Category: Cookbooks

One of my favorite cookbook authors, Susan Herrmann Loomis, is coming to Portland! Very exciting! She'll be at In Good Taste, August 12-15, 2010. In Good Taste is located at 231 NW 11th Ave, Portland, Oregon, 97209. It's a 3-day class (with a welcome dinner the night before) and you can enroll by e-mailing cookingclassesATonruetatinDOTcom. …

Continue reading "Nuts in the Kitchen: Sicilian Sweet and Sour Rabbit (but with Chicken)"

So, when we last left off with this culinary space odyssey, Rachael Ray's Swedish Meatballs were pretty good. They also contained full-fat sour cream, which is why for the two other recipes I cooked, I went right to the healthier section of The Astronaut's Cookbook. NASA, it seems has done some research on vegetarian diets …

Continue reading "Future Space Food II: Electric Vegetarian Boogaloo"

Facebook, not just for fake farms and stupid quizzes... I went to grade school, junior high and then high school with someone who now works at NASA. I know, neat! We recently got back in touch via facebook and now I am contributing to a cookbook review he's working on. Not just any cookbook, but …

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We had this meal over New Year's Weekend because I believe lentils are lucky to have around that time. Of course, I opted to not use lentils because I had some Christmas Lima Beans that I needed to use. I hope Christmas Lima Beans are still lucky. I soaked my beans for about 8 hours …

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