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Some people like to toss nuts atop a salad for taste and protein (toast the nuts first for even better flavor—here’s how). So instead of adding a teaspoon of Dijon mustard to flavor your vinagrette, try a ground nuts. Pistachio is delicious, as are pecan and walnut. But play with whatever you have on hand.…
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Life, On The Line, has a double meaning. Photo courtesy Gotham Books. Uber-foodies know the name Grant Achatz (pronounced AK-its), the wunderkind chef whose brilliant career, laden with the top honors and awards,* almost came to a tragic end. In 2007, the year after his Chicago restaurant, Alinea, was named the best in the…
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Olive oil ice cream (photo © Funkybg | Dreamstime). Ice cream is our favorite food, so we look for special ways to celebrate in July, National Ice Cream Month. A delicious olive oil ice cream recipe (you heard that right!) is below. But first, we treated ourselves to three pints of Jeni’s Splendid Ice…
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We didn’t buy quite this many, but it sure seemed like it! Photo by Alessandro Paiva | SXC. We were overly enthusiastic when we purchased a very large bunch of bananas at an excellent price. But of course, it’s no bargain if half of them spoil. There were far more bananas than we could…
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Trade up to better franks. Photo courtesy Niman Ranch. Yesterday when we put the dogs on the barbie, they were uncured Fearless Franks from Niman Ranch. Not all hot dogs are created equal. Many supermarket brands are full of fat instead of meat and make up for the lower-quality meat by over-spicing. Bite into…
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