You Say Swede, I Say Rutabaga
Ah, the rutabaga (or swede in the U.K.). They’re ugly. They’re hard to cut into. They’re hard to peel. Most people don’t have a clue what they are. So why bother? Because cooked properly, this ugly…
Pork Stew Experiments
I know a lot of you AAR readers, like me, enjoy cooking. Today I decided to make a stew to keep for a few meals later this week. I used this recipe from Epicurious as a…
Tudor Cooking
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Cookies, Anyone?
Yes, it’s the time of year when our office is being inundated with cookies. Every few days, someone brings in another plate of festive, holiday cookies. Sugar cookies in every shape imaginable, topped with bright frosting…
Latte Envy
Over the last few weeks I’ve heard a lot of my friends rejoicing about the return of various holiday-flavored drinks to their favorite coffee houses. As if that isn’t enough, I see tweets and Facebook status…
Happy Thanksgiving!
I hope all of you have a wonderful day of good food, family and friends, and rest. As I was in London last year, my Thanksgiving was a bit improvised, but lovely all the same–the people…
The Early TV Cooking Stars
I recently re-watched Julie and Julia, and it’s got me thinking fondly of the old days of television cooking shows. Before the Food Network and the Cooking Channel existed, the main venue for cooking shows on…
A Much Maligned Vegetable
In my family, the traditional vegetable for both Christmas and Thanksgiving is brussel sprouts. Did I catch you turning up your nose? Then I ask you, what is it about this vegetable that people hate? Let…
Bad News for Chocoholics
New reports are saying that chocolate will become “like caviar” — i.e., a luxury good beyond the price range of most people — as prices and demand skyrocket. This is terrible. I eat an obscene amount…
Roasted Potato Deliciousness
The other day I had the best roasted potatoes I had ever had, in an effort to find an ethical meal (see my last blog post). They weren’t anything special or unusual, but I had never…