A few days ago at the CSA pick-up, a member came in and said, “It’s snowing! It’s snowing!” Was it finally winter finally? By the time I got outside, the scant millimeter of snow that we got had melted and the skies were clear. And… Read More
All posts tagged “Grandes sauces classiques”
Horseradish Cheddar and Irish Bacon Mac & Cheese
Already I can see that the beginning of the new year is going to be a tug-of-war between the wanting-to-detox me, and the part of me that thinks that butter and cheese are inalienable rights to be defended Minutemen-style with muskets and bayonets. I know… Read More
Sliced Egg and Black Truffle Mayonnaise on Toast
My first year of graduate school, I lived down the street from an appallingly awkward airline-themed café. The space was pleasant with floor-to-ceiling windows. It had those lovely columns that fewer and fewer downtown places seem to want to retain. Apart from the odd collection… Read More
Egg Salad with Basil on Toast
When people say that so-and-so “can’t boil an egg,” they generally mean to say that the person in question can’t cook. Insofar as idioms go, it’s a pretty silly one; there are a lot of people out there who cook all the time, who cook all… Read More
Chicken Salad with Tarragon
It’s hot out. It’s over 90°. The heat just saps my energy and makes me want to laze around the house until nightfall. I was eating celery sticks all afternoon, thinking that this was a healthy lunch. It probably wasn’t. Maybe for rabbits, but not… Read More