Category: Braindroppings

For the longest time I saw foodie friends of mine raving about sous vide and kept waiting to see them abandon it. I’d never (knowingly) had anything prepared with sous vide, although I imagine I’ve had more things than I know in restaurants. If you’re not familiar with it,...

Disclaimer: I’m not a food scientist. I’m not a scientist. I don’t even play one on TV (and if you get that reference, you’re old like me). Cook your food however your like and however you feel safe with, but if you want to stop making your food dry...

Talking over cooking and such with a friend one time I commented about something that “freezes well.” “Well,” he said, “everything freezes well. Just some things you don’t want to eat again after they’re thawed. So thawing well is the important part.” Well put....

So the tomato plant has tomatoes! Lots actually. It’s the little victories…....

I like grilling. I need to do it more often. I even live in a place where I could grill pretty much all year so I really don’t have any excuse. Well, except I was behind on keeping the grills up. I’ve got two grills — a large one...