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.
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Wild Backyard: Early Spring 2024 Edition
Well, it’s finally happening! The daytime temperature is mild enough to shed one’s winter coat. The cherry blossoms are waning, the redbuds are just starting to show, the bulbs are poppin’ up all over, and spring greens are there for the picking. Continue reading
Indistinguishable From Magic: Koji Up Close
Although far less familiar in the West, koji has been the foundation of Japanese cuisine for centuries. It’s rice (or another starch) inoculated with the fungus Aspergillus oryzae, and it’s the basic ingredient for soy sauce, sake, miso, rice vinegar and many other products. Now koji has become the trendy plaything of chefs all over the world. Continue reading
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Tagged Carla Hall, cooking, event, koji, Les Dames D'Escoffier, Noma, Rene Redzepi, reporting, sake
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My (Partial) Week of Italian Food in Washington, DC
The Embassy of Italy’s Istituto Italiano di Cultura – Washington celebrated the Week of Italian Food in America. That week also saw the opening of the Carpaccio exhibit at the National Gallery of Art. Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating, Events, Reporting
Tagged chefs, cooking, Embassy of Italy, event, National Gallery of Art, reporting, review
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Happy International Stout Day!
Celebrate International Stout Day! Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Eating, Product Review
Tagged cooking, Guinness, International Stout Day
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Wild Backyard: Spring-Summer 2022 Edition
Wineberries and shiso in my backyard. Continue reading
This Year’s Mid-March Madness: Ides, Pi Day, Guinness, Guinness Pie Day
Once again, a convergence of events conspire to produce cognitive dissonance and tasty culinaria!
It’s March, and the wonderful folks at Taylor Strategy, on behalf of Guinness, sent me a couple of cans to cook with. Last year I made Guinness Potato Cheese Soup, but this year I decided to honor Pi Day by making a round baked good with filling and crust. With Guinness, of course.
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Tagged cooking, Giant food, Guinness, Harris Teeter, Olney, reporting, review
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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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Israeli Soul Food: Event and Review
Event: Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy Presents Nourish Your Soul: Featuring Michael Solomonov & Steven Cook, in conversation with Joan Nathan Review: Israeli Soul: Easy, Essential, Delicious, by Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook It’s déjà vu all over again. Another knockout cookbook from … Continue reading
Who Eats, Who Dines, Who Tells Your Story – Review
The Hamilton Cookbook: Cooking, Eating, & Entertaining in Hamilton’s World by Laura Kumin At the time of this writing, I have failed to win the ticket lottery to the Washington, DC production of Hamilton for about a week now. This … Continue reading
Posted in Cookbook Review, Cooking
Tagged Alexander Hamilton, cookbook, cooking, Laura Kumin, review
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