Food Blog

Over the years of doing this, I’ve collected many photos of dishes I’ve never written up. Whether due to laziness or some other affliction, these dishes will never have accompanying recipes. But rather than rot in my photo files, I’ll serve some of them up here anyway.

Pasta with Italian Sausage. This is a typical everyday […]

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I meant to post this list a week ago, but I’ve been held up by work, and some strange “global CGI” problem from my webhost.
Don’t fret if you’ve contacted me and aren’t on this list, I have another one coming that’s just as long. By the way, I’ve written some inclusion/exclusion rules that basically say […]

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How I got busted — for harboring ham So there I was at O’Hare, sleepily waiting to clear customs after a long flight from Spain, when that darn beagle came along and ruined everything.”
Eating for Arousal “Food lovers’ favorite succulent treats turn meals into sexual feasts”
Critique of Pure Riesling “Wine snobbery in an age of […]

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I’ve got a great big list of new blogs for the list, but here are a few with some interesting, focused themes.
The Bruni Digest “This blog is predicated on the suggestion that every Wednesday, in the Times Dining Out section, Frank lays a huge faberge egg of hilarity.”
A Hamburger Today “a beefy mix of […]

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A Short History of the Chinese Restaurant From stir-fried buffalo to Matzoh Foo Young.
The Power Nosh “With its pricey steak-and-sushi menu, the Prime Grill has undertaken the ambitious challenge of adapting the look and taste of nouvelle cuisine to the Orthodox Union’s ultra-strict dietary guidelines. “Kosher” actually means “ritually fit or pure,” and the 3,000-year-old […]

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I’m not usually a blog stick-meme follower, but I did it over at KIPlog on regular books, and I wanted a chance to discuss cookbooks and this one came along. You can find a list of other foodbloggers participating at Spiceblog, who started it all.
1. Rationale behind what we’re seeing?
Your not seeing anything, since I […]

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I really should have a picture of a few candles on a cup cake or something, but I usually forget to brag about my blogs’ birthdays until it’s too late anyway.
I was reminded when I saw Becks & Posh’s Birthday was this month too.

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With a salt cod from Lincolnwood Produce, a few spuds and an onion, this is a fairly simple dish, but it does take some time, and isn’t cheap. The salt cod (Bakalao) is $8.50 a lb. at a very cheap market, and takes at least 24 hours to soak.

I’ve modified this recipe with a few […]

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A friend brought over a Belgian Waffle maker, so of course we had to make some. We used this waffle recipe, with the addition of a teaspoon of baking powder for some rise. I would never have attempted this sort of thing without my new Cuisinart hand mixer (thanks Mom!). Beating egg whites into peaks […]

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Chicagoist has a quick review of Alinea, Grant Achatz’s new Chicago restaurant.
Chicagoland Farmer’s markets
Bacon strip bandages
Banana Guard “Protect your Banana!” You know we’re living in the future when we can buy a glow in the dark plastic banana protector.
The World’s First All-glass Undersea Restaurant Opens in a Hilton resort in the Maldives.
Museum of Food Anomalies […]

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