Tag: cooking

Reality vs. Dualism: Raw or Pasteurized Dairy

~ cafebedouin

"There exists a tendency to see all dairy foods as being either raw or pasteurized.  Like most dualistic concepts, this is a oversimplification, and there exists a rainbow between black and white.  If we want to move beyond what is actually a legal definition, to understand how different ways of processing milk impact the microbiology … Continue reading Reality vs. Dualism: Raw or Pasteurized Dairy

The Sifter

~ cafebedouin

"The Sifter is a publicly available searchable database and is designed to be a tool to aid in finding, identifying and comparing historical and contemporary writing on food and related topics. It is overseen by an advisory board of rotating members of the Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery as well as other friends of … Continue reading The Sifter

One Pot Wonders

~ cafebedouin

"...the editors of NYT Cooking have put together this modest (and beautiful), wide-ranging (and tightly focused) collection of recipes devoted to the celebration of one-vessel cooking, on the stovetop and in the oven."Various authors, "One Pot Meals." The New York Times. Accessed: February 16, 2020.

The Best Way to Make Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs Every Time, According to Waaayyy Too Many Tests

~ cafebedouin

"In all eggs, the whites and yolks had a pleasant texture—no rubbery whites, here. The six-minute egg was an especially creamy specimen, if you're into a soft-boil. In one (the eight-minuter), the yolk weirdly sank down to the bottom of the white, though this didn’t affect anything other than appearance. Overall, this was the most … Continue reading The Best Way to Make Perfect Hard-Boiled Eggs Every Time, According to Waaayyy Too Many Tests

Who Cares? : On Nags, Martyrs, the Women Who Give Up, and the Men Who Don’t Get It

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"Then I came into the living room at the moment we had to leave and realized that my six-year-old had been wrong. His homework hadn’t been done or checked. His lunch hadn’t been packed. He didn’t have a snack or fresh water. He didn’t have an electronic device to bring to school for their special … Continue reading Who Cares? : On Nags, Martyrs, the Women Who Give Up, and the Men Who Don’t Get It

The Dirty Secret of ‘Secret Family Recipes’

~ cafebedouin

"...true originality is rare. Multiple cookbook authors have stories of asking people to send in family recipes and receiving dozens of nearly identical versions. “A lot of that has to do with [recipes sharing] very common ingredients,” says Stephanie Pierson, who wrote in to describe her experience asking for brisket recipes."—Alex Mayyasi. "The Dirty Secret … Continue reading The Dirty Secret of ‘Secret Family Recipes’