Recalibration of steak order
Tweet “How would you like it cooked?” This is asked repeatedly every time someone orders steaks. In a way it’s a multiple-choice question with five possible answers, a) well done, b) medium well, c)...
View ArticleProposition 37
Tweet The proposition 37 is a “mandatory” labeling of genetically engineered food initiative put on 2012 ballot in California that: Requires labeling of food made from plants or animals with genetic...
View ArticleDad’s Italian Omelet
Tweet Although my mom did most of the cooking during my childhood, I learned more about cooking from my dad. My dad cooked fun stuff, while my mom made the daily staples. My first memory of my dad’s...
View ArticlePumpkinilicious
Tweet Winter’s coming, along with pumpkin-flavored everything. Maybe it’s a marketing ploy. Creating an artificial scarcity (for limited time) on our emotions, but we sure do love to be...
View ArticleA cooking trade show
Tweet The Metro Cooking show, recently concluded in Washington DC, is a consumer-focused trade show consisting specialty food sellers, celebrity cooking demos, tastings, and workshops. In a way, a...
View ArticleThe First 2013 Post: Culinary List
Tweet Oscar Wilde said, “Good resolutions are simply checks that men draw on a bank where they have no account.” I rarely make New Year’s resolutions. When I do, I end up taking the cliché path most...
View ArticleMom’s Cauliflower
Tweet So what was the difference? Was it simply my mom’s touch that made cauliflower so delicious? Cauliflower sautéed with potatoes. Kauli, was my favorite vegetable growing up in Nepal. It’s...
View ArticleA Footpath Bakery
Tweet Freshly baked homemade cookies are not considered Indian. Commercial cookies, called locally biscuits, are everywhere in this sweet loving predominately vegetarian country. This post is about the...
View ArticleOrganic Pesticides
Tweet “Organic ≠ Pesticide-free” “Organic” doesn’t mean pesticide-free! Organic farmers are allowed to use commercially manufactured pesticides that are obtained from the natural sources that are not...
View ArticleHindu Tradition, Food Banks, and A Local Cook Off
Tweet Win two VIP tickets to Carpenter’s Cook Off valued at $130 for just commenting on this post before the Tax day, April 15, 2013 Photo: Sangesh Shrestha Offering food during religious ceremonies...
View ArticleFrom Cherries to Cups
Tweet A coffee tour that begins from picking up coffee cherries and ends in freshly brewed coffee. I was intrigued! The tour, operated by Assa Coffee in Kathmandu, aims to educate people on coffee...
View ArticleHow does a wild-caught trout taste?
Tweet I have heard that all wild fish taste different – they are gamey – a quality I am slowly learning to appreciate. By living in a city, I hardly get to eat anything that is both non-commercial and...
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