We watched this great new show Friday night on Fox called Smokehouse. Somewhere in Memphis, there is a house where a shadowy figure (Al Roker) holds a svengali-like control over five scantily-clad women, who sleep in capsules by night and go out by day to win barbecue championships. Is the Smokehouse real? Or just a […]
The new product shelf at Trader Joe’s is a real siren. I have bought a lot of stupid stuff because it’s on that pedestal next to the cheese case. Today, I figured, would be no exception, as I grabbed a bag of Tom Yum Cashews. But these (a) really taste like tom yum, the Thai […]
I am not very good with spinach. I can make decent creamed spinach, but otherwise it tends to come out with that spinachy texture. Last night, however, I discovered a winning spinach recipe: In a skillet, heat the extremely concentrated juices left over from a pork roast. Add the spinach. Cook until wilted. Serve under […]
This week in the Seattle Times: Korean japchae is noodle nirvana I’m not sure what kind of justice is meted out by the Korean food police, but I have a feeling it involves an extruder.
