Author: Patty

My Purée Favorites I use this cooking technique regularly, although not frequently. For me, as a gal who loves soups, it is a go-to technique in the Fall when squashes… [Continue Reading]

Another very large topic. All I want to do here is introduce the idea and answer some common questions that come up when this topic is discussed. Entomophagy A term… [Continue Reading]

My Korean Food Experience A Country Divided Up front, let me say that I understand the North and South Korea situation through my own experience of East and West Germany…. [Continue Reading]

The Cleanse Story This story twists and turns in the normal way life often does. We started in 2019 with a personal reaction to climate change (fires + heat leading… [Continue Reading]

In a previous post I discussed drying herbs (and veggies), growing woody herbs, and today I am looking at growing soft herbs. Gardening I tend to look at my herbs,… [Continue Reading]

Human Taste It is interesting how much we have learned about taste since I was a young girl. For instance, when I was growing up we were told that our… [Continue Reading]

The Facts for Change First, let me lay out the cases proving a changing world, not just a pandemic one. These specific changes lead me, and others who are armed… [Continue Reading]

My interest today is on, primarily, the veggies and fruits that have peels, skins, or rinds although I make one comment related to meat. Each layer on the veggies or… [Continue Reading]

To PattyCooks readers; Zulay Kitchens is offering a one time discount of 10% off any orders from today until Oct 2, 2020 by entering the code PMEAD10 at check out…. [Continue Reading]

During this pandemic, in some parts of the country, we are once again being allowed to bring our own bags. The condition however, is that we have to do our… [Continue Reading]

UPDATE: In September 2020 I found a nice video of a person invited to eat a Moroccan meal with a family in the region. It showed what I describe in… [Continue Reading]

My Story During the initial “stay at home” period of this pandemic, which is still active here in the Bay Area of California, I have been watching lots of cooking… [Continue Reading]

Food is Political When I started this blog in December 2018, I boldly stated that I would never run out of topics to write about. The reasoning I gave, was… [Continue Reading]