Well Preserved

Although I’ve never asked the question here, I’m certain I’m not nearly the only one around these parts who goes through food obsessions. My food-related obsessions have similarities but don’t follow a set pattern.  Here’s insight into how I get fixated on something food-related: I am generally obsessed about learning how to make something – [...]

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When it comes to cooking, I`m notoriously bad at following recipes.  It`s been this way for as long as I remember and, despite all good intentions, I fall in to the same patterns.  I know that many people don`t follow recipes – it`s just that I really, wholly believe, Id learn a lot more about [...]

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We’ve heard about straw polls in the US – so we’ve decided to do a soup poll.  Here’s a quick survey about our soup preferences – take a few moments to fill it up and see what others think as well! Here’s a few links that are related to our soup poll: Making and canning [...]

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Joel is in the process of peeling 30lbs of garlic right now. I’m going to help by doing todays post…thus keeping my hands free of garlic smell…just in case I run into Eddie Vedder tonight. We have tickets to see Pearl Jam and I’ve had a wee crush on the man for about 20 years (which is [...]

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This is the final installment in a 3-part series on why and how to cook the head of a wild boar or pig and the importance of nose-to-tail eating for meat eaters. I shared a post in October that discussed a new friend and his experiences tasting squash and broccoli for his first time when [...]

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I`m hoping you`ll read the next paragraph before flicking away in disgust (as I may have years ago). The idea of eating a pig`s head is something that is psychologically difficult for many but few ponder why they find it so difficult?  It`s fascinating to me that on the `fear-factor`scale of things, a pig`s head [...]

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I was recently surprised to find out that the ‘map of the tongue” was a myth.  Shortly thereafter I was even more surprised that I ever believed in it in the first place. The ‘legend of the tongue’ map (which claimed our tongue was broken into different sections which sensed different groups of tastes) was greeted [...]

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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 [...]

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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.`  [...]

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It’s the start of spring – we’re flipping between sunny, warm and hail and snow.  It’s a confusing time of year for clothing and it’s these days that I get really excited about the coming season of food (yes, I am that obsessed). As we’ve gained more friends who work within food and it’s related [...]

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