Posts for January 4th 2007

Strawberries are the "romantic cliche'".
Anytime you tune into a romantic comedy or drama, strawberries are the main fruit to getting it on... Correct me if i'm wrong, but i dont remember them saying anything about strawberries being aphrodisiac?

Cherries have always been the pick of the day to me.
they come in a varity of colors and flavors.
in different uses also, from a fruit salad, pie, jam
and has always been used as the top of a banana split.

Look. It's an addiction, ok? I don't even want to talk about it.

Now, I guess most people would purchase such a sizable bulk of gourmet brownies for an upcoming party or event involving a gang of people. But I was thinking that it would suffice for myself. Over the span of...a week. If that.

What can make you happier than a good joke? Nothing. (Except maybe a giant cookie that smiles right back at you.)

I'm still in the market for a great tea kettle and this one is too darling not to mark. It wouldn't match with a single thing in my kitchen, but I love it anyway.

This book is SO helpful - it tells you everything!

How To Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food Mark Bittman ISBN: 0-02-861010-5 Cloth 960 pages August 1998

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Great Food Made Simple Here's the breakthrough one-stop cooking reference for today's generation of cooks! Nationally known cooking authority Mark Bittman shows you how to prepare great food for all occasions using simple techniques, fresh ingredients, and basic kitchen equipment. Just as important, How to Cook Everything takes a relaxed, straightforward approach to cooking, so you can enjoy yourself in the kitchen and still achieve outstanding results.

Praise for How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman:

"In his introduction to How to Cook Everything, Mark Bittman says, 'Anyone can cook, and most everyone should.' Now, hopefully everyone will -- this work is a rare achievement. Mark is in that pantheon of a few gifted cook/writers who make very, very good food simple and accessible. I read his recipes and my mouth waters. I read his directions and head for the kitchen. Bravo, Mark, for taking us away from take-out and back to the fun of food." -- Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of the international public radio show "The Splendid Table with Lynne Rossetto Kasper"

"Mark Bittman is the best home cook I know, and How to Cook Everything is the best basic cookbook I've seen." -- Jean-Georges Vongerichten, award-winning chef/owner of Jean-Georges

"Useful to the novice cook or the professional chef, How to Cook Everything is a tour de force cookbook by Mark Bittman. Mark lends his considerable knowledge and clear, concise writing style to explanations of techniques and quick, classic recipes. This is a complete, reliable cookbook." -- Jacques Pepin, chef, cookbook author, and host of his own PBS television series

"Sometimes all the things that a particular person does best come together in a burst of synergy, and the result is truly marvelous. This book is just such an instance. Mark Bittman is not only the best home cook we know, he is also a born teacher, a gifted writer, and a canny kitchen tactician who combines great taste with eminent practicality. Put it all together and you have How to Cook Everything, a cookbook that will inspire American home cooks not only today but for years to come." -- John Willoughby and Chris Schlesinger, coauthors of License to Grill