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Posted in Recipe on Aug 11th, 2010
The other day was shockingly cool here in Minneapolis (70 degrees or so, rather than the last few days’ 90). I had a refrigerator bursting with produce, most overwhelmingly including eight ears of corn, but also potatoes and onions from the farmer’s market. And cream, and milk that I meant to turn into ricotta but [...]
Posted in Recipe on Jul 12th, 2010
I think that Rachael Ray gets a bad rap. Yes, she’s a little too perky. Yes, she has an extraneous “a” in her name. And, yes, she does say “sammies.” But somewhere along the way, she became this terrible villainess who people love to beat up on, and I don’t really think that’s fair. Most [...]
Posted in Cheap, Recipe, Vegetarian on Jun 30th, 2010
Potato salad is one of those dishes that — like coleslaw — befuddled me for a long time. So mayonaissey! So gloppy! So textureless! But it doesn’t have to be that way. In the last year or so, I’ve come around to both coleslaw and potato salad, to the point where I now actually (shamefully?) [...]
Posted in Cheap, Raves, Recipe, Tips, Vegetarian on Dec 16th, 2009
I know that during FJ’s history I’ve referred to many foods as “one of the world’s most perfect foods.” Latkes, though, are the world’s most perfect food, singular. I started writing this kind of as a joke, but with a second of thought I realize that I’m not really joking at all. Potatoes and onions, [...]
Posted in Recipe, Vegan, Vegetarian on Oct 28th, 2009
This one’s going to be short. I am applying to law school and so am (1) stressed out and (2) pouring all of my creative writing energy into essays describing what a beautiful and unique legal sunflower I am. It really takes it out of you. This stew is straight out of the Times Recipes [...]
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 [...]
Summer is a tough time for cookery, especially in a hot city of small kitchens. Although there’s great produce to be had, the idea of spending much time in front of the stove is unappealing to say the least. Which is why summer cooking takes some adjustments: Nothing in the oven unless you’re able to [...]
Posted in Breakfast, Cheap, Recipe, Vegetarian on May 22nd, 2009
Tortilla española with a side of purple kale Last night I had a few friends over to bid bon voyage to a friend who is leaving town for the summer. Fired up the grill, slapped on some steaks, potatoes au gratin, wine, dessert – the works. However, this morning one thing became clear – my [...]
If you are like me, you have a barely-touched jar, or dozen, of spices that you rarely have occasion to use. Last week I realized that I had a humongous amount of paprika sitting around, so I googled paprika and its uses in cooking. I was happy to learn that this spice is a frequent [...]
Posted in Quick, Recipe, Vegetarian on Feb 9th, 2009
I’ve long been an avid follower of the New York Times Dining section and have watched with interest the changes that recent years have wrought on it. It has long been home to some of the best restaurant reviewing out there (for the record, I am a Frank Bruni devotee, and if you can’t see [...]