Archives for 2008

The Local Farmers Market (Finally)

July 21, 2008 (Updated March 28, 2014) by Drew Kime

I'm lucky enough to live near the West Side Market. As good as it is though, the produce mostly isn't locally grown. So I've been looking forward to the local farmers market, which sets up Friday night in the local community center parking lot. I thought it was starting several weeks ago, but this past Friday was the first time I finally made it when they were there. And of course I forgot to go to the bank first. Good thing I didn't, or I would have bought a lot more than we could possibly … [Read more...]

How To Make Meatloaf

July 17, 2008 (Updated March 23, 2014) by Drew Kime

Beef, Dinner

Since I asked people for suggestions of what to make next, I've seen a bunch of requests for things that people remember from their childhoods. Things that nobody makes any more. Some of them sound really good, though, so I'm going to have to do some research and give it a shot. Dave, on the other hand, went for the sure thing when he suggested meatloaf. That's almost cheating. You just know I had to do meatloaf eventually. And here it is. … [Read more...]

How To Make Bread Crumbs

July 17, 2008 (Updated April 11, 2014) by Drew Kime

Technique

I would describe myself as frugal. Some people might prefer the term "cheap". I'm okay with that. Especially when it leads to better food than if I had bought it pre-made. … [Read more...]

How To Make Wedge Salad

July 16, 2008 (Updated March 24, 2014) by Drew Kime

Salad recipe card

Lots of food trends involve expensive or hard-to-find ingredients, complicated preparation or some other reason to not try it at home. But one thing I never saw until a couple of years ago, and have since seen it dozens of places -- a pretty good definition for "trendy" -- is the wedge salad. This is the exception that proves all the rules for trendy foods: It's actually easier than a "regular" salad. … [Read more...]

How To Make Herbed Croûtons

July 16, 2008 (Updated March 24, 2014) by Drew Kime

Bread, Salad recipe card

I love croûtons, but not those pre-made rock-like nuggets covered with artificial flavors and colors that you find in the grocery store. I've done plain garlic croûtons once before, to go with the pizza soup. (And yes, garlic croûtons are "plain" croûtons. If you're not going to at least use garlic you might as well put some toast on your salad.) This time I did garlic and herbs. But no salt. Nearly everything needs some salt, but these do okay without it. … [Read more...]