Great food season…
Category: Food
Even fancy grocery stores have humble, bargain ingredients. Case in point, smoked ham hocks were on special at our local Gelson’s, where the parking lot is littered with high end cars. Apparently, even the staff has swanky rides. Today I made Barley Pea Soup, and the house already smells amazing. I sauteed […]
Meatloaf is hard to do really badly, as long as you follow a few basics. My rule of thumb for getting the texture right is that all the ingredients, once assembled, should have the consistency of stiff cookie dough. Another tip is to make sure you have a mix of meats. Plain ground […]
I went on a top secret Valentine’s gift mission to Santa Monica a couple days ago. Yes, we have a splendid fancy mall here, and a couple of indy type shops where you can get odd gifts. There is even an elderly engraver along the main drag, 85 if he is a day, in […]
Start a fire in a safe place, put some meat on a stick with an herb you found in the local swamp, share it with your fellow hunters and maybe you just started the first restaurant. If they ate every last shred off the stick, you had yourself a winner. You cooked well. And you […]