Cooking with the Seasons

Cooking with the Seasons

Cooking Tips

Modernity is a blessing and a curse. Not because I have anything against indoor plumbing, vaccinations, and food security – I don’t. I love all of these things. Very much. But, as with everything, there are always tradeoffs. For example, we go to a supermarket now,...
The Art of Cooking Meat

The Art of Cooking Meat

Cooking Tips

The Art of Cooking Meat Cooking meat is an art form. In its essence, it’s actually simple: apply heat to a cut of meat until desired doneness is met. There are, however, many different cuts of meat and many different ways of applying said heat, and, let’s face it,...
Cooking Grains and Legumes

Cooking Grains and Legumes

Cooking Tips

Cooking Grains and Legumes The majority of my culinary experimentation in my 20s consisted of taking vegetables from my CSA box, and combining them with olive oil, rice and salt. I appreciated the CSA box so much because one, vegetables and fruit were delivered to my...
All About Veggies

All About Veggies

Cooking Tips

All About Veggies I swear it sounds like I exist lately to complain about how other people do things.  I’m not. I’m not because I used to do all the things I am complaining about. Here’s what really happened. I got bored. I got bored with routine, with “simple foods,”...
Stock Basics

Stock Basics

Cooking Tips

Cooking 101: Stock Basics If you ask me, one of the hardest working things in a kitchen that is totally underrated is a good stock or broth. Yes, it is easier (and relatively inexpensive) to reach for a boxed/canned stock when making a soup or a sauce, but there is...