Crumblin’ Herbs

Some of my readership - that is, friends and family who’ll be receiving gifts this holiday season - has asked me when I’m going to put up another post. The gap between posts is only partially due to laziness. The other more substantial reason has been technical issues.
My computer recently died. My friend Adam - without whose [...]


Salt: Not just for throwing in the eyes of your enemies

From time to time I come across a piece of information that greatly improves my knowledge of food and cooking. For example, I recently learned that I’d been grabbing my knives incorrectly.


Barefoot Contessa’s Curry Chicken Salad

Earlier this week I turned 27, the same age that such luminaries as Kurt Cobain and Jimi Hendrix met the end of their chaotic existences. I, on the other hand, celebrated this new year by calling in sick to my law firm job and making chicken salad.