I couldn’t possibly care less about the traditional Thanksgiving dinner, but The Splendid Table’s live Thanksgiving call-in episode is two hours of radio gold. You can get it from their web site or on iTunes. And when you do, you’ll hear from the guy who knocked over his deep-frying turkey and find out what these […]
“I’ve got a good idea in my head!” said Iris during breakfast.
“Okay…”
“You could do a science experiment.”
“Like what?”
“You could put some apple cider in water and see what happens.”
I got a bowl of water and poured in a few drops of apple cider. Not much happened. “It’s not fizzy,” Iris noted.
“I can make it fizzy,” […]
Yesterday I noticed buttermilk in the fridge, so I decided to make some pancakes before school.
Iris: Are they blueberry? Matthew: No, I just made regular. Iris: Is that because it isn’t blueberry season?
Actually, it was because I was too lazy to dig the frozen blueberries out of […]
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Cooking with Kids: Cornish Pasties
Why pasties? My wife, Laurie, traces her roots to Penzance, Cornwall—known for its pirates and pasties. And pasties are very much in the spirit of Thanksgiving: comforting, starchy, nap-inducing.
There’s a new Japanese noodle place opening soon near us. It’s called Boom, and it’s from the creators of Blue C Sushi. I couldn’t possibly be more excited. Today Laurie and Iris announced that they were going to play Boom, and invited me to the soft opening. This was the menu, as created by Iris:
Noodles […]
