How To Cook Like Your Grandmother
A Guide to Cooking with Real Food the Way Your Grandma Used to
I've written about the West Side Market before. I love the old style architecture, from a time when public spaces were expected to do more than just hold the roof up. But as many times as I've been there, I never noticed the detail above before. I was already on my way out with the kids when I noticed this, so I didn't have time to check out the rest of them, but they were on all the columns. Next time I go, I'll make time to shoot all of them. … [Read more...]
It's taken me several tries, but I finally got the fried rice down pat. I was making two mistakes, either one of which would make it not-quite-right. But together? Completely wrong, like it was a whole different, completely forgettable dish. Here, finally, is how it's supposed to work. … [Read more...]
I mentioned on Wednesday that I did an interview with Doug Hess of Talk Radio 910 WLTP in Parkersburg, WV. I forgot to mention that my wife was born in Parkersburg, and WLTP was my father-in-law's favorite station when they lived there. Small world, isn't it? So, for anyone who's interested, here's an MP3 of the interview. … [Read more...]
I don't know why I waited so long to break out the crock pot this year. No wait, that's not true. The reason is I don't have enough room in the kitchen to keep it there year-round, so it goes in the basement. The pantry is in the basement, so it's not like I don't go downstairs to get stuff for dinner all the time. It's a mental block that makes no sense and I know it. Ooh, but the ice cream maker is in the kitchen. I don't think I'll be using that for a while. I think I just made room in the … [Read more...]
Like I said yesterday, it's either a cheesesteak or it's not. Anyone who calls it "Philly style" is either lying or just wrong. No one from Philly would ever call it that, so anyone who does say it doesn't know what they're talking about. I don't tell people they're wrong "because I said so" very often. So give me this one, okay? I know cheesesteaks. And this one is closer to "right" than 99% of the ones I've tasted outside of Philly. And the next time will be even closer. … [Read more...]
