Oh tacos. You’re the only ones who understand me. I made carnitas for tacos for some coworkers and friends the other evening. Recipes were demanded. So here, go forth and make your own delicious tacos. Ingredients 1 4–5 lb boneless pork shoulder (aka pork butt) 1 large onion 2–3 smashed garlic cloves 1 quart of [...]
Posted in Food and drink on Saturday, May 19th, 2012
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Michael Ruhlman rants against vodka martinis. I understand his pain, but his recipe is too dry. 3 parts gin to 1 part vermouth, people. At a 5 to 1 ratio, you may as well just drink gin on the rocks. Also, don’t keep your vermouth at room temperature – unless you consume it quickly. Vermouth is wine. [...]
Posted in Unhealthy stuff on Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
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At my most recent cocktail party, a guest brought a gift of Ransom Old Tom Gin. Old Tom is a lovely old style gin with lots of infused flavor, very different from what you might expect. Malty, spicy, complex. It’s very good over ice with with a big lemon peel, though we failed to make a good [...]
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Posted in Food and drink on Saturday, January 28th, 2012
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I found this wackiness on the metafilter: How to Peel a Head of Garlic in Less Than 10 Seconds from SAVEUR.com on Vimeo. It totally, mostly, works. (I had a few cloves left unpeeled. They were the strongest. The deserve to live.)
Posted in Food and drink on Thursday, September 29th, 2011
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I came across this article via the ever Daring Fireball and it quickly got picked up by the Metafilter. It’s a good discussion of how vodka became popular in the US, largely due to really good advertising. It also validates my opinion that vodka makes lousy martinis. Vodka Nation | The Weekly Standard.
Posted in Food and drink on Monday, August 22nd, 2011
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I approve of this sort of thing. Now you’re cooking with comics..
Posted in Food and drink on Sunday, August 21st, 2011
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This is fantastic: http://studiofeast.com/2011/07/21/recap-doppelganger-dinner/ The vegetarian and omnivore dishes look nearly identical, but are made from different ingredients.
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Posted in Food and drink on Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
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I recently came across a short piece on how to safely prepare steak tartare by Michael Ruhlman (author of Ratio which is a great book). Today I had a spontaneous day off drop in my lap. A Friday off is a good day for a decadent lunch, so I decided to try making steak tartare [...]
Posted in Food and drink on Friday, July 1st, 2011
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(watch the butter. oh my god. the butter.)
Posted in Unhealthy stuff on Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
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