Parting thoughts from a year of blogging.
Author: mike
Thanksgiving, and the difference between cooking and entertaining
It was a great Thanksgiving.
Gravy
Be a hero and learn to make gravy. Friends don’t let friends eat it from a jar.
Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda)
It didn’t feel right to not write about the Philippines, the country my family is from. Just a few basic facts in what will be a years-long tragedy.
Fresh pasta on weeknights (with a stand mixer)
Chastened by an unproductive stint with a manual pasta roller, I’d neglected pasta attachments I was gifted last Christmas. Second time’s a charm.
Since-April cooking
I really let myself go! No “report” since April. Here are some thoughts and the results.
Lower-calorie cooking
One of my goals is to learn how to cook whatever I want without appreciably shortening my lifespan. It is about as close as I can literally get to having my cake and eating it too. (Disclosure: I prefer savory snacks to…
Gardening for cooks: A late-season review
On cookouts
Cold-brewed tea
Summer and cold drinks go together. This year I got into cold-brewing tea. It’s easy to do, the main ingredient being a tiny bit of forethought. If you have a nalgene cold-brewing is especially worth doing because you can brew…