When Kaela of Local Kitchen shared her top 10 list of most popular sites to visit from last year, 2 things were true: I immediately loved the idea and knew I wanted to borrow it from her. I love that it’s an annual thing for her and comparing the popular posts year after year is [...]
Archive for December, 2011
The 11 Most Visited Articles of Last Year
Posted in Updates on December 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Things I’ve Leaned in our Kitchen (2011) #6: Where WellPreserved/ Blogging Fits
Posted in Special Series on December 30, 2011 | 3 Comments »
For most of the rest of the year (and perhaps a bit into the next), I’m going to share reflections of the last year and what I’ve learned in the kitchen. Sometimes daily posts miss the flavour of the larger lessons so this is an attempt to take a step back and share the lessons [...]
The Things I’ve Leaned in our Kitchen (2011) #5: Finding Beauty in Simplicity
Posted in Special Series on December 29, 2011 | 3 Comments »
For most of the rest of the year (and perhaps a bit into the next), I’m going to share reflections of the last year and what I’ve learned in the kitchen. Sometimes daily posts miss the flavour of the larger lessons so this is an attempt to take a step back and share the lessons [...]
It`s OUR Birthday: Well Preserved Turns 3
Posted in Updates on December 28, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Today marks the third anniversary (and beginning of our fourth year) of the day I slept in and the blog was born (the complete story on the birth of our website was told back in 2009). I often wonder what would have happened if I didn`t sleep in that day and if this project would [...]
The Things I’ve Leaned in our Kitchen (2011) #4: I`m All About Umami
Posted in Special Series on December 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The first time I heard the expression `Umami` was in 2010 – Chef David Kinch was addressing a packed house at Terroir IV (a symposium primarily for te food industry that we`ve attended for the last 2 years). It`s a Japanese word that describes the `5th` taste (in addition to sweet, bitter, sour and salty). [...]
The Things I’ve Leaned in our Kitchen (2011) #3: Bread Isn`t That Difficult
Posted in Special Series on December 26, 2011 | 6 Comments »
For most of the rest of the year (and perhaps a bit into the next), I’m going to share reflections of the last year and what I’ve learned in the kitchen. Sometimes daily posts miss the flavour of the larger lessons so this is an attempt to take a step back and share the lessons [...]
The Things I’ve Leaned in our Kitchen (2011) #2: Family Style Changes a Meal
Posted in Special Series on December 25, 2011 | 3 Comments »
For most of the rest of the year (and perhaps a bit into the next), I’m going to share reflections of the last year and what I’ve learned in the kitchen. Sometimes daily posts miss the flavour of the larger lessons so this is an attempt to take a step back and share the lessons [...]
The Things I’ve Learned in our Kitchen (2011) #1: Acid Makes a Huge Difference
Posted in Special Series on December 24, 2011 | 10 Comments »
For most of the rest of the year (and perhaps a bit into the next), I’m going to share reflections of the last year and what I’ve learned in the kitchen. Sometimes daily posts miss the flavour of the larger lessons so this is an attempt to take a step back and share the lessons [...]
Turkey: Do you Brine it? Stuff it? Butter it? Avoid it?
Posted in Poultry, Turkey, Fowl and other Birds on December 23, 2011 | 15 Comments »
I’m hoping to get a lot of feedback between here and the FaceBook group today; with a lot of us preparing to cook turkey in the next 48 hours – how do you cook yours? If you’re vegetarian, what’s your favorite Holiday meals? We have never brined a turkey before but are planning to this [...]
Pimp That Preserve 2011 is Over… Time for Prizes!
Posted in Pimp That Preserve on December 22, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Another year of Pimp That Preserve is over! I want to send a giant thank you to all of you who participated – giant thanks to you for decorating jars, voting, sharing and cheering each other on. I`m particularilly proud of how this community supports one another and saw plenty of `competitors`openly voting for other [...]
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