Posted in Libations, Query, tagged ad, beer, Heineken commercial, screaming, walk-in closet, walk-in fridge on 01/12/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hilarious.
Posted in Foodstuff, In the News, Query, tagged challenge, experiments, food crisis, food prices, grocery expenses on 01/10/2009 | Leave a Comment »
These people tried.
Wow.
Posted in Ingredients, Query, Recipes, tagged arroz con pollo, casserole, cheap eats, chicken, economical, mushy, one-pot meals, peasant food, please God give me a dishwasher, soggy rice on 01/07/2009 | 2 Comments »
Credit: http://www.kitchencritic.co.uk
I have a particular fondness for one-pot, braised meals, both because I don’t have a dishwasher (sigh) and also because these tend to be historically peasant dishes that use inexpensive ingredients.
So what’s the problem? I recently tried to make Arroz con Pollo, and although the flavors were delicious, the rice was soggy. I’m trying to figure [...]
Posted in Query, tagged childhood, In Search of Lost Time, madeline, memory, poll, Proust, sensory memory on 01/06/2009 | 1 Comment »
All it took for Proust was a taste of one of those little clamshell cakes they now sell at Starbucks.
What about you? What brings you back?
Posted in Flatware, Query, tagged Art Deco, Flatware, silverware on 01/05/2009 | Leave a Comment »
…check out this beautiful deco-inspired flatware by Lenox.
It’s called Tin Can Alley, and let’s just say, Santa was very, very good to me this year. 90 pieces!
This set almost makes me want to wash dishes. Almost.
Quick poll: what’s your favorite flatware pattern?
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