Sometimes, when you want to save a bit of money by eating and drinking out less, you need to provide a little incentive to rush home after work. I have a big sweet tooth (as does Nick) so baking something sweet is usually all the motivation we need to gladly accept the prospect of another … Continue reading »
A few months ago I helped make food for my friend Friede’s birthday party. I put together several different dishes, but most popular by far were these brussels sprouts – I have never had so many compliments on a meal before. This is not surprising as it is (slightly) adapted from a recipe in David Chang‘s … Continue reading »
My Philosophy of Food course has finished for the semester – it went really well, and I hope to teach it again in the future. Because the students were so fantastic, for the last class I tripled this recipe, making a massive pile of biscuits (cookies). We spent our final session talking about the relationship … Continue reading »
I recently signed up for Food and Wine magazine daily e-mails. I am signed up to a number of food-related mailing lists, most of which I don’t really pay a lot of attention to, so I normally wouldn’t even mention it, but I have to say that I am pretty impressed by their website. They … Continue reading »
So here is what happened to the diet… I had bought a pineapple a week ago with the intention of making a pineapple version of my berry yoghurt smoothie. I have been wanting to cook with more seasonal ingredients, and knowing that pineapple is currently in season in New York, I thought I would make … Continue reading »
I have said it before (more than once), but I will say it again – I love Bill Granger. In fact, I use so many of his recipes, I am only amazed that I have not blogged more of them. This recipe, from the fantastic Bill’s Open Kitchen, is a great example of Granger at his … Continue reading »
