Food, cooking, and travel
I’ve been thinking about Thanksgiving over the last couple of days. To start with, I am incredibly thankful for the love and support of my very own true love. I’m also thankful for all my wonderful friends, neighbors, and family, and for everyone out there …
We eat a lot of vegetables at Chez Kilt. Our typical dinner is a protein and two veggies, and we’ve adopted the European custom of eating a salad at the end of the meal (usually instead of dessert). All the usual health considerations apply here, but …
Last week I described how mashed parsnips made a great substitute for mashed potatoes (here). In fact, I think mashed parsnips are better than mashed potatoes, but, as they say, de gustibus non est disputandum (*). So imagine my surprise when I get my holiday copy …
A couple of days ago I sang the praises of mashed parsnips as a vastly superior offering to your basic mashed potatoes (here). As I was writing about the pleasures of parsnips, though, I also started thinking that the dish that inspired that post was …
I still watch television and on one of the stations I watch there is a tidal wave of advertising for a product from Oprah Winfrey’s corporation called “O! That’s Good.” They’re essentially reheatable (frozen?) side dishes. The ad begins with Oprah saying that she loves …