Recent Posts Tagged With 'cooking'

• Carrot, Dill & White Bean Salad

  Posted on Thursday July 16th, 2009 at 01:32 in Color, work, my, white, water, cooking, the, balance, Main, day, way

  I bought a single bunch of bushy-topped carrots the other day. At first glance it was a good looking cluster - shimmering orange in color, vibrant greens still attached. But it was on help glance that I noticed the tiny carrots nestled beside their l...

• New Yorkers Cooking at Home More, Says Zagat Survey

  Posted on Wednesday July 15th, 2009 at 17:42 in home, shopping, food, cooking, new, daily, Economy, york, city, the, Main

  Zagat released some expanded (and renamed) New York City Food Lover’s Guide this week. As the New York Daily News reports, the pocket-sized colleague includes a bigger “Best Buys” section devoted to food shopping since 60-percent of tho...

• Almond Soba Noodles

  Posted on Saturday July 11th, 2009 at 00:57 in work, Help, my, water, cooking, red, running, eating, the, Main, day

  I know many of you take pleasure in the otsu recipe from Super Natural Cooking - soba noodles, a fiesty dressing, some pan-fried tofu for good measure. Well, I did a riff on it the other appointed time. My family met up at Baker Beach, a stretch of s...

• Hands-On

  Posted on Friday July 10th, 2009 at 02:25 in books, shopping, cooking, language, street, experience, the, challenge, Main, day, goal

  I’ve been cooking from Naomi Duguid and Jeffrey Alford’s books (Hot Sour Salty Sweet; Mangoes and Curry Leaves; Beyond the Great Wall et al) for over a decade. So it was kind of weird and very wonderful to find ourselves covering their fi...

• A Sip of Summer

  Posted on Monday June 29th, 2009 at 11:22 in my, water, cooking, summer, hope, city, to, the, Main, san, way

     Whenever I’m in the mood for summer holiday, my mind always drifts to soft sandy islands afloat in glass-clear seas, bald feet dangling over hammocks, and tropical fruits hanging lush and mature from the trees.  Alas, nay island getaw...