Posts in: Food
- On being a chef during the holidays
- It’s one part obligation to your family. One part obligation to your craft. A dash of showing off, and let’s be honest, one sprinkle of trying to keep your various relatives from fucking up dinner. Richard Blais of Flip Burger Boutique and Top Chef fame in his blog post Knife’s Edge: Family meal. [22 Dec 2009]
- On fishing, fish oil, and the commons
- For the last decade, one company, Omega Protein of Houston, has been catching 90 percent of the nation’s menhaden. The perniciousness of menhaden removals has been widely enough recognized that 13 of the 15 Atlantic states have banned Omega Protein’s boats from their waters. But the company’s toehold in North Carolina and Virginia (where it [...] [17 Dec 2009]
- H1N1 comes from pigs
- The H1N1 flu virus that triggered the first influenza pandemic in 40 years seemed to come out of nowhere, but, of course, that wasn’t the case. The virus mutated inside a pig before making the leap to human beings, and scientists have traced it back to a strain that first emerged in U.S. factory pork [...] [9 Dec 2009]
- Genetically modified eggplant, hunger and India
- Two kinds of eggplant, neither genetically modified. Photo by istorija In India, where food production depends on the vagaries of the weather, GM foods are a hot button for not just debate over bio-safety but also the power of multinationals to influence food choices. The GM eggplant strain has been developed by American agrichemical giant Monsanto with [...] [30 Nov 2009]
- Oysters with tomatoes, onions, and peas over toast
- Tonight’s dinner experiment, originally uploaded by tiffanybbrown. Ingredients (amounts approximate): Shucked Pacific oysters. I used small ones, about half of an 8 oz jar. 2 cups crushed tomatoes 1/2 an onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup frozen peas 1 tsp. lemon zest 2 tsp. dried parsley flakes A splash of marsala cooking wine (2 tbsp. maybe) 1 tsp. sugar (more or less to [...] [3 Jan 2008]
- Three-bean, six-spice turkey chili
- This is my not-so-famous chili recipe. I use ground turkey instead of ground beef. It feels a little bit lighter, and has a more subtle flavor than beef, yet it’s still hearty. Plus ground turkey is a little lower in fat and calories. Great for cold days, Super Bowl parties and Frito pie. Enjoy with [...] [10 Dec 2006]
- A cooking experiment: Indian-style curry
- After about a week’s worth of researching recipes, I decided to take a crack at making Indian curry Sunday. And then I realized I was missing yogurt. No matter, I tried it anyway loosely following a few recipes, but paying no attention to amounts. The result? Spicy, but yummy. A rough recipe follows the photo. Click [...] [28 Nov 2006]