July 1, 2010
I knew I was missing a step. Despite learning how to heat a pan to perfection and fire up the grill without burning off my eyebrows, I struggle with producing a medium-rare steak. Oh, technically, I know how to use the palm method to determine doneness, but my results are hit and miss. Turns out [...]
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April 28, 2009
Until recently fennel was a spice I ignored. If I saw it in a recipe, I skipped it. After all, it was usually one of fifteen other spices in a curry. Who’d notice it was missing? But this past week I came across a couple of recipes where fennel was the star. Omit it and [...]
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