Archive for the ‘Grains’ Category
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
If there is one single, solitary deed that is more restorative and reassuring than any other, it is quite possibly the act of baking bread. If you build the oven and fire as well, all the better. Working grain and water with the hands is not only a response to ...
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Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
First, I got to work on the filling. I had Dungeness crab and bacon, and decided to bind them with potatoes and walnuts. Of course, merely mashing up two potatoes wasn't enough for me. No, I actually made a micro-batch of fresh shrimp stock from shells, carrot, onion, celery, parsley, ...
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Sunday, October 29th, 2006
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Saturday, July 22nd, 2006
I was given fresh corn, cornmeal, ground veal, onion, tomato, some Emmenthaler cheese and 45 minutes. No cumin, cilantro or limes. I'd prepared some Louisiana-style hot sauce from feferoni the previous day, so the heat was in place. In lieu of fresh salsa or a rich mole (no time), ...
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Sunday, July 16th, 2006
Just call me Colonel Cornelius Cobb. I've got corn on the brain, and I've got it bad. Summer makes me silly for corn. I went running and flailing naked through this corn field near Jastrebarsko a few weeks ago so I could feel the tassles a-tickling and get myself stinky ...
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Saturday, July 15th, 2006
While I relish the challenge and reward of concocting victuals that delight the eyes as completely as they’ll content a belly and gladden a wagging tongue, I believe that a simple, honest repast is the stuff and staff of life. We eat in order to live so that we may ...
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