February 2010
7 posts
Sunchokes are a peculiar root veggie with a tater-like consistency. They’re in one of my favorite categories of food that I like to call “starchy yums”. They’re not the easiest to come by, but whenever I see them I’ll snag a handful and churn out some of this tasty pureed soup. If you can’t find sunchokes, yukon gold potatoes would be a suitable substitute in...
“I have a food baby… and it’s the worst it’s ever been!”
– Nate, after eating The Lockhart and sharing a gallon of Brooklyn Brown Ale at Percy Street BBQ.
Still snowed in? Here’s something delicious to keep you busy. A homemade five-spice powder is mega simple and will blow any store bought version right out of China.
Five-spice is traditionally used in Chinese cooking. It’s ingredients represent each of the five flavors in cooking: sweet, sour, bitter, pungent, and salty. The blend is made up of fairly commonplace kitchen spices, and...
My brother, Mark, lived briefly in Istanbul a few years ago, and I was lucky enough to visit him for a short week. Turkish cuisine is simple, fresh, hearty, and flavorful. Ah, now I really miss it. I didn’t expect to fall in love with Turkey. I didn’t even know what to expect when I stepped off the plane- but I was so pleasantly surprised that it jumped up to my third favorite...
