Archive for the ‘ Food, simply ’ Category

Supper Punch – week 2

So….good news and bad. First the good, my tacos took week 1! Thanks to everyone who voted! Now the bad, it has become apparent that no one really likes the idea of confit of lambs tongue… although it’s not too late. Come on people, it’s just a muscle like any other cut of meat. Did [ READ MORE ]

Super Punch! – an RVA Food Throw-down

How fun is this?! RVA News, One of Richmond’s best news/blog combos is at it again. After a successful and highly entertaining Garden Wars it is time for Super Punch. I’m excited as both a foodie and a participant (VOTE DAWSON!). This is all in good fun (seriously, vote Dawson) and I’m very much looking [ READ MORE ]

The Richmond Times Dispatch (and I) weigh in on Sous Vide

For a little something different… The Richmond Times Dispatch ran an article last week on the Sous Vide style of cooking. I’ve become a huge fan (can you tell?) and was delighted when a friend suggested my name to the RTD. The article is a nice recap of the technique. And, like I said, I [ READ MORE ]

2009 Food – a recap and rekindling

Does anyone know the medical signs of Gout? I will say this, its going to be salads for this guy for a while….at least until lunch tomorrow. Two weeks of indulging in everything from baby octopi to Ossobuco, from martinis to zinfandel, from sour patch kids to pizza rolls (don’t ask) have caught up. As [ READ MORE ]

Pork Project – its back, for real this time

There are a few truths in life – death, taxes, jackalopes, freedom and the equality of all humans. Ponder that list, study it. Notice what is missing? Bacon. Maybe its sausage, maybe its a nice pate or a pickled trotter; regardless it is time to liberate our swine. Proclaim porcine freedom! What am I blathering [ READ MORE ]

A foodies Christmas list

Just saying is all…. It has been the year of the cookbook. Last year’s releases of Grant Achatz’s Aleina set the new standard for uber food pr0n: At $32.00, Aleina broke the mold of the $150 high-end celebrity cookbook. And once the flood gates were open, it has been no holds bared for frugal foodies. [ READ MORE ]

Pickles – let mother nature do the hard work for you this summer

Look, I’m not saying I started the trend, people have been pickling things for thousands of years. But is it coincidental that the foodies are writing about pickles all the sudden? Could it be the acid tongue army at work? One of our most prolific food writers, Michael Ruhlman recently posted about tarragon-garlic pickles. Mental [ READ MORE ]

Simply Dressed – Springtime veggies and vinaigrette

Is there anything better than seeing those first green shoots pop up from the brown dirt in the early spring? They are at once the white flags of winter’s surrender and the welcome committee for the sun. Early spring time veggies are often the most delicate and sweetest that nature has to offer. That first [ READ MORE ]

an evening of comfort cuisine

Usually when I write about comfort food, I am writing about simple food; the kinds of things that remind us of home and grandma. A few days ago I posted the menu that was mailed to a group of diners who had ‘won’ a meal as part of a charity auction. On the outset it [ READ MORE ]

Simple Pork Chops – perfect for early spring

74F during the day and 35F at night – yep, it is early Spring in Virginia. This time of year is always bittersweet for me. On one hand the warm days mean ski season has come to an end. On the other, little tender buds of the first veggies and spring flowers are starting to [ READ MORE ]

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