the Rouge et Noir Yellow Buck Camembert of Marin Cheese Company: get it, or regret it (no rennet either)

OK, I’ll admit it. Sometimes I don’t just rely upon my own superior culinary judgement. In fact, sometimes I humble myself and ask for…gasp…directions!
Last fall, I accosted the cheese expert at the fancy-pants grocery while she peeled away the rind of what appeared to be an enormous Parmeggiano-Reggiano. In her opinion, the Yellow Buck Camembert [...]

Californified Miso (Miso & Whole Wheat Cappellini)

Organic, whole wheat cappellini…how’re you going to use that? Well, I spotted it at the local fancy-pants market for the same price as the organic refined wheat cappellini- thought I’d give it a whirl. Whole wheat cappellini…how to describe it…it’s delicious. Sweet, with sunshine-y flavor, utterly yummy.
Ingredients:

“white”* (or, shiro) miso paste (I got mine from [...]

allyou magazine

just a quick post – in case you don’t know already, allyou magazine always states the per-serving price for its recipes and a weekly meals shopping list. Time Inc. publishes the mag, which may account for the pretty graphics at the low-ish price of $1.97 per issue. Some of the recipes in the current issue [...]

Madras Chicken Curry in the Tundra for less than $1.00: even better than it sounds

In the tundra, what better dinner could you have than piping hot chicken curry? Yesterday, there was a sale at the supermarket – I got about 3lbs of chicken drumsticks for $2.62 (or, 88 cents/lb). Fabulous price. Yes, I know, I know, Costco sells chicken thighs for 89 cents per lb…living in the land of [...]

Goya led me astray (no, not the painter…)

Whatever you do, do not follow Goya’s recipe on the back of its package of black beans. I, with such naivete, desired to try something new. The recipe, titled, “Classic Black Beans and Rice,” intends to serve four. The recipe directs the reader to add vinegar, green pepper, garlic, oregano, and Goya’s Sazon to [...]