For the vegetarians amongst us (who are always welcome here), I ask that you work your way through the story at the top as the analogy is rooted in meat but is an important aspect of cooking as a vegetarian as well… One of the more exciting food moments of my last year was getting [...]
Archive for June, 2011
Nose to Tail Vegetables and Fruit – an Introduction
Posted in Our Cuisine on June 30, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Missing My Kitchen…
Posted in General on June 29, 2011 | 2 Comments »
I`ve been away from home for less than a week and todays trip home is just on time! When I travel for business I, like most, miss family, pets and friends. I also find myself (as I`m sure others do here) missing my kitchen. The obvious reasons for missing my kitchen include the ability to [...]
There`s No Gout About It – You Are What You Eat
Posted in General on June 28, 2011 | 5 Comments »
The last few days have been some of the most excruciating pain I`ve ever felt. When I broke my elbow, it took 4 days to go to the hospital because I didn`t think it hurt `that bad.` I had mono for 5 months before finding out because I thought I was only a `little bit sluggish.` [...]
A Food Connection to Billy the Kid
Posted in Hunting (General) on June 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
This photo (the only known photo of Billy the Kid), which is the size of a credit card, sold at auction this weekend for $2.6 million: The photo was taken in 1879 or 1880. There`s a lot of confusion on the legend of BIlly the Kid. He may have killed 4, 9 or 21 people [...]
Learning More About Pizza – The Best Tips I`ve Got…
Posted in Techniques, Tips and Tricks on June 26, 2011 | 7 Comments »
I continue to learn a lot about making pizza and am mildly obsessed. As today is a travel day, I thought I`d share a few quick tips that I`ve recently developed that`s helping my homemade pizza reach the next level (pictures and another post on pizza when I get back). These tips are resulting in the [...]
10 Great Food Infographics
Posted in Prints, Posters and the Like on June 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It`s Friday evening or Saturday morning when most of you are perusing this – thought we`d share links to some really neat food-related infographics (we didn`t put copies here due to knowing how much work these are to create). Each of these 10 graphics are awesome – and great food for thought: Growing better rice [...]
The Best Lemonade Recipe….Ever!
Posted in Beverages on June 21, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I love lemonade. Hand-squeezed sweet and tart goodness that instantly seems to hydrate my entire body. There’s nothing quite like it. I have a secret when I make my lemonade, let’s see if you can see it: It’s all about the rim. Remember these? Or these? They are part of my fabulous rim. First, let’s [...]



