Cookbooks can be an addiction, a voyeuristic portal into an alternate culinary universe. With all those bright pictures and neat columns of ingredients, they present a world where oven tempratures never vary, dirty dishes disappear, and every chicken breast weighs…
Monthly Archives: April 2006
Only judge a dumpling by its skin
When Stephen and I came to look at the apartment we now live in, I barely glanced at the tiny hole-in-the wall restaurant across the street. I caught a glimpse out of the corner of my eye and thought something…
Posted in Dining Around, Food
Evil Martha Thai Noodle Salad
Or, if I’m feeling respectable, Southeast Asian Beef Noodle Salad. Or, to be honest, Everything But the Kitchen Sink Noodle Salad. I like the first name best (borrowed, as it is, from Houston’s Evil Jungle Thai Noodle Salad). Stephen calls…
What’s For Pud?
In conjunction with Becks & Posh and Jam Faced we are celebrating the oft ignored St. George’s Day, and thus the nation of England herself, with dessert. Tejal, being both British and a pastry chef, has the credentials; I’m just…
Posted in Food, Tasty Ponderings
Tea and a biscuit and ice cream and cake
Every afternoon, all over England, people sit down with a cup of tea and a biscuit. A daily reminder of Queen Victoria and and a long vanished empire, this ritual occupies a position of utmost social and cultural importance. It…
Evidence
How do you know that your hot sauce addiction has gone too far? The above bottle of chipotle Tabasco had been in my possession for a mere 24 hours when that photo was taken. During the course of that day,…
Posted in Food, Tasty Ponderings
Chicken, by popular demand
It was recently brought to my attention that, although I mention roast chickens all the time, I’ve never actually given a recipe. I’ll seek to remedy that shortly, but first, I should mention something of my history with the dish.…
Posted in Food, Tasty Ponderings
Delicious puffs
If you’re a cream puff fan (and what sensible person isn’t?) and you live in San Francisco, this is very good news.
Posted in Food, Tasty Ponderings
More Secret Food Confessions
Because, dear readers, I must always be honest with you, I don’t like natural peanut butter very much. This may be because I don’t particularly care for peanuts unless they are made into peanut sauce, garnishing kung pao chicken or…
Posted in Food, Tasty Ponderings
Radish madness
What’s round, crunchy, salty, and excellent for snacking? Potato chips, obviously, but why limit yourself? For the last year or so, here at Chez Marthe, radishes have been a snack food of choice. It sounds like one of those healthy…
Posted in Food, Tasty Ponderings
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