When you serve me something I've never seen or heard of before, YOU HAVE MY ATTENTION!
grow and measure
I garden for the love of it, and of course it provides organic food for my family. But how much food comes from this small garden? This year I'm going to find out.
garlic mustard
Have you ever seen a plant like this? Clumps of it have been appearing my yard this spring. It kind of reminds me of wasabi. The roots smell like garlic. Could it be edible? Tom Patterson at Wild Purveyors says... yes!
baker's problem, chef's solution
I was so absorbed in learning the new art of bread baking that I forgot to use decades of kitchen training to solve a basic problem
getting serious about fresh-ground coffee
I usually advise people to focus on the basics in the kitchen, but some luxuries--like a fancy coffee grinder--can be worth having, especially if you use them every day.
"Hoppy Hour" a great choice for beer lovers and valentines
If you're still trying to think of something fun to do on Valentine's Day, I have a suggestion for you. Last week I attended the first "Hoppy Hour" event scheduled by the Giant Eagle Market District in Robinson. Hoppy Hours are beer tastings intended to showcase various breweries, where you can sample selections from the …
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fruit cake
Now that the holidays are over, you may be sick of fruit cake. But I want to tell you about a very special fruit cake. I didn’t realize this until now, but the making of this cake started in the fall of 2012. Remember when I found those very interesting pears growing wild by a …
baking bread
Even though we got a brand new italian loaf pan at the USA Pans sale on Saturday, I used my brotforms (coiled cane bread molds) to shape the loaves I made this morning. How did you spend your "extra hour" when you turned the clocks back today for the end of Daylight Savings Time? The best way to spend it is in the kitchen, of course. 😉
USA Pans – factory sale of premier bakeware
The best bakeware is made right here in Pittsburgh, and you can get some for yourself at USA Pans' biannual factory sale.
hen of the woods
This year has been great for wild mushrooms. In the past two weeks I have foraged around 5 pounds of grifola frondosa, "hen of the woods."
Dinner with Daniel 