What It Means
Catillation is an obsolete word meaning: to lick one's plate. It has nothing to do with cats, except that they catillate quite a bit.
Category Archives: Cooking
My Wild Backyard
Well, it’s shaping up to be a banner year for wild things from my backyard. Last year was something of a bust; hardly any pokeweed, and just a few handfuls of berries. This year, however, is something else. Was it … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating, Reporting
Tagged Black Raspberries, pokeweed, Wineberries
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Rich, Filling, Delicious: Shrimp and Grits the Easy Way
Why, you may ask, is a Maryland market carrying these traditional products from places like Charleston, South Carolina? Continue reading
Three Odd Things: The Chocolate Edition
Here’s an expeditious convergence: three dark brown delectable delicacies, each with a spin of strangeness. Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating, Product Review
Tagged Brownie Points, chuao, emojis, exploding coal, okara flour, Renewal Mill
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Harmonic Convergence: Pi(e) Day and Guinness
Pi(e) day and St. Patrick’s Day combine for gastronomic sublimity and a little cognitive dissonance. Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Product Review, Reporting
Tagged Guinness Open Gate Brewery, Harris Teeter, Pi(e) Day
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Unboxing, The New Thrill: Yo Mama’s Foods
Unboxing and reviewing products has replaced some of the delights of normal food blogging life. Continue reading
Mysteries of Bucatini
The question of the hour is: where has all the bucatini gone? The pandemic shelves are bare of toilet paper, bleach, and …bucatini?? Apparently so. Continue reading
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Tagged bucatini, Grub Street, Olney Farmers and Artists Market, pasta
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The Obscure Object of My Desire: Huitlacoche Found
In the middle of August in the middle of the week, I ran out of field-grown tomatoes. Not wanting to wait until the farmers market on Sunday, I went over to Sandy Spring Gardens, where Tom Farquhar raises organic vegetables … Continue reading
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Tagged Huitlacoche, Mary Sue Milliken, Sandy Spring Gardens, Susan Feniger, Tom Farquhar
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Heirloom Yogurt: Feeding My Habit
A few days ago I made my seventy-first consecutive batch of yogurt. It all started in 2016, when I attended a workshop in yogurt-making as part of the biennial Les Dames D’Escoffier Symposium. The technique I learned there was way … Continue reading
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Tagged DIY, Fermenting, National Press Club, Susan Delbert, Yogurt
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News Flash: Redbud Flowers Are Edible, And So Are Hon Tsai Tai
Yes, I have recently learned that the redbud tree’s flowers, like many others, can safely be consumed. I’ve been meaning for a few years now to try my hand at pickling cherry blossoms, but have been unable to source flowers … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating
Tagged Common Root Farm, cooking, foraging, hon tsai tai, New York Times, OFAM, Olney Farmers and Artists Market, redbud flowers
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