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ReCPY: Sous-Vide Pork at Home
May 3, 2011
I am hosting a rather important dinner party with lots of opinionated eaters this weekend,...
ReCPY: Ramps, The Sign of Spring
April 25, 2011
When you see ramps at the Greenmarket, it is a sign that spring is here....
Culinography: Pick Your Own Asparagus!
April 25, 2011
It's asparagus season, people! Did anyone know this is what asparagus looks like when it's...
Japanify: Yoko's Japanese Potato Salad*
April 21, 2011
It's no secret to anyone who knows me that I don't like eggs. But it's...
Happy Hour: Good Morning Heartache
April 20, 2011
Being out of the country for nearly a month has a tendency to adjust a...
Packaging Whore: Gyokuro Tea for Intelligentsia
April 15, 2011
When visiting Chicago for the first time last year, I of course had Intelligenstia Coffee...
Ode to Japanify: Natto-A-Day
April 14, 2011
I'm going through Yoko withdrawl. We were literally joined at the hip for the last...
Skankynavia: Table Settings Through Time and Space
April 13, 2011
We all know how even the saddest piece of stale-ass bread can taste so good...
Slightly Peckish: Wattalappan (Sri Lankan Coconut Custard Pudding)
April 12, 2011
You may think that coconut custard pudding sounds quite ordinary or not your thing, but...
Happy Hour: The Desert Ain't That Dry
April 7, 2011
The Prohibition Era figures prominently in the collective imagination of the cocktail world. The aura...
Culinography: Sea Salt Flakes
April 4, 2011
My new favorite thing to cook with! Photo by Erin Gleeson.
Japanify Ingredients: Sendai Miso
March 31, 2011
Before the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, Sendai was a city that made my favorite...