Posts by Live_to_cook

Check out the Weber Smoky Mountain Cooker ($180) for home (non-production) use. Charcoal-fired but a dream to use - the next best thing to "set and forget." I just did a rib cook and I spent less than 20 minutes...

beershoppers.com offers a variety of Belgian lambics - strawberry, peach, raspberry, lemon, currant, apricot, pineapple, banana, cherry, plum ... but no cranberry. Cranberry being a uniquely American fruit, I'd guess you'd need to find...

Read about this fella in the NY Times. "Henckels has sent me a lot of customers," he says on his site. All his knives are made by him, by hand, he says. Wheeee-ooo. Talk about your cottage industry. Says he gets a thrill out...

Since monpetitchoux asked, here's a list of REAL last meals, courtesy of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which has executed 248 people since 1982. Heavy on fried chicken, steak, french fries and cheeseburgers. (Links to some...

I aged a standing rib roast in my fridge for five days, using guidelines from Cook's Illustrated. Made for a highly tender, beefier tasting roast, though you lose up to 10 percent in weight in evaporation and trimming. Leave the roast...

"We're going to kill you, because murder is wrong. But first we want to fetch you a nosh that will really hit the spot. What're you hankering for? Fries with that?" I'm not in favor of the death penalty, for reasons too...

Besides pesto, basil's mighty tasty paired with fresh tomatoes. In tomato season, my favorite simple salad is: 3 ripe tomatoes, cut into chunks 1 clove garlic, minced 5-10 basil leaves, chiffonade or minced 1 T virgin olive oil 2 t...

Here's one recipe. Like any simple dish, the precise proportion of key ingredients will vary somewhat to your taste. The important thing, as far as I'm concerned, is to put the cooked pasta into a pan with the butter already melted,...

A simple, tasty cauliflower fave at my house: Heat olive oil in a pot. Add 1-2 cloves minced garlic. Just as the garlic starts to brown, add 3-4 c cauliflower florets. Add salt, pepper, pinch of oregano, a couple tablespoons water,...

As far as cookbooks to stretch your tofu repertoire, I'd re-recommend one of my favorites, Sundays at Moosewood. A delightful vegeterian meander through the world's cuisines, from British Isles (tofu pot pie) through Indian and Asian...