I grew up eating bland food. Very bland food. The only spices I remember being in the house were salt, pepper, cinnamon (sugar), and poultry seasoning. So it has taken me a while to dip my toes into the vast ocean of spices. The folks at Penzey’s do their part to expand my palate with [...]
Archive for the ‘Fish’ Category
Confessions Of A Kitchen Whimp
Posted in Cooking, Fish, Food, Main Course, Photo, Recipe, tagged Ellie Krieger, Kitchen Confession, Thai Style Fish with Coconut Curry Broth on 4 February 2010 | 8 Comments »
Foolproof
Posted in Cooking, Fish, Food, Main Course, Photo, Recipe, tagged Bon Appetit, Foolproof, Maple Soy Glazed Salmon on 28 December 2009 | 9 Comments »
I don’t utter that phrase often. It’s like a loaded gun waiting to go off. I might think something is foolproof but since I’m not in the kitchen with you, I can’t know if ingredients get substituted or the recipe is somehow changed. And I don’t want to be responsible for kitchen drama. I [...]
Mango Salad with Seared Tuna
Posted in Cooking, Fish, Food, Main Course, Photo, Recipe, tagged Leitmotif, Mango Salad with Seared Tuna, Rick Bayless, The View From the 32nd Floor, Themes, Words on 20 November 2009 | 9 Comments »
Who came up with idea for the word leitmotif? I like words. Alot. But that one, in particular, always confused me. Of course learning that it is derived from the German leiten (to lead) and motiv (motive), it makes perfect sense. But I failed miserably at German I in college (I thought switching from French [...]
Cooking For Don Draper
Posted in Cooking, Fish, Food, Main Course, Photo, Recipe, Side Dishes, tagged Betty Draper, Don Draper, Green Bean Salad with Feta and Lemon, Mad Men, Sporkorfoon, Top Chef Sea Bass, Washington Post on 25 September 2009 | 3 Comments »
As I’ve said before, cooking late at night is risky because I tend not to pay attention to what I’m doing. I’m too busy thinking about getting the cat off of my pillow so I can have visions of sugarplums, or Don Draper, dance through my head.
