Archive for March, 2008

The don

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

Today in the Seattle Times: With rice and all manner of toppings, donburi makes a treat of tradition Eager to know more about donburi on its home turf, I e-mailed Rob Ketcherside, a Microsoft employee who transferred from Redmond to Tokyo in 2006. “I’ve had donburi twice this week so far,” he […]

Green stew

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

“I want something like a white chicken chili,” said Laurie, offering her pick of the week. “Something with chicken, beans…maybe tomatillos?” Where I come from, there’s no maybe in tomatillos. I bought tomatillos, cilantro, canned beans, and chicken thighs and figured it would all come together easily. A quick consultation with Rick Bayless and it was […]

New parenting book

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

Overheard on the Splendid Table this week: “Some mothers are like a greasy haze.”

Beware pearl scammers

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

I thought I was buying another container of perles craquants, but it turns out they also make them non-craquants, like little round chocolate chips. Compared to the crunchy ones, they suck. Watch out.