Ten Pots & Sauces Brought to Life in a Deep Cast Iron Vessel
When I brought home my first deep dish cast iron pan, and then later a Dutch oven, my imagination struggled to know how to make use of these massive cooking tools apart from my intended recipe. I wanted to cook a batch of chili, and I did, but the more…
Creative Cooking: Rolling & Wrapping
Yesterday I wrote about my philosophy of hacking the grilled cheese sandwich: that it was part of an effort to learn to fix (or improve a recipe) by taking it apart, breaking it, and trying to make it better. Hacking it. Not everyone thinks about food that way, however. So…
Happy Things
Compared to this time last year are you happier or sadder? the scent of freshly baked breadcrisp autumn leaves cracking underfootcuddles from an energetic doggrilled meat over an open firefresh snowflakes reflected in my run lightchurning my own ice creama freshly seasoned cast iron pansaturn aglow in the evening skyvaccinationsbeers…
Backyard: Saturday (or, a list of rejected backyard blog topics)
After nearly a week of deeper restrictions that have left me (and most law-abiding residents of the city) without many places to go, I’ve turned that into an opportunity to enjoy my own backyard. Think of it less like a lockdown, and more like permission to do nothing but enjoy…