Charm City Cook
Food is good
I’d always been told that making risotto is a bear. All that stirring, stirring, stirring. Blah, blah, blah. How do you know when it’s done?? But thanks to the wonderful folks at America’s Test Kitchen, I’ve found that it’s not that hard. Risotto actually is your friend. I’ve written about this show before, but it is well …
Whatever you choose to call it – canning, preserving, putting up – I’m into it. I used to be pretty intimidated by the idea of preserving food, it just seemed so, well…domesticated. So, I started out with one of the easiest things you can make…applesauce. It made me feel like, okay, wow. I did that. I didn’t realize …
Fall is the best. Just this week, there’s a slight chill in the air, football season is here (and WOW, baseball is still exciting…how cool is that? Go O’s!) and soon, the leaves will start their gorgeous transformation. Fall also brings on heartier cooking – for me, it means lots of roasted veggies, soups, stews and other comfort …
Loss is a part of having pets. If you’ve ever lost a pet, you know. It’s brutal. Even with chickens. Over the course of about a week, a predator killed all three of my new backyard chickens. They were two months old and had personalities, names and favorite snacks. As I found each one dead over …
This post is super duper basic. I want to know what tools you need in your kitchen. Everyone has tools that they use all the time and we’d be lost without. I did a cooking class at a friend’s house recently and left my favorite spatula behind – you would have thought I left my dog there – I …
PABU: Fabulous Japanese food and an expansive sake selection in the Four Seasons Hotel – in the coolest neighborhood in B’more, Harbor East. Sure my ‘hood of Hampden is cool in its own quirky way, but Harbor East is actually like, schwank cool. It’s lovely…the land of the beautiful people (sorta like the luxury …
The tomato…the star of the summer produce season. Besides canning for cooking through the year, slapping one on top of a burger or the joy of simply slicing and eating (I like ’em with mayonnaise and Old Bay), another great way to capture the wonderful flavors of summer tomatoes is with a great homemade tomato …
Here’s another delicious way to use all of that squash your co-workers keep bringing to the office… Roasted Patty Pan Squash with Maple Ginger Sausage 6 patty pan squash 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp sea salt 1/2 tsp fresh ground pepper 2 tbsp fresh chopped thyme or marjoram 1/8 cup chopped onion (or more if you …
Just about every weekend, I’m in the kitchen…cooking for myself or sometimes for my clients. And, when I’m in the kitchen, I like to listen to music. Quiet makes me too ADD. The tunes are either on my iPhone on the sound dock or on Spotify on my laptop (I tend to use my laptop for web …
