Gastronomy
Harissa and Tagine
cook INK
Last Night’s Menu: * Marinated chicken skewers with Harissa and Hummus dipping sauces * Root vegetable tagine served on a bed of whole wheat cous cous * Israeli-style salad (means lots of cucumber, tomato, green onion) * Bittersweet chocolate and pear cake, with brown butter! (recipe via Smitten Kitchen of course) You guys, homemade Harissa […]
Northwest menu
cook INK
The family I cook for went to Seattle and brought back some amazing things from Pike Place market. It made me miss home. I was taken aback by the beauty of the food. Wild mushrooms: Smelled like rain and dirt, in the best possible way. Wild salmon: Smelled of nothing! So fresh. Easiest Fail Proof […]
Mango Salsa
cook INK
Last week L.A. had a heat wave. In November. My menu for that 98-degree day was light. Pan seared Sea Bass (all you need is Salt and Pepper, good oil, and a good pan) Homemade Mango Salsa, Guacamole, Pico de gallo Big Black Bean Salad (I mixed Black beans with bell peppers, tomatoes, and green […]
Luscious Dumplings
Hot Knives
One recent rainy night, between downing several pints of stout and an entire bottle of Laphroaig scotch, we invented a sublime, fatty fall concoction — roasted eggplant and potato mashed with sweet Thai basil and stuffed into fragile squash blossoms, caked with flour and pan-fried until crisp. This unexpected but opportune flavor mash-up led to […]
cake!
cook INK
When I look for dessert recipes, second to deliciousness, the number one thing I take into consideration is “Degree of Fussiness.” Smitten Kitchen is one of my go to recipe blogs. I follow her baked good recipes EXACTLY, and they come out as planned! Victory! I baked this applesauce cake last night. The only change […]
Hot Rad Winter Salad
Hot Knives
Fall is all up on our asses in Los Angeles, with rain and mist and stormy skies bearing down. This weekend at our farmers market, some dramatic “El Greco” light seemed to shine down on the bountiful fall vegetables. We grabbed mountain yams, dirt-crusted fingerlings, Brussels sprouts, red-skin Bartlet pears, fennel tips and big, beautiful […]
Read the Internet, Speak English
Universe
In case you didn’t know, reality is science fiction.
If you doubt me, read the news. Read, for example, this recent article in the New York Times about Carnegie Mellon’s “Read the Web” program, in which a computer system called NELL (Never Ending L…
Read the Internet, Speak English
Universe
In case you didn’t know, reality is science fiction.
If you doubt me, read the news. Read, for example, this recent article in the New York Times about Carnegie Mellon’s “Read the Web” program, in which a computer system called NELL (Never Ending L…
Hawks Lose to Seattle In a Shootout
Portland Sportsman
I’m sorry to report that the Portland Winterhawks lost to the Seattle Thunderbirds on Saturday, October 2nd, 2010. I feel like I kind of won though, because I had a pretty decent time at this hockey game. I walked into the Rose Garden about 10 minutes deep into the 1st period. I have to be […]
Hawks Fill Portland’s Diaper With Breast Milk, Lose to Seattle In a Shootout
Portland Sportsman
I’m sorry to report that the Portland Winterhawks lost to the Seattle Thunderbirds on Saturday, October 2nd, 2010. I feel like I kind of won though, because I had a pretty decent time at this hockey game. I walked into the Rose Garden about 10 minutes deep into the 1st period. I have to be […]