Monthly Archives: February 2009

Hot Lasagna

Posted on February 24, 2009 by Hot Knives

Hard to believe but it’d been years (years!) since either of us had eaten, let alone crafted, a hot lasagna. Something about boiling those flat noodles and stuffing them with plain jane veggies seems a) mundane and b) inappropriate for … Continue reading →

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Tommy Gun Tomatillos

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Hot Knives

This weekend, on a testosterone-heavy desert camping sojourn, our friend Spencer enlightened us regarding a high-school epiphany he once had: that Salsa Verde Doritos and a 20-ounce Coca-Cola are the “perfect combination” of flavors. We’re still not entirely sure what … Continue reading →

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Sweet Treat Beans

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Hot Knives

Our buddy Kevin looks like a frugal dude. We were fooled. When Kevin, a small Pasadena craft beer distributor, was up in Portland he splurged on an unrivaled flute of aged brews from one of his connections, Hair of the … Continue reading →

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Texas Tea

Posted on February 8, 2009 by Hot Knives

Our tinted Suburban pulled into the reputed ghost town of Terlingua, Texas at 4:20 on Super Bowl Sunday, which did not explain why the faded general store offered one long row of shaded, splintered benches occupied by sleeping dogs and … Continue reading →

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Pickled Sunn

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Hot Knives

Contrary to our belief, the Jerusalem Artichoke has absolutely nothing to do with the contested city home to various peoples of the book. It’s actually an American o.g. : a tuber that finds its roots from Nova Scotia all the … Continue reading →

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