Cooking
you can grow watermelon in your garden!
This is just so...neat!
- Just My Size
Last week the "personal watermelons" were on sale at my grocery store, so I decided to see what all the fuss was about. The personal watermelon is a seedless watermelon that is about the size of a cantaloupe. I live alone, so the size is perfect for...
- My Cookbooks, First Shelf
I decided it would be neat to list all of my (our) cookbooks. Oh, it's neat alright...but it's a lot of work! So far, I've added about 43 books. That's just the first shelf. Sigh. This may take a while... I've also noticed...
- A Site For Sorrel Eyes
Photo by Melissa Schneider. I've been curious about sorrel ever since I read The Artful Eater, so I recently picked up a few bunches and wrote about the tart herb for SFist. Now if only I had a garden so that I could grow some....
- Do-it-yourself Wasabi
Pacific Farms is now selling wasabi seeds. I've written before that virtually all sushi places don't give you real wasabi; it's usually just dyed horseradish. Real wasabi is markedly different than its commercial imitator. It's not as...
- No Summer Without Watermelon
Salad of Watermelon, Feta and Toasted Pumpkin Seeds If you haven't tried this one yet, you really should - I know, the combination sounds a little odd, but it really, truly works - I promise! My - well, recipe would be a very fancy word for what...
Cooking
You Know You're Living in the South When...
you can grow watermelon in your garden!
This is just so...neat!
- Just My Size
Last week the "personal watermelons" were on sale at my grocery store, so I decided to see what all the fuss was about. The personal watermelon is a seedless watermelon that is about the size of a cantaloupe. I live alone, so the size is perfect for...
- My Cookbooks, First Shelf
I decided it would be neat to list all of my (our) cookbooks. Oh, it's neat alright...but it's a lot of work! So far, I've added about 43 books. That's just the first shelf. Sigh. This may take a while... I've also noticed...
- A Site For Sorrel Eyes
Photo by Melissa Schneider. I've been curious about sorrel ever since I read The Artful Eater, so I recently picked up a few bunches and wrote about the tart herb for SFist. Now if only I had a garden so that I could grow some....
- Do-it-yourself Wasabi
Pacific Farms is now selling wasabi seeds. I've written before that virtually all sushi places don't give you real wasabi; it's usually just dyed horseradish. Real wasabi is markedly different than its commercial imitator. It's not as...
- No Summer Without Watermelon
Salad of Watermelon, Feta and Toasted Pumpkin Seeds If you haven't tried this one yet, you really should - I know, the combination sounds a little odd, but it really, truly works - I promise! My - well, recipe would be a very fancy word for what...