Archive for the ‘Vegetables’ Category

Squid: Ethically Nutritious

Wednesday, February 14th, 2007

If you're going to eat animals, fish and seafood are tops. I could preach and pontificate endlessly on the virtues of clean, high quality protein and heart-healthy lipids, but I sense that most of my readers don't need to be told. By now you've surely also deduced that I am ...

Heirloom tomatoes?

Monday, February 12th, 2007

Norway has agreed to foot the bill for a "doomsday" vault to house seed specimens of food-producing crops. This is good to know. In the event of a cataclysm or major F-up that'd prevent the normal cultivation of food crops for a while, we'd be in trouble without a back-up. ...

Say Yes to Quack

Monday, December 25th, 2006

I enjoyed one of my favorite meals at a favorite St. Louis restaurant the other night. Next time you're in Missouri's Gateway City, you'd do well to visit Wei Hong Bakery & BBQ (3175 South Grand Avenue, 314-773-8318) and order the roast duck on rice, a testament ...

Late November Griddlecakes

Sunday, November 26th, 2006

Through some miracle of Sweet Providence, I have emerged from the bewildering commotion of Thanksgiving proceedings relatively unscathed. No emotional contusions were suffered, thankfully, although I was attacked variously by a frozen prawn, an industrial dish rack and, at a friendly game of poker with the gents from work, a ...

Did You Guess The Fish?

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

Of the hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of responses to my ichthyological quiz, not one contained the correct answer. This is hardly shocking. In America the species is more commonly encountered as a filet, either on a plate or sealed and frozen in plastic. I'm not a big fan of ...

Spaghetti Bolognese

Saturday, October 28th, 2006



Fife Rings Bell

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

If you're standing in front of this Hajduk Split fan club mural on Split's Riva, turn 140 degrees to your right and walk about 75 meters. Ask any of the locals. Buffet Fife (boo-fay FEE-fay) is the place to eat in Split. Fresh, organic ingredients are prepared simply and traditionally, ...

Farls of Blitva

Friday, September 8th, 2006



Octopus Salad

Sunday, August 13th, 2006

Sure, you can make ice cream from octopus but I'm usually not much for sweets. One of my favorite preparations of the cephalapod, octopus salad, can be found on nearly every menu in Dalmatia. My version with mussels pictured below hardly adheres to the letter of tradition, but I see ...

Porkburger

Sunday, July 30th, 2006

The pork part was a mistake. The burger part wasn't. The story doesn't bear repeating here. No, there's no beef in this burger, but to one pound of ground pork, I added an egg, a handful of chopped Italian parsley, three tablespoons each of water and extra virgin olive oil, and ...