Month: August 2005
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In last week's New York Times, Florence Fabricant adapted a pasta recipe from Barbuto to pair with Sicilian red wines in the "Wines of the Times" segment. Buried in the article is a method for oil-poaching tuna that sounds delicious. I might come back to that at some point, but for convenience's sake and because…
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I haven’t been able to post for a while – I went out of town this past weekend for a few days along the Hudson River Valley. Lots of delicious cooking and eating occurred, but I didn’t document a single dish. Back in the saddle now! Although this post will take a quick divergence from…
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In the L.A. Times yesterday, Susan La Tempa wrote an article about picnic food – including three recipes for pickled vegetables, fig pate and a cheese focaccia. I wanted to try something that I had (almost) all the ingredients for and so I chose the focaccia recipe. It calls for what seemed to be to…
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Yet another foodblog, the readers sigh resignedly. With thousands of blogs being added to the web daily, it’s hard to feel that one’s own endeavor will have a chance to stand out. Nevertheless, I’ve decided to jump into the fray with my own take on food and blogging. Every week I look forward to Wednesday’s…
The Wednesday Chef 