The Juicy Secret to Seasoning Meat | Food & Wine

The Juicy Secret to Seasoning Meat | Food & Wine.
No one size fits all rules, here, unfortunately. I suppose that’s a reason to cook more…

Ok, so Ymir is done, now what?

So, a week has passed since the marathon sprint that was Ymir garb. Maestra Maddalena says I should promise never to do anything quite that rushed again, and I almost do, but since I have rather strong feelings about promises and whether I can keep them, I’m not quite willing to do so. Still, I [...]

How To: Dry Herbs for Storage in a Microwave

How To: Dry Herbs for Storage in a Microwave.
This sounds really cool, especially for when we get the herb garden started.

Roasted Potatoes: Not Fail

When we left our intrepid heroine, she was mourning the evil kale. However, all hope was not lost… for in addition to the kale of fail, she made reasonably good curry, and really awesome potatoes. In fact, the potatoes were so awesome she had to share…
Tigers & Strawberries » Garam Masala Roasted New Potatoes.
(Honestly, you [...]

Roasted Kale

Roasted Kale: One of the Tastiest Kale Recipes You’ll Ever Find.
Or, well, not.
I have a subscription to a CSA that brings me tasty, mostly, veggies every week. Part of the reason the veggies are tasty is that I tell them which ones I want. Unfortunately, what with 12th night, last weekend I forgot to put [...]

Julia Child Interview

Julia Child Interview – Eating Healthy and Smart – Quotes about Diets – Esquire.
I love Julia Child. I wish she wasn’t gone, as she’s definitely on the list of “people I’d love to have a dinner party with”. As long as I wasn’t cooking, anyway, as that’d be WAY too much pressure.

The Joys and Woes of Hyperfocus?

So I mentioned at the Kappellenberg meeting that we were re-designing Erminespot… this process was expected to take something like a week. Well… I got interested. Which means it’s mostly up now. While most of the content hasn’t changed from the previous Erminespot, and the gallery is still a bit… fugly, there are a few [...]

Redacting Period Recipes

REDACTING PERIOD RECIPES:

What do we mean by “redaction?” From the Oxford English Dictionary 1st edition in 2 volumes, vol 2, pg 293:
Redact – past participle
1. Brought together in a written form (1432)
2. Brought or reduced into (in), to a state, condition, etc, or under one’s power (1432)
3. Of material things: Reduced to or into [...]

Battle of the Oranges – 2008

Menu:
1st Course:

A platter of greens, lightly dressed with oil , vinegar and herbs and ornamented with fresh fruits – Platina
Hand-made ravioli stuffed with cheese – Martino
Cold roast chicken with a variety of savory sauces – Martino
“Stuffed” eggs, lightly fried – Martino
An assortment of candied nuts – Platina

2nd course:

Roasted pork [...]

Baronial Champions – 2006

On July 8th, 2006, I was head cook for Windmasters’ Hill Baronial Champions.  There was no particular theme for the event; so I chose to honor the Baronage by choosing a course of dishes to match each of their personas – 14th century German for His Excellency Geoffrey, and 15th century Italian for Her Excellency [...]