15
2010
The Friendly Toast in Cambridge
Tonight was the fourth time we’ve given the Friendly Toast in Kendall a shot at our dining dollars. So far, it’s been pretty inconsistent. I maintain that the one in Portsmouth was better in terms of food quality, service, and consistency; husband says it was just as inconsistent The mojito milkshake in Portsmouth is full… Continued »
14
2010
Tonight’s dinner: Todd English-recipe crab cakes
[flickr]set:72157623212478648[/flickr] My six degrees of separation story about Todd English is that my dad helped him get building permits to open up Olives (and later, Figs) in Charlestown, MA in the 1980s. I’d never actually eaten at his restaurant until I went there for my BFF Prairie’s 24th birthday in 2000. I don’t remember everything… Continued »
13
2010
Back to posts about cooking food: pad thai
Tonight, I made pad thai using a recipe from Cook’s Illustrated. In my opinion, if you’re going to pay for a website membership as a person who enjoys cooking, pay for this one. It’s got all the recipes and articles you’d find in the magazine but in handy web format. Anyhow, here’s the result: [flickr]photo:4273318892[large][/flickr]… Continued »
10
2010
When I do things that don’t involve cooking
After pledging to do this for about five years, I’ve started to collect all of the websites, illustrations, posters, and other publications or products I’ve made and assemble these together in portfolio fashion. Looking at things I did ten years ago or more (or less) is interesting and often cringe-worthy. My favorite thing is stumbling… Continued »
02
2010
Nalysnyky, or “foods I am in no rush to try making again”
My grandmother used to make these fantastic rolled crepes called nalysnyky in Ukrainian. The recipe that my grandmother made (which she got from my great-grandmother who allegedly worked in the kitchen of some Russian nobleman) is apparently something of an oddity, at least it was an oddity among the people at my mom’s church growing… Continued »