 2006
Red Hot Chile Peppers
There was a great article by Marlena Spieler in the Dining In section of the New York Times a while back about one of my favorite foods, the chile pepper. The title “There’s More Than Heat to a Pepper’s Personality” hinted that it would clue us in on the taste nuances of different peppers. And it did.
