Archive for February, 2011
ABOUT SOUP
I am not an original cook, but I’ve learned when and how to follow my own instincts. Take soup, for instance. The brilliant thing about soup is that it can be anything you want it to be. Hot or cold. Substantial or brothy. A homey meal in a bowl or something more refined to kick-start a […]
Posted: February 24th, 2011 under cooking, food, pantry, people + places, recipes, scratch supper.
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OBSESSION: SCRIMSHAW PLATES
I’m not an impulse shopper. But these fabulous melamine plates ($35 for a set of four) at the smartly curated Mxyplyzyk, in the West Village, were impossible to resist. I had to have them. And I’ll probably have to go back tomorrow for the oval platter ($28) enlivened by a very fetching whale. What sold me […]
Posted: February 16th, 2011 under cooking, favorite books, food, obsession, people + places.
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SWEETHEART OYSTERS
My father’s favorite seafood dish was something he called “sweetheart oysters,” because it is best when made for two. To prevent the oyster meats from overcooking, he would stir them around in the pan with his finger, something he’d seen his mother and grandmother do. When it got too hot for comfort, he’d immediately yank […]
Posted: February 10th, 2011 under cooking, food, people + places, recipes, winter.
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(CHINESE) NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: START STIR-FRYING
I love my wok. I really love it. I’ve just never actually used it. Until today, it resided, still in its box, in the hall closet. Sam and I would roll in, stuffed, happy, and inspired after a visit to Chinatown. “We really need to season that wok,” one of us would say. “Is it […]
Posted: February 2nd, 2011 under cookbooks, cooking, favorite books, food, kitchen equipment, people + places.
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