The only traditional winter holiday food that I'm not particularly fond of is mincemeat. Well, my mom's homemade jelly doughnuts for Chanukah tend to be hard, burnt, and rather pathetic. But her latkes and brisket? Out of this world ( Read more... )

This is the recipe for the baked beans served at the Queen's Croquet this year. My mom liked them so much, she asked for the recipe. Turns out it's from the TV show "Good Eats" with Alton Brown. I thought I'd save it here. They're good beans:

The Once and Future Beans

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I am cooking chicken in the oven, and risi-bisi on the stovetop. I did not have to lie down on the floor to light the oven! The oven heated up in just minutes! It sheds very little heat -- the door is still cool to the touch, and so is the stovetop (where I'm not cooking on it). I was able to precisely control the heat on the stovetop, and I won't ( Read more... )

I made this on Monday and it's soooo good! A cake usually lasts a long time at our house, but bbwoof ate the last of this one at lunch today. It uses cream cheese instead of butter, which makes it very rich and gives it a nice tangy taste too. I'm saving the recipe here for future use, feel free to try it yourselves. (Adapted from Your Guide to Southern ( Read more... )

Chicken Soup with Matzah Balls for two seders

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"What is this soup called?", bbwoof asked ( Read more... )

Today I ate:

Breakfast, 8:30 am
1 cup coffee with a splash of skim milk, no sugar
1 banana

Snack, 10:00 am
1 hardboiled egg rolled in a few (4? 5?) crushed jalapeno & lime potato chips

Lunch, 12:30 pm
2 oz cheddar cheese
12 little crackers (Sociables)
2 carrots, cut into sticks
3 mini almond Snickers
20 oz bottle of water

Snack, 4:00 pm1 large ( Read more... )

I have been participating in the Incendiary Food performance art, and it has really raised some issues for me.

When I first read fearfuloptimist's post that started the whole thing, I was a bit taken aback. My first reaction to her was to be taken aback. She was admitting to eating candy! Pie! Junk food! With no apology, no remorse! Didn't she know that people ( Read more... )

I've been collecting links to interesting things, which I'd like to share with you:

A British Medical Journal article about the importance of randomized controlled trials... and parachutes. A must-read for anyone interested in the intersections of logic, common-sense, and the scientific method ( Read more... )

(To be updated throughout the day)

Breakfast, 9:00 am
1 cup coffee with splash skim milk, no sugar
1 peanut-butter and jelly sandwich (made with no-sugar-added peanut butter, and quince jam)
water

Snack, 11:00 am
1 cheese stick
water

Lunch, 1:30 pm1 egg sandwich (2 buttered slices whole-wheat bread sprinkled with chicken bouillion powder, 1 ( Read more... )