Tag: Alton Brown

  • Oddments

    Oddments

    Today is another busy one. So I’m just going to throw a few things here I think you all might be interested in. I know I was, but that doesn’t always translate! So this morning I’m excited to see that Alton Brown is planning a new show, a follow-on to Good Eats. I loved that…

  • Cheesecake

    Cheesecake

    Cheesecake, like so many other things, is more a state of mind than a simple recipe. The variations on it are nearly infinite, and even the ‘base’ of the recipe can be changed up. I looked at bunches of recipes online, and finally pulled out a cookbook to give myself a starting point. I really…

  • Review: I’m Just Here for the Food

    This is a review of a series of books, actually. They are books I have prominently displayed on a shelf, and they are among the very few books in my house that get pulled out and consulted frequently. I also write in them: notes, dates, and adjustments. I’m talking, of course, about the cookbooks I…

  • Review: I'm Just Here for the Food

    This is a review of a series of books, actually. They are books I have prominently displayed on a shelf, and they are among the very few books in my house that get pulled out and consulted frequently. I also write in them: notes, dates, and adjustments. I’m talking, of course, about the cookbooks I…

  • Cookbooks

    I’m sure I ate stuff this week. But at the moment, I have a head full of congestion, and my brain isn’t firing on all cylinders. Maybe I need to do what my Dad swears by for congestion, and eat a spoonful of tabasco sauce (the only one I have in the kitchen right now…

  • We Have Cookies (and Salsa)

    Between joking about the dark side, and I’ll be the one making cookies, and my friend Sean telling me the next food porn blog had better be my chocolate chip cookie recipe, OR ELSE… Here you are! Chocolate Chip Cookies 2 ¼ c flour 1 tsp Baking Soda 1 tsp salt (optional. Do not use…