Archive for the ‘The Amateur Gourmet’ Category

The Taste Test: Water

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Remember the movie “Twister”? Well I’m about to follow a bunch of storm chasers (a.k.a. Craig’s film school friends) to Cape Cod for Labor Day weekend and we’re going to get very, very wet. (In…

Strange and Exotic Candies from Around The World

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

It all started with the heart-shaped glass bowl.

My friend Lisa’s getting married at the end of the month and, earlier this year, when she registered at Crate and Barrel they gave her that heart-shaped…

Back to School Banner

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

I don’t know about you, but I think this month’s “Back To School” banner is one of Lindy’s all-time greats. Can you imagine such a cafeteria? Way better than the ones I remember from my childhood…

A Ratatouille Recipe

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

It’s been more than a month since I made the ratatouille you see in the above photo. I made it for a dinner party where there was lamb (a leg of lamb, actually) and, as many will tell you, ratatouille…

The Taste Test: Eggs

Friday, August 27th, 2010

With the salmonella outbreak forcing everyone to reconsider where and how they buy their eggs these days, this week’s “Taste Test” (my show on Food2.com) involves a simple query: which eggs taste…

Hot Dog Bun French Toast

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

On a drowsy Saturday morning, you stumble out of bed and look at what you have in the kitchen. You don’t have much. There are hot dog buns, there’s cream, there are eggs (hopefully untainted by salmonella)…

Cheese of the Month Club

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Craig, as you may recall, performed the wedding of our friends Mark & Diana; as a thank-you gift, they got him (& me!) the greatest gift he, a lifelong cheese lover, could possibly imagine: a membership…

The Taste Test: Peanut Butter

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

I’m glad so many of you have been enjoying my Food2 show, “The Taste Test.” This week’s episode concentrates on peanut butter; something we all love, but few of us examine closely. For this episode…

My First Chicago-Style Hot Dog

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

When you travel, it’s difficult to have a perfect first bite.

You arrive at your destination exhausted, famished and cranky, eager to shove the first thing you see down your throat. Which is why my…

A Scotch Tasting

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Downstairs from our apartment, we have two friends who have their own apartments. These friends are Rob (who you’ve met before) and Ameer (who you’ve also met). Rob is a cardiologist, Ameer works…

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