Tag: slow food
member name: Kevin Weeks
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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 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 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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September 19, 2006 07:52 PM EDT --
Deep in Our Genes --
Were you and I living on a farm in the South 100 years ago, we'd be giving thought about now to the upcoming hog-butchering. Here in the valleys of East Tennessee (it's . . .
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October 06, 2006 05:45 PM EDT --
Ritual --
Sunday I cooked -- really cooked -- for the first time since I moved into this new place.
After a week of TV dinners while I searched for and began organizing pots and pans, dishes and glasses, . . .
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March 25, 2006 06:26 PM EST --
Pet Food?
Owning a sourdough starter is a lot like owning a cat: It doesn't require a lot of attention, but you can't completely ignore it either.
Although I love baking bread I avoided sourdough . . .
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December 07, 2006 05:58 PM EST --
Today's Gather Poll was, "Do you agree with the ruling in New York to ban all trans-fats in restaurants?" For the 49 percent of respondents who answered, "Yes," I have a . . .
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June 16, 2006 08:22 PM EDT --
Heaven Scent
I read recently that the most popular sandwich in the US (discounting hamburgers, I assume) is ham. Although I presume most people eat of some sort of processed ham on some sort of commercial . . .
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October 17, 2006 03:51 PM EDT --
That Wonderful Machine
There was a strange old butcher, His name was Dunderbeck
He was very fond of sausage-meat, and sauerkraut and speck
He had the finest butcher shop, the finest ever seen
Until . . .
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December 30, 2006 06:33 PM EST --
A t the risk of being labeled by Pete Wells as a " cheese sandwich blogger ," I'm going to mention my dinner last night. There was no cheese involved, but I did have soup and a sandwich. . . .
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April 14, 2007 09:27 AM EDT --
There's nothing in the world that will wake you up quite the way a Gaulloises will. The nicotine punch is pretty fierce and the inevitable coughing fit will finish the job. Frankly, it's not my . . .
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June 10, 2006 02:04 PM EDT --
Chicken Soup for the Soup
Contrary to a popular book, chicken soup is not good for the soul. It may make you feel happier, but it won't help you get into heaven. Nor will chicken soup help your . . .
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June 18, 2006 05:26 PM EDT --
Froth
I've loved soufflés for as long as I can remember, my mother made them fairly often when I was a child and I recall a feeling of wonder at the way they puffed and browned magically becoming . . .
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July 24, 2006 09:53 PM EDT --
Csirkepaprikas
My parents arrived about 4:00pm. They'd flown in to Boston, rented a car, and driven up to Nashua, New Hampshire where I was living at the time. If they'd flown in to the Manchester . . .
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August 17, 2006 10:29 PM EDT --
Acadiana
Here in the US the cuisine of Louisiana holds an esteemed place in our food culture. Like jazz, we regard Creole and Cajun cooking as American inventions. And, in fact, like jazz the cuisine . . .
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August 25, 2006 04:08 PM EDT --
In the Flesh --
Yesterday some friends were passing through Knoxville on their way to Memphis from Winston-Salem, North Carolina so of course I invited them to have supper here and stay the night. . . .
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October 13, 2006 07:39 PM EDT --
Romanesque
It's lambing season. At least it is in Missouri where, last Sunday, Clare, one of Susan's ewes, gave birth. Call me sentimental, but when I see a cute little lamb like that it immediately . . .
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October 21, 2006 04:16 PM EDT --
A Common Pot
When a man asked God about heaven and hell, God first shows him a land where all the people have a delicious meat soup. But they have spoons longer than their arms, so they go hungry and . . .
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November 27, 2006 11:02 AM EST --
Pâté Cake, Pâté Cake, Butcher Man --
As a rule, I hate liver. It’s one of the few foods I can say that about. Foie gras may be an exception, but I’ve only . . .
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December 15, 2006 03:59 PM EST --
Chefs love sea scallops. They're sweet, adaptable, cook quickly, and the large, natural, medallion shape makes for an elegant presentation. On the other hand, bay scallops are often under-appreciated. . . .
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