Pressed for time one evening, I was recruited by my wife to make some risotto with mushrooms picked up recently at a local farmers' market. Luckily I'd also recently acquired a can of Vialone nano rice. It led to a fabulous meal, the rice toothy and...
My wife incorporated her diet with bone broth, stock she makes from turkey necks and wings along with a split pigs trotter, and chicken feet for collagen oomph! Anyway, this past Thanksgiving we used the left-over turkey for tamales with red mole. The meat was...
“Discard” is a term used by some bakers for excess sourdough. I think it’s a terrible name as it reminds me of waste, something no one in the world of food much wants to encourage. Recently I found out that a niece of mine in Switzerland had quit her...
Flammekueche is an Alsatian flat bread composed of a flaky, pale white crust which is singed and its edges browned. Though legally part of France, Alsace has strong German roots. Maybe that’s why some would call this baked goodie “German pizza,” as...
While shopping at Whole Foods, I noticed a strange display that looked like ladies handbags. It turns out to be a display of multicolored silicon bags called stasher. It's an alternative to plastic that is sustainable and can be used instead of using cryovac,...
