Mark
Mark’s Home Fries
In our household, there are few things as fractious as starches. Eileen grew up and lived in the Philippines. In her mind, rice is the only starch to accompany breakfast, lunch or dinner. I’ve lived in the States all my life and come from a Ukrainian/German heritage. Potatoes are the staple starch. The conflict is [...]
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2012
Whoa, it’s a little dusty in here!
Wow, no posts since February of 2011? That’s gotta change. I’m fall cleaning this web space, so check in soon for updates!
Reflections on the Manifestations of Umami
I’m assuming that you know what the word umami means. If you don’t, I recommend reading the Umami wiki-page at Wikipedia. The most elusive of the flavors, umami rounds out savory dishes. A difficult concept to grasp but, when making beef dishes, one knows immediately what making a dish savory is all about. As a [...]
Beagle’s Breath Chili
If there is one food item that I have a love/hate relationship with, it is chili. Good chili is sublime: bursting with complex, interconnected flavors, hot enough to make you sweat but not so volcanic that you hesitate to shovel more of the heavenly mixture of meat, peppers, and sauce into your gaping maw. And [...]