Drew Kime, Author at How To Cook Like Your Grandmother

The Perfect Steak

May 19, 2010 (Updated March 20, 2014) by Drew Kime

My new hero is Mark Schatzker, "a man whose love of steak began at the age of six, under the tutelage of his father, and who just spent nearly three years traveling the world in search of the world’s finest meat." Three years. To find a good steak. Rock on, dude. Go check out this interview at The Globe and Mail. Then get on over to Alderspring Ranch, the place with Schatzker's favorite. The ribeye is over $40 per pound -- [cue Joey Lawrence voice] Whoah! -- but the London Broil is $10 / … [Read more...]

Grill Season Suggestions

May 18, 2010 (Updated March 20, 2014) by Drew Kime

Roundup grilling

It's getting close to grilling season here in Cleveland. Which means most of you have already been cooking out for a couple of months ... but I'm not jealous. So I figured it would be a good idea to put together some of the best cookout food I've done here. … [Read more...]

What is Your Health Worth?

May 17, 2010 (Updated March 28, 2014) by Drew Kime

Uncategorized diet

I haven't been on "a diet" since ... well, I can't remember when. And conventional wisdom says anyone who eats the stuff I show on this blog all the time must weigh about a thousand pounds. (I don't.) But after following along for a while, you see that I do follow a general principle: Processed food is generally bad for you. Whatever you're eating, making it from scratch is probably better than buying it in a box. I wonder, if the typical American ate the same diet but replacing all the … [Read more...]

Do You Have “A Place For Everything”?

May 14, 2010 (Updated March 28, 2014) by Drew Kime

Uncategorized poll

Last week I asked if you work clean. Down in the comments, Jenni mentioned something about hiding the salt from each other ... which I completely understood. Some people have "a place" that things are supposed to be: The salt and pepper are on the bottom shelf, all the way on the left; basil and oregano are on the turntable to the right; baking soda and baking powder on the second shelf from the bottom, etc. … [Read more...]

Butterscotch Hard Candy … Fail?

May 13, 2010 (Updated March 20, 2014) by Drew Kime

Dessert candy

Sometimes it doesn't go the way you planned. If you're lucky, you discover something else that's good in a whole different way. That's what happened this time, but ... before I say "Here's how to do it," I have to ask people out there who have made more candy: How did we do it? Follow along and see if you can tell what we did, and can we do it again on purpose. UPDATE: See the note at the end ... we figured it out. (I also discovered when I came to do this update that I hadn't finished … [Read more...]