It seemed out of the blue when I got a call from a friend who works in a bar to inform me that the ten pounds of scallops I had ordered arrived. ‘Right,’ I thought, only vaguely remembering the agreement that I made with a local fisherman. Now, true to his word, he had returned to the scene of hazy evening with twenty pounds of scallops to be divided between me and my barkeep friend. And of course, he arrived around midnight. Did I mention that they were only $7 a pound?
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Month: April 2010
Not everything works: hand-crushed coffee
Necessity is the mother of invention. You may think it is excessive to suggest that coffee — moreover freshly ground coffee — is a necessity. If you do, than you must not be a coffee drinker.
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Salad Anyone?
I think I will be eating lettuce for 14 days straight now. I guess that’s what I get for picking on iceberg.
Iceberg Lettuce: Making a Comeback?
Probably not in my kitchen
All these recent articles about iceberg lettuce are cracking me up. And making me wonder if I’m missing something. I first read about iceberg making a comeback in Saveur magazine last year around this time. Continue reading “Iceberg Lettuce: Making a Comeback?”
Allium ursinum
The arrival of this mild oniony garlicky herb at the market is one of the signals of the beginning of spring in Berlin. Before moving to Berlin I’d never seen nor heard of Bärlauch, as it’s called here, but I’ve come to look forward to making a few meals with it every spring.
Ostrich Stroganoff
Sara is visiting from Zurich this weekend. According to my sources, meat in Switzerland is as varied as it is expensive. For fun, Sara brought along ostrich and horse meats for us to experiment with.
VIVRE POUR MANGER 