It doesn’t look all that promising from outside. On the east side of the parking lot for the strip mall housing Clark’s pet store, hidden from Lomas Blvd by an auto shop and across a side street from Sprouts, there is a small stand-alone building: Some may remember it as the former home of the…
Amaranth Porridge: Not a Success
We tried amaranth porridge for breakfast yesterday. It didn’t go well. We embarked on this path a few days ago, when Arne sent me this article by Mark Bittman, a long-time champion of sensible eating, and David Katz, founding director of Yale’s Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center. It didn’t contain much information we didn’t already know,…
Japchae (Korean Glass Noodles)
As I have mentioned before, I absolutely love Korean food. It’s famous for its heat and funk, but it has a deliciously sweet and mild side too. No dish exemplifies this side better than Japchae, stir-fried glass noodles.
What Is American Food?
On this patriotic holiday – as on pretty much every other holiday – I have one deep philosophical concern: “What shall we eat?” In today’s case, I wonder what foods are patriotic? How do things like that get decided, anyway? A simple answer is that classically seasonal summer foods – grilled hamburgers and hot dogs,…
Link of the Day: Kraken Rum’s “Edible Autopsy”!
The swallowing problem I talked about back in July has gotten no better. In fact, it’s worse. That’s why this blog has been so quiet lately; it’s hard to try new things when you never know if you’ll be able to swallow anything more adventurous than scrambled eggs. Tests are underway, and I hope to know…
Spring Break!
Hello readers! The Unfussy Epicure will be on a short hiatus while I head to Mexico for Spring Break. I look forward to lazing on the sand, snorkeling with sea lions, kayaking in the Sea of Cortez, and, of course, eating pounds of ceviche and other fresh seafood prepared Mexican style. I’ll bring pictures and…
Home for the New Year
Wow. I didn’t mean to take almost a month off from posting for the holidays! I’ve missed you all. I actually spent a lot of the past month cooking. I tried a lot of interesting projects, many of them baked goods – decorated gingerbread cookies, rolled-up jam-filled cookies, knish. They ranged from tasty to delicious,…
Sad Shelling
I am the worst at peeling hard-boiled eggs. Look at those poor mutilated things! It’s not for lack of trying every “secret tip” I can find. I was really pleased with myself as I went to peel this sad batch – I thought I had it this time. The eggs weren’t too fresh. I knew…
Calzone Monster
Lest you think it’s always fun and games in Unfussy Epicure’s kitchen, I thought I’d share with you a couple of photos of last night’s dinner. This impressionistic lava monster crocodile was meant to be a pizza. I was feeling kind of lazy last night, so I decided to make my favorite standby. Usually pizza…
First Market Basket of the Season!
I love my farmers’ market. The Nob Hill Growers’ Market is walking distance from my house (though I almost never walk there – bad me!) and timed for the lazy: Since it’s at 3:00 on Thursday afternoons, instead of O-dark-thirty on weekends, I can actually be one of the first ones there and get the…