What Does Fresh Turmeric Taste Like?

I very abjectly apologize for keeping everyone in suspense over the question of what, exactly does fresh turmeric taste like. I didn’t get to apply my culinary skills to that conundrum until last night, and then, instead of blogging about it, I blogged about cats instead. Why:? Because I am wicked, and wanted people’s minds […]

Whole Foods Comes to Columbus

I know that Whole Foods often gets called, “Whole Paycheck” by its detractors, and is often decried for putting smaller, locally owned natural foods stores out of business, but I rather like them. Now, not on any account do I think they are the greatest thing since sliced bread, but I do think that being […]

Shopping for Foodies

The title to this post coud be “Why I Like Sur La Table better than Williams-Sonoma,” but it isn’t, because in truth, I prefer a different kind of cookware store altogether than either of the afformentioned choices. I like eccentric, locally-owned places with crowded shelves that bow under the weight of so much cast iron, […]

From the North of India: Korma

One of my chiefest joys in teaching cookery is that I can help foster cultural awareness and understanding for people from different lands in my students. In the process of opening their palates to new flavors, one has a chance to open the eager taster’s minds as well, to new and different ideals and philosophies. […]

Thoughts on Kitchen Remodeling and Design

Before we undertook to redo the kitchen in this house, I did research. Mostly this consisted of looking at kitchen design magazines. And while looking at photographs of gorgeous kitchens from all over the world, I realized a few things about myself that I had never articulated before. One of them was that I don’t […]

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