Technique matters. Note the parboiling then rinsing of the potatoes. Not all potatoes are the same. Note the specific variety used. Garlic. But of course. My mind drifts back to the time I spent in Madrid, sitting outdoors at a cafe enjoying the evening, a glass of Spanish wine and potatoes. Lesson #3. You can […]
Imagine a small business that makes hummus like these guys https://www.eatlittlesesame.com/pages/our-story Now imagine the government tossing money at them. The United States Department of Agriculture awarded Little Sesame $2.2 million to develop its business and support organic chickpea farmers. https://www.fastcompany.com/91090694/usda-little-sesame-organic-farming-grant-hummus-chickpea-biden-administration This makes me want to become an organic chickpea farmer but I’m too old to […]
Conflicts of interest for members of the US 2020 dietary guidelines advisory committee. Hmm… Thank you Dr. Farrago.
Today is my half-birthday on The Road to 70. The question came from my 6.5 year old granddaughter on her 6.5 half-birthday. My initial response was totally adult, something about not celebrating half-birthdays the older you get. But the more I pondered the question the more the real answer should have been why not? So […]
When you buy a huge jar of tomato paste from a Pakistani grocery store only do so when you use a lot of tomato paste in your cooking. I used maybe 2/3 of the jar and when I opened it yesterday I found a wonderful BLOB OF MOLD growing on the inside. I am back […]
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