Empowering the young, broke, and hungry.
Posted in Quick, Rants, Raves, Recipe, Tips, Vegetarian on Mar 31st, 2010
The world is flat, as Thomas Friedman regularly bloviates, and while I’m not going to ponder the larger implications of that on this blog (or anywhere else for that matter), I do believe that it means every home kitchen should be an international kitchen. Budding home cooks often start with “American” staples – spaghetti marinara, [...]
Posted in Recipe, Tips, Vegan, Vegetarian on Mar 26th, 2010
I love curry. You love it too. Admit it. One of the major benefits of friends that enjoy talking about food just as much as I do: the recipe exchange. We’ve all got our go-to recipes, our oh-my-I-can’t-be-bothered-with-a-recipe recipes. My friend’s is curry. Excuse me?! Curry is something this Texan grew up eating OUT – [...]
Posted in Cheap, Quick, Recipe, Vegetarian on Jan 20th, 2010
I’ve always considered lentils to be just about the most ascetic foodstuff on earth, and–cooked alone–they actually taste a lot like earth. They’re not an item that elicits a great deal of excitement from your average eater. When was the last time you heard someone say, “Every time I see lentils on a menu, I [...]
Posted in Philosophy, Recipe, Tips, Vegan, Vegetarian on Oct 14th, 2009
I’ve long liked Mark Bittman, both for his writing and for his approach to cooking, but I’ve only recently realized exactly what it is about his recipes that appeals to me: Their general lack of specifity. He, like me, tends to give directions such as “cook for a while” or “add some bacon” or “stir [...]
Posted in Philosophy, Vegetarian on Aug 21st, 2009
It’s hard to admit to being trendy, but, yes, I started a vegetable garden on my roof this year. I also live in Brooklyn. I also own a road bike. I also like to, not ironically, drink Budweiser. Certain signs point to hipster but don’t forget the #1 rule of hipsterdom: be repulsed at the [...]
Posted in Recipe, Restaurant Reviews on Jan 26th, 2009
I know what you’re thinking. Honey mustard dressing on tofu? You can disabuse yourself of that idea straight away. This glaze is nothing like the sweet, red-flecked yellow salad dressing and dipping sauce that I suspect of being mostly corn syrup but that I also happen to be quite fond of. The honey does make [...]
Posted in Cheap, Quick, Recipe, Vegetarian on Oct 17th, 2008
(Apologies for the curry blitz, but there’s a lot to be said on this spicy topic. So enjoy) Hi team, I’m back for the now very delayed follow-up to my earlier post on Thai cooking. (Sorry, a couple vacations and a new doggy got in the way; say hi, Cicero!) Anyway, bottom line is you’ve [...]
Penang curry (also spelled panaeng and panang) is a delicious Thai curry that is named after a state in northern Malaysia. It is also commonly served in Australia (my co-chef Andrew’s homeland). Andrew lives at the intersection of the Lower East Side and Chinatown, so we recently made a curry containing ingredients from the little [...]