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Well, it's culinary because I cook with it and eat it, and it's garden because - well, just because it's in the garden. I committed the robbery just after noon. It was a bright, sunny day, and the victims were drowsy and unprepared. I entered through the roof and pried open the main hall and...

Recall for iSi rapid infusion accessories being used with iSi Thermo Whip.Not really defective, just improperly described as being compatible with the Therm Whip siphon. iSi Culinary: RECALL Rapid Infusion Set

I haven't seen this one mentioned, not that I see every post, but a search doesn't turn it up on this site. I just got a copy, and it's a good one. Cook It Right, by Anne Willian. Perhaps not so much a cookbook as a cook book. The subtitle is, "Achieve Perfection with Every Dish You Cook."...

I'm determine to try potatoes and am planning a long way out. I'm in central Texas. So hot, hot, hot. Maybe no winter to speak of. Or it can freeze for a while. I have pretty good soil and lots of space and a small tractor and implements. Who has successfully grown potatoes under this sort of...

I have managed, for all these years, to have never used salt cod. But thinking about how much of a staple it is in the Caribbean where people are surrounded by excellent fresh fish, I figured there must be something more to it than preserved fish that people got a taste for during slave days...

What is this? The head is 3-1/2 inches across. The whole is 11 inches. The head is a continuous spring cup. Springy, not rigid. I'm assuming it's a cook's tool.

This seems to be a national topic that's heating up in a number of states. I hadn't been aware of it, so I take the opportunity to pass it along. This applies directly to Texas. As of June 2011, The Texas Cottage Food Law permits limited types of food preparation, mainly baked goods, jams and...

FIRST AND ALWAYS, medical studies are almost never the final word and are almost always just a pointer to the next study. But... A study in the British Medical Journal suggests that eating fried food is not a direct cause of heart disease. But (there's always a but) the fat you fry with can be...

That's disthpicable! “I was sitting in a dark bar with an undercover cop in Italy, and he was telling me about deals being cut with high-level politicians and millions of dollars in EU subsidies being misappropriated,” Mueller told the New York Post. “He was speaking in this hushed tone, and I...

Ran across these predictions of food and cooking as it was imagined we would be doing them. Foods in the Year 2000, Professor Marcelin Bethelot, McClures (magazine), 1894 Wheat fields and corn fields are to disappear from the face of the earth, because flour and meal will no longer be grown...

I'm going to post this, because I like the source and because if I had this information, it would have answered one of my early questions about shipping. I've been buying cheese from Alma Gourmet Alma Gourmet Online Store - The Finest Italian Food Products In particular, I've regularly bought...

Perhaps you've seen instructions for making pure chocolate ice cream cups. Maybe you've done it yourself. How to Make a Chocolate Ice Cream Cup Using Balloons ~ Cool Pictures I hadn't done it before and thought I'd try today. Learning experience. One thing I learned is that you let the...

Where to put this? I guess this is as good a place as any. I like to see kitchen designs, to see how people have adapted their space to their wants and methods. So, maybe some of you would like to show off your kitchens and talk a bit about what you wanted, what you used, and the limitations you...

Along with the traditional turkey and ham, I did a whole tenderloin on the charcoal rotisserie. My butcher provided the tenderloin, just short of five pounds, trimmed, folded, and trussed. Prepped, rubbed with salt and pepper and rested to room temperature. Basted with mixture of butter, sauteed...

Thanksgiving Day is a jewel, to set in the hearts of honest men; but be careful that you do not take the day, and leave out the gratitude. ~E.P. Powell Today, I am thankful to be the cook. Tomorrow, the others will find the feast set and will enjoy. But only I will experience the whole magical...

Yeah, another foodie blog. There are lots of them, and I'm used to looking down through them and every so often finding something I need to make. Their blog topic/recipe filter doesn't often entirely match my taste. But I wanted to pass this one along because after the first couple of most...