To Believer subscribers and other post-postmodernists: Snark alert! Hey, did you know that if you start early and serve a wide variety of delicious, healthy food, you can prevent your child from becoming a picky eater? Did you know that 54 percent of American families have dinner together every night? Did you know that natural sugar is magically […]
So, I managed to save myself from buying any new knives, albeit it only by ordering a cool new sharpening kit. For some reason, I seem to have excellent restraint in some shopping categories and am a borderline shopaholic in others. I have all the kitchen gear I need. My ten-inch skillet is wearing out, and […]
We were eating an especially good batch of ants on a tree. Iris: Tell you what Dada put on those noodles. Me: Soy sauce, hot bean paste, jalapeño, broth, and scallions. Iris: Tell you what is on that pork bite. Me: Soy sauce and hot […]
I’m starting to get nervous when I think about knives. It’s not that I’ve developed aichmophobia, which is the fear of knives and pointy objects. It’s the fear of descending into a well of self-doubt and wallet-mutilating consumerism. The same things that keep everyone up at night, right? Let’s start at the beginning. I’ve only ever owned […]
Sometimes when you screw up in the kitchen, it’s an outright failure. But sometimes it just takes a mental realignment to turn a loss into a win. I attempted to make gulyas alla triestina for dinner. I’ve made this before and it’s delicious and not as hard as it sounds. It’s beef stew with pancetta, red […]