Slow roasted chicken is, unto itself, a wonderful thing. But, it has a hidden bonus: it makes it’s own sauce. Yes, slow roasting a bird (325 for 60 – 90 min) yields a succulent spectacle of chicken-ness, but wait, there’s more!: all of those lovely juices. I prefer Central Market’s ‘Air Dried’ natural chicken. A […]
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How The Big Boys Do It
I took a field trip to Texas Monthly to ask Pat Sharpe how the pro’s write about food. Lucky for me, they have a food cover story out on the racks right now: The 50 Best Burgers.
C. S. Lewis
I like tea. I know I am in the morning minority. Coffee looks good and smells good, but the taste isn’t…well…my cup of tea. Austin seems to be on the edge of a tea revolution of sorts. A few specialty tea stores have opened up in recent years. One of my favorites is the Tea […]
Measured Progress
Accuracy may be getting a helping hand with the SmartMeasure Cup. The evolution of the measuring cup, finally. Over the last few years I have been weighing ingredients much more than I used to. Because of the whole precision thing. SmartMeasure should be hitting the shelves sometime this Fall.
Cooking: A Spectator Sport
Michael Pollan wrote an interesting article in this week’s New York Times Magazine about the state of TV cooking shows and how they have changed our eating habits. We are actually watching more and cooking less. NPR has a podcast interview with him on the same topic.
Behind The Scenes
The New York Times has a interesting article on how the food was prepped for the move Julie and Julia. My first cookbook was The Way To Cook. My mom recommended it to me. It’s true. Julia and I have a history. The Alamo Drafthouse is cooking up a special event for the movie launch […]