Posts Tagged ‘ simply ’

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. These are some [ 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 ]

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 ]

AskAFoodie.net – a work in progressess

UPDATE: AskAFoodie.net is now live- check it out for more info. The goal is simple – have short foodie exchanges on Twitter and delve in deeper on AskAFoodie.net The social networking site Twitter.com has one rule – you cannot post more than 140 characters at a time. That means everything is short and to the [ READ MORE ]

Sous Vide at Home

Originally uploaded by NickDawson For Christmas, Santa brought me a copy of Thomas Kelleher’s Under Pressure: Cooking Sous Vide – a cookbook largely devoted to the sous vide technique of cooking. Sous Vide, or under vacuum, is a bit of a misnomer but refers to cooking things sealed in vacuum bags in a water bath. There are [ READ MORE ]

The Per Se kitchen

I am still mentally digesting our meal from Per Se. Check back soon for a post about the menus and our meal. As a quick update, I did want to share a few photos from our behind the scenes tour of the kitchen. The rumors of the video link between the French Laundry and Per Se [ READ MORE ]

Cut the cable, keep the cake

In my last post, I spoke about where to splurge on food online. Over the top food finds are great for the holidays, but the reality of our current economic situation may mean beans and franks. In fact, the Wall Street Journal ran an article on 12/11 about a proposed bailout for the producers of [ READ MORE ]

DIY: Trash Can Cold Smoker

  • June 28th, 2007
  • Posted in blog

When I announced my idea to build a cold smoker I got a lot of strange looks from family and friends. There is, of course, the logical reaction: “if smoke comes from fire, how can you have cold smoke?” There is also the layperson’s reaction “ why do you need two different kinds of smokers?” [ READ MORE ]

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