Long ago, a reader asked why I don’t sell t-shirts. I hemmed. I hawed. I had nothing. I went to design a t-shirt. It swiftly became clear why I don’t sell t-shirts: lack of shirt design skills. So I’m putting it to you, the readers. I want you to design a Roots and Grubs shirt. There […]
They’re my favorite vegetable, and now they’re back again to haunt my Culinate column: Secrets of the sprouts Which two celebrities endorse Brussels sprouts? You’ll have to read the column.
News from the frozen potato front! I’ve been unsatisfied with my hash for a while. I like to make hash of any kind of leftover meat or fish, but it wasn’t getting crispy enough. So I asked on eGullet. My favorite response was from slkinsey, who said: I think it depends on what kind of hash […]
Iris and I are nothing if not fashionably late. Remember how last fall everyone was making that no-knead bread from the New York Times? I didn’t join the party. I have no good excuse for this. But we made it this week, because the new issue of Vogue arrived, and the no-knead bread got Jeffrey Steingarten’s […]
(Apologies to The Onion.) I’ve been loyal to the same brand of jarred spaghetti sauce for so long, it predates our marriage. If it turns out that Laurie married me for bringing Bertolli (formerly Five Brothers) Marinara with Burgundy Wine into her life, it would be hard to fault her for this. At least once a week, […]