A shaker is ideal for this cocktail,. Buy one. You’ll appreciate it. Or, find two plastic glasses in your house that fit into one another -Muddle, or smash repeatedly, two good sized chunks, mouthfuls, of watermelon at the bottom of the shaker (Mixology 101 : most cocktails are around 6 ounces, the size of a [...]
Read more →One vegetarian, the other not so much. Quick and Chunky Noodle Soup Soups with broths scare me off because of the time constraints. HOWEVER, I figured out a way to make a tasty chicken noodle soup in less than an hour and a half, though it of course tastes better the next day. 1 whole [...]
Read more →I know mad Crowz were in Maine last weekend, so I’ll give a shoutout to the 207 and it’s official state sandwich, the Amato’s Italian. Though you can get it with salami, turkey, capicola, pepperoni, sans meat, etc., the Original calls for ham, green peppers, olives, onions, tomatoes, picles, then salt, pepper and oil.. And [...]
Read more →Pasta making: Great success! And holy moly, I never want to eat pasta out of a box again. It’s an entirely different meal. Using this great book by Pasquale Bruno (replete with black and white photos of hairy, Italian wrists serving up dozens of what I am sure are delicious dishes but what all look [...]
Read more →I’m going to try making pasta from scratch tomorrow night. Any tips? I have a roller/cutter dealy…
Read more →I’ve got a bunch of seedlings partying in my living room windows. This is how they looked a week and a half ago: That’s a sunflower and an arugula sprout. This is how they look today: I got yer sunflowers, yer beets, and yer nasturtiums there. I bought them from Skyfire Seeds in Kansas (“A [...]
Read more →My nearest grocery store, Andy’s Fruit Ranch, is where I shop the most and I am devoted. It’s filled with Balkan imports like cured sausages, healing teas, and tons of cookies and chocolates, as well as Middle-Eastern specialty items like rose water and tahini. And as their name indicates, produce is the specialty. Eggplants (or [...]
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