A Picture Worth 1,000 Words Above is a picture of our new addition, Maggie, waiting by our front window for my spouse + Charlie (GoldenDoodle) to return home from a… [Continue Reading]
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Making Phở at Home
What is Phở From my reading, Northern Vietnam created Phở. The word Phở (pronounced “fuh”) is Vietnamese for, what some writers think, is 1) a particular type of rice noodles or… [Continue Reading]
Stuffing for All
Giving Thanks Thanksgiving in 2019 was wonderful. I had friends and family all around, and was cooking up a storm. (My son helped + I just love working with him… [Continue Reading]
This or That?
A question that comes up frequently with cooking students is: “what is the differences between fruits and veggies, or nuts and seeds?” I have found that there are formal definitions… [Continue Reading]
Stovetop Cooking
Updated 2 January 2021; Posted November 21, 2019 Read the Recipe Most of my cooking is on the stove top. So the very first thing I do in stovetop cooking… [Continue Reading]
Tubed Food
Who Uses Tubes? Tubed food is used in space (1), used by hikers and constant travelers, used by military people on deployment, and also by (mainly) Europeans. In areas such… [Continue Reading]
PFAS, PFOA, PFWHAT?
Published 8 November 2019; revised 18 October 2021 PFAS, PFOS, PFOA, PFNA, and so on, are a family of “forever” chemicals that nearly 90% of people in the USA have… [Continue Reading]
Styles of Tofu
Using Tofu as Protein Bloomberg: According to a 2017 Nielsen study, more than one-third of Americans—39 percent—described themselves as pursuing a more plant-based diet. Tofu has always been seen by… [Continue Reading]
Cook as Alchemist
A Cook’s View of Eating This is not a review of digestion, but breaking down the aspects of eating I feel are relevant to a cook. I think of cooks… [Continue Reading]
A Millet Future?
What are Millets? Quoted in BakerandSnacks: 75% of human food comes from 12 plants and 5 animal sources. Only 3 crops make up 60% of the total plant-based diet of… [Continue Reading]
With enough butter, anything is good.
Overview of butter.
Mediterranean Diet
Why Write This? Since I commented on the Ketosis Diets, someone asked me to look into the Mediterranean Diet as well. So here is what I have found and what… [Continue Reading]
Aromatic Trinities + Bundles
Aromatics or Mirepoix These are a combination of particularly aromatic veggies used as the foundation of many international and regional dishes. Veggies, and in some cases herbs or meat, are… [Continue Reading]
