A Good Cook

A Good Cook

A few years ago someone asked me whether my mother was a good cook.  I was at a loss to know what to say. They should have asked years earlier.…

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Who are the Food Experts?

Who are the Food Experts?

“Rachael Ray is to chefs what Harold McGee and Nathan Myhrvold are to food scientists.” That’s the title of a blog post by Rachel Zemser who blogs as the Intrepid…

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The Joy of Ice Cream: Condensed Milk (2)

The Joy of Ice Cream: Condensed Milk (2)

Back to condensed milk.  You might think that giving recipes for condensed milk ice cream (and later other recipes) is a lapse from the high seriousness of blogging about who…

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