In Which I Decide What Meals Make the Cut Everyone who has prepared food, whether a cooking devotee or not, can relate to the moment of complete brain freeze when thinking about what they want to have for dinner. I have been cooking for myself, and then for my kids, for nearly twenty years now,…
Tag: Home Cookery
The Two Posts that Almost Were…
In Which I Present Two Half-Developed Posts from 2018 Starting a new habit is hard, even when it’s something you’re passionate about. After many years of thinking about writing about food, 2018 was finally the year I actually started doing it. And it’s hard. And I’m not terribly good at it. I’m even worse about…
The Boy’s Birthday Feast
In Which We Celebrate! For as long as forever, my kids’ birthdays are celebrated with a feast of their own choosing, and whatever birthday cake they want. About a month ahead, planning begins with them deciding their special dinner. They can choose anything they can think of, but it seems that usually they pick something…
The Yum Proclamation
In Which I Announce a Quest… I confess I have been feeling somewhat dispirited in the kitchen lately. On the one hand, I am pleased that I have been trying newer techniques for the first time, but the result of that is a high rate of failure. Of course I know that failing is invaluable…
My First Mayonnaise
Yesterday, I made mayonnaise. I’ve never seen it made, unless you count the hectic shots of a harried chef on TV whipping some up in a blender with 9 seconds to go before plating. I knew it was an emulsion, that egg yolks and much vigorous whisking were involved, but other than that, no real…
Rebellious Belly 