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Ancient Roman Pork Kebabs, Apicius 8.1.9
I’ve written elsewhere (here, here, and here) about my attempts to cook ancient Roman food. Until now, I’ve followed adaptations of ancient recipes worked out for use in modern kitchens, with quantities and preparation notes. But I was making grilled … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient Rome, Apicius, Cooking, Cooking Apicius, lovage, pork kebabs, rue, Sally Grainger
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As the Romans cooked
Donald got two Roman cookbooks for his last birthday, to add to our collection. The Classical Cookbook, by Andrew Dalby and Sally Grainger, includes both ancient Greek and ancient Roman recipes; Cooking Apicius, by Grainger, is a selection of modernized recipes from … Continue reading
Conditum paradoxum
As I’ve mentioned before on this blog, one of the things my husband Donald and I share is a fascination with the culture of ancient Rome. Since I also love to cook, this leads inexorably to our attempts to recreate ancient … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Rome, Cooking, Food and drink
Tagged ancient Rome, Apicius, conditum paradoxum, spiced wine, wine
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Seriously, Mollie Katzen?
So, yesterday I made Lasagna al Pesto from Mollie Katzen’s cookbook The New Enchanted Broccoli Forest. (The “new” part means it’s a re-issue of the original Enchanted Broccoli Forest, not that it’s about an enchanted broccoli forest only recently discovered.) … Continue reading
Posted in Cookbooks, Cooking, Food and drink
Tagged bread machine, CSA, homemade pasta, lasagna al pesto, Mollie Katzen, Moosewood, pesto
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How to make paneer
On Wednesday, I made cheese for the first time, and documented the process with my trusty digital camera. I used the paneer recipe on page 297 of Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant. You need 2 quarts of milk, 3-4 tablespoons strained … Continue reading
More CSA complaints
Um. Can you guys try not to put the corn on the cob on top of the baby spinach next time? I swear, Wilson Farm has the worst grocery baggers on the planet (I’ve lost track of how many peaches, … Continue reading
Posted in Complaining about things, Cooking, Food and drink
Tagged Cooking, CSA, food, tomatoes, vegetables, Wilson Farm
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Childhood cookbook memories
Last weekend, Donald and I were in Nova Scotia for my 20-year highschool reunion. It was a lot of fun! I attended a tiny highschool in rural Nova Scotia, and our graduating class was somewhere between 40 and 45 students. … Continue reading
Safety starts at home
It occurred to me today that maybe I shouldn’t be grilling barefoot. As I poured the glowing coals from the chimney starter onto the grate, and one small coal went flying and landed on the ground, less than a foot … Continue reading
Low fat, schmow fat!
Just for a change from boiled corn on the cob, I decided to use this week’s corn from my CSA share to make creamed corn for lunch. It was yummy, though I’m feeling maybe I ought to have a double … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooking, food, vegetables, writing
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Careful what you wish for!
I’m sure it’s a coincidence, but last week I complained about all the vegetables we were getting each week in our CSA share, and this week we didn’t get as many. Here’s what we got this week: 1 head red leaf lettuce 2 … Continue reading