Chicago Con: Please, sir, may I have some corn?
Filed in Chicago Cons, April 30, 2008, 11:06 amFor the past year or so, I’ve contemplated moving from Chicago. Winter in Chicago is never a treat, but this one happened to be the worst in almost thirty years. Also, there was recently a week and a half span that included the following events: A Blue Line train got stuck underground for two hours. I was on [...]
A Visit from the Future
Filed in Outside the Kitchen, April 23, 2008, 3:23 pmThe following occurred a little over a year ago. I didn’t tell anyone about it at the time because I didn’t want to sound crazy. But certain events have transpired lately that make this incident chilling in its relevance.
Chimichurri, Marinade-Style
Filed in Dishes, April 19, 2008, 8:03 pmAs promised in my post on chimichurri, I used my leftovers to try this out as a marinade. Let’s see what Señor McCurry’s invention tasted like tonight.
Tofu with Chimichurri and Minted Peas Under Oil
Filed in Dishes, April 17, 2008, 8:14 pmI swear to God I cook meat. This is now my fifth post without one morsel of flesh involved, and I’d like to assure everyone that this website isn’t the first step in a process that includes such things as leaving informational pamphlets around and prompting “philosophical talks” that are thinly-veiled conversion attempts, and which [...]
Grapefruit and Avocado Salad
Filed in Dishes, April 16, 2008, 10:43 pmI have a hard time picturing how things will taste when combined. I’m sure this skill will develop as I cook more, but in the meantime, part of what I find so enjoyable about cooking is that it’s a discovery process. For example, that’s how I now know what leeks and bacon are all about. [...]
Alice Waters’s Luscious Grilled Cheese and Minestrone
Filed in Dishes, April 13, 2008, 9:34 pmIn my previous life as a lazy cook, I would have grilled cheese and soup somewhere in the neighborhood of once every couple weeks. Generally, this was my fallback meal if I was low on supplies or needed to eat a quick dinner. The grilled cheese would be Brownberry whole wheat bread with muenster and [...]
Tofu with Thai Curry Sauce
Filed in Dishes, April 9, 2008, 8:52 pmI almost always have tofu in my fridge for three main reasons: 1. It’s inexpensive. 2. I’ve been brainwashed by Big Protein. 3. I don’t have to take it out to thaw, thereby making it a contingency plan of sorts if I forget to take meat out during my pre-caffeinated haze before work. Also, I kind of like [...]
The Greatest Carrots in the History of All Known Carrotdom
Filed in Dishes, April 7, 2008, 11:05 amSo my first substantive blog post is about carrots. I don’t even like carrots. I made a cannellini bean dish last week that required 1/4 cup worth of diced carrots. I went to a different Whole Foods than I normally do, the Gold Coast location. Here’s the charming little market below. Obviously I didn’t take [...]
Step 1
Filed in Uncategorized, April 5, 2008, 3:04 pmI’ve started this website documenting my foray into cooking for one simple purpose: To become unbelievably rich.
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