Tag: recipes
member name: Kevin Weeks
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April 22, 2006 10:22 AM EDT --
2000 Years of Asparagus
Asparagus is a member of the lily family and related to onions and leeks. The word itself comes from the Greek word aspharagos, which derived from the Persian word asparag, meaning . . .
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April 26, 2006 04:39 PM EDT --
Just Like Mom's
The urge to nostalgia seems universal. We are most aware of it when nostalgia for some aspect of our past becomes fashionable again as with automobiles like the Ford Thunderbird . . .
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May 05, 2006 03:09 PM EDT --
Phony Coney
Tam melted a rare bit of cheese
Hoping, her beau, Fred, to please
But when Tam said rarebit
Fred heard it as rabbit
Now Fred thinks Tam's just a tease.
When I was around 10 . . .
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May 17, 2006 06:03 PM EDT --
A Perfect Morning
Coffee and newspaper in hand, I stepped out onto my patio and into that strangely orange-gold light that suffuses a clear fall morning. Each season seems to have it's own special . . .
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July 30, 2006 02:39 PM EDT --
Bile That Cabbage Down, Boys
Steamed cabbage was, if not frequent, at least common in the house where I grew up -- particularly in the winter. And I'm inclined to say that's why I like cooked . . .
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August 06, 2006 05:10 PM EDT --
Consorting with Cookies
My mother was never much of a baker. It wasn't that she couldn't bake when called upon -- she had the skills -- she just wasn't particularly interested. That said, . . .
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August 14, 2006 05:57 PM EDT --
Beer Bread, Take II
(Note: This was originally posted on Seriously Good in November of 2005.)
Some months ago I made a loaf of beer quick bread. It was mighty tasty but had the drawback of all quick . . .
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September 03, 2006 02:33 PM EDT --
(Note: This is my entry if the Bermuda cruise contest. If you don't mind, please rate this article.)
I walked in the front door and confronted a huge bowl of paella. At least, I thought it was paella. . . .
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September 04, 2006 11:26 AM EDT --
Frites!
Fall is fair season. All over the country for the next month or so there will be county fairs, state fairs, and harvest festivals. Vendors will flock to them offering corn dogs, fried Mars . . .
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September 12, 2006 12:47 PM EDT --
Over Does It --
Last January I taught my first cooking class at the local Williams-Sonoma and, typically, I began my teaching career by over-promising.
Oh, I came through and delivered . . .
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September 23, 2006 02:34 PM EDT --
Teenage Bread --
But the bread… Sigh. It was nasty, soft, gummy stuff that stuck to the roof of my mouth without benefit of peanut butter. No, not that loaf in the picture, another, sadder loaf. . . .
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October 03, 2006 05:26 PM EDT --
Fall is coming early this year, rushing in like a river when the levee breaks. And like a flooding river, fall creates turmoil. Looking to the hills I see oaks still sporting their summer work . . .
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October 09, 2006 12:39 PM EDT --
Enticing Empanadas --
When I was in Spain a few years back with my family celebrating my parents' 50th wedding anniversary, we had a lot of excellent restaurant meals in addition to the meals we . . .
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October 09, 2006 03:20 PM EDT --
I've been considering writing a book on picnics and have completed what I call a mockup for the TOC and first chapter. I'd like comments from anyone interested in food or writing. There is a . . .
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February 03, 2007 08:28 PM EST --
I'd never been in a sex shop before. It was… interesting. The fur-covered handcuffs were interesting. The leather collars were interesting. The costumes were interesting, And the, well… . . .
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February 06, 2007 11:14 AM EST --
English food has a terrible reputation, and perhaps at one time it was deserved. But even then the food had its glories. Or, if "glories" is too strong a word, then it certainly had its genuine . . .
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April 09, 2007 10:22 PM EDT --
The flavor appeared from nowhere -- literally. I was trying to decide what to fix for supper, flipping through magazines, when suddenly I tasted a shrimp cake. I'd never had a shrimp cake before. Never . . .
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April 19, 2007 04:30 PM EDT --
The entire meal was seriously good. Not fancy, in fact, quite the reverse, but each component was delicious and they all worked in perfect harmony. It was a great Father's Day meal.
I poached the . . .
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February 16, 2008 07:42 PM EST --
A s a Southern cook, I have an obligation to attempt to keep track of cookbooks purportedly offering Southern food. This means that The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook by Matt and Ted Lee was on my list . . .
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September 14, 2006 06:11 PM EDT --
Dis 'n Dat
(Originally published on Seriously Good on 01/16/06.)
Slashfood declared Tuesday to be D-day. The deal is to do something food oriented involving the letter "D." I was . . .
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