Custard’s Last Stand (or rather, mine with it)
29 Dec 2009

Custard’s Last Stand (or rather, mine with it)

by | posted in: Eating Excursions | 17

Ice cream versus frozen custard: the parameters are loose. Frozen custard, like its less-cold forebear, engages egg yolks in the emulsion, but so does rich ice creams. Wikipedia attributes it to a higher temperature than ice cream when served; also, its production to a fast-freezing barrel that churns out the product more quickly than traditional ice cream makers. The entry states, “Frozen custard is usually prepared fresh at the place of sale, rather than stored.” They both can be served … Read More

Ginger Sesame Truffles
21 Dec 2009

Ginger Sesame Truffles

by | posted in: Desserts, Recipes | 8

Is there something slightly devilish about making a great batch of sugary-sweet treats, for the sole purpose of bestowing upon others as “gifts”? Do you get that Grinch-like smirk, stirring a bowl of melting chocolate and butter, thinking, this is not all going in my belly, ‘cept for one teeny bite? And then, does it dissolve just as quickly as those last slicks of butterfat when your first “sneak” lick from the spatula turns into two, then three, then five? … Read More

Reason For Not Eating Out #38: Having the Wildcard Every Time
16 Dec 2009

Reason For Not Eating Out #38: Having the Wildcard Every Time

by | posted in: Reason of the Month | 5

I was out with a small handful of NYC-based food writers the other night. We were on our way to Edible Brooklyn‘s food trivia night, so I was feeling quite smug about my smartness in all things food-related right then, especially being among such illustrious company. As we made our way from the West Coast-oriented bar (with, according to my mentors, not enough beer cred for that claim) Pacific Standard to the Australian meat-pie joint, Sheep Station (kitschy, but the … Read More

Spicy Squash and Chorizo Soup
10 Dec 2009

Spicy Squash and Chorizo Soup

by | posted in: gluten-free, Recipes, Soups & Stews | 13

Today marks a sad day. I usually never let good produce go to waste, but after coming home and inspecting the three miniature squashes I had left out on a decorative platter on the coffee table, as a decorative touch to the room, I discovered that I had overestimated their coffee table life. They were no longer firm and heavy, but sickly hollow-feeling, and the acorn squash’s lizard-green skin was a bit wrinkled, with one spot of mold on the … Read More

Spiced Orange Ice Cream
6 Dec 2009

Spiced Orange Ice Cream

by | posted in: Desserts, Ice Cream, Recipes | 14

This ice cream flavor is an ode to sticking cloves in oranges around Christmastime. They turn out looking a little funny, and it feels a little bit voodoo doll-like doing it, but it’s one of those wholesome childhood traditions, and it makes the room smell good. Like orange and spice, and everything nice. This tastes good, too.

Make Your Best Dish For Dudes and Win a Copy of Mad Hungry
30 Nov 2009

Make Your Best Dish For Dudes and Win a Copy of Mad Hungry

by | posted in: Events, My Events, NYC Events, Ruminations | 14

If you’re anything like me, then cooking for someone is definitely an act of giving. And now that we’ve officially reached “the season for giving,” I can think of nothing better to give someone special than some home-cooked food. This is a rich topic, and one that never fails to fascinate me. So I’m curious, what foods do you like to cook for someone else… and specifically, for those of the male species?

Thanksgiving Leftovers with Working Class Foodies
24 Nov 2009

Thanksgiving Leftovers with Working Class Foodies

by | posted in: Recipes, Ruminations, Video | 5

I’m back in the States just in time for the most American holiday of them all: Thanksgiving! Where’d I go? Please forgive the week-long break from blogging — I took off in a rush for Australia, to attend a very important friend (VIF) Jordan’s wedding in Melbourne. It was a blast. But now I’m ready to cook a grand Thanksgiving feast… another one, that is. Shortly beforehand, I got together with Rebecca and Max from Working Class Foodies for a … Read More

See “Hungry Filmmakers” December 15
17 Nov 2009

See “Hungry Filmmakers” December 15

by | posted in: Events, NYC Events | 12

For many folks, the kitchen is a creative outlet for expressing one’s belief in healthy, more sustainably grown food for all. For others, it might be the field, where they grow and harvest. Other movers and shakers in the food movement, as it were, publish books and articles, teach, or lecture the masses. But on December 15th, 2009, we’re celebrating a handful of filmmakers, whose documentary films vividly illustrate their unique and thought-provoking messages on many of today’s urgent food issues.

Blanched Brussels Sprouts with Proscuitto
16 Nov 2009

Blanched Brussels Sprouts with Proscuitto

by | posted in: gluten-free, Recipes, Sides & Salads | 7

Few vegetables have come such a long way in public opinion in my lifetime as the Brussels sprout. As a kid, it was one of the most despised foods one could deign to eat, grown-up or not. Now, twenty years or so later, it accompanies chops and half-chickens on so many restaurant plates, and at a recent Thanksgiving-themed potluck dinner, it was the first vegetable side to be cleared up by the crowd (while the broccoli, another not-so-kid-approved food, was … Read More

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