Sensuous and aromatic …. Aromatically sensuous. If you have ever questioned or just not understood the importance of aroma in food, this dish will be your moment of epiphany. If you ever wondered why some people react to smells and tastes as if someone was whispering wanton words in their ear, you’ll understand when you…
Cookbook Review: Baked Elements
Baked Elements: Our Ten Favorite Ingredients Authors: Matt Lewis & Renato Poliafito Price: $37.5o Hardcover: 224 pages Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang (September 1, 2012) ISBN: 978-1584799856 So this is a review that has been a long time coming … and no, it isn’t because my blog was taken over by a crazed beer sampler. Really…
Thai Pumpkin-Coconut Soup
This post is a bit retrospective as I made this soup a few weeks ago when pie-pumpkins were running amok. (Ok, bountiful is perhaps the better expression.) A gentle, soothing soup that will warm you, through and through. You have two choices with respect to how to prepare the pumpkin: cooked (baked in oven, then…