Archive for February, 2008
Welcome back!Something that you don’t see in many kitchens these days is the classic waffle iron… I’m not talking about a little bitty modern plastic thing that makes waffles for a while and then falls apart because of how cheap it’s made. I am referring to those great big heavy monsters that felt like [...]
February 29th, 2008 | Posted in Appliances, Breakfast, kitchen talk | Comments Off
A scientist in the kitchen is a variation on a cooking blog that’s really interesting. It’s written by a molecular biology major with a love of good food.
It’s loaded with interesting recipes like this Pork and red curry stir fry with Thai basil that sounds like a truly tasty dish. In addition to [...]
February 25th, 2008 | Posted in Cooking Blogs, kitchen talk | Comments Off
From the subject of this one you’d think I was talking about an exhaust fan that doesn’t wear out however the real issue is the fact that nothings getting exhausted at all. You know the setup… a hood over a stove top that has a fan built into it. The big problem that [...]
February 24th, 2008 | Posted in Appliances, kitchen talk | Comments Off
This is something that a lot of people talk about but not many people pay a whole lot of attention to. It’s also true that even those who Do regularly handle knives safely will slip and cut themselves but it’s unlikely they’ll manage to cut off a finger or something the way you can [...]
February 23rd, 2008 | Posted in Food Prep, From The Cook, Odds & Ends, Quick Tips, kitchen talk | Comments Off
For the first post about specific spices I’m going to start with one I’ve never heard of before. I read about this one and I’ve added it to the list of spices that I’d like to try someday.
Ajwain, also called “Bishop’s Weed” is popular in India. Both the the fruit and leaves are [...]
February 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Food Info, Spices | Comments Off