30 Sep A Sensual Flamenco Alegria
In considering this month’s Main Ingredient, pears, and the Indulgence, cheese, I couldn’t help but think of the interplay between these two....
A Sensual Flamenco Alegria
30 Sep Sweet Valley High
Posted at 17:22h
in Travel & Places
When I was a teenager, my primary goal was to get out of the Hudson Valley. My sleepy town held no excitement for me, as there wasn’t much going on in these parts for a curious young girl with stars in her eyes....
28 Sep Stalking New York Artisan Cheese
Posted at 16:53h
in Test Kitchen
There are more than twenty cheese makers in New York State,and many of them are producing world-class artisan cheeses. ...
28 Sep One-Eyed-Woman
Posted at 07:51h
in Kitchen Sink
Clotilde of Chocolate & Zucchini fame (how adorable is she?) has just published an article on the Cheese Course for NPR's Kitchen Window. The piece offers a great French perspective that is complementary to our fromage ruminations this month. She even quoted one of my favorite lines from Brillat-Savarin:A dessert without...
27 Sep Shares and Sharing
Posted at 23:07h
in Kitchen Sink
Heh. I just discovered that in the world of Blogshares (a fantasy stock market of blogs and websites), Gastronomic Meditations is valued at nearly $9,000. Now, if someone would just hand that to me in cash, I could get really excited.Startup is never easy, and as this is my eighth...
27 Sep Marshmallows and Punishment
Posted at 17:05h
in Kitchen Sink
I know our webmaster has a face that would stop a clock, but I didn't think that would *actually* happen. Nevertheless, it seems the calendar on our navigation bar stopped as of last Wednesday's update. Said individual is already in trouble for prior transgressions, so we'll just have to add...