Once you have a great masa, you can make a tamale out of just about anything.
Category: To Contemplate
When I Loved San Francisco
When I loved San Francisco It was before it was called Frisco. It was before the tourists mobbed the Pier. And it was before Beach Blanket Babylon. It was China Town. It was Allioto’s And fishermen at the piers. Ending with rum and coke at the local bar. Cable cars and overhead trams. Clear winter…
The Weekly Eater #6: Salad Palooza
Warning: lettuces a-head (LOL)
The Weekly Eater #5
I re-discover my childhood favorite tuna/pea/noodle casserole.
The Weekly Eater #4
A week of dinners and a lot of brisket.
Dog Chow Chow Calculator
Wondering how much and what for homemade dog food?
Gramala Instant Pot Dolmades
If there ever was a dish that exemplified the motto of Butternutplace— “Stay Briny”—it would have to be dolmades!
Focaccia Whimsy
I might just have to make another one!
Natural Dyes for Easter Eggs
A bit spotty–but satisfactory–the natural dyes I tried this year were fun, even if a bit mauve-y and 1980ish.
Going to the Dogs
My hypothesis: one can feed pets high quality homemade food, superior to most commercially produced food, for the same price or less.
Giant Lemon Rosemary Grilled Trout
Cooking and eating a giant trout!
Thai Seafood Curry (Ciopicurry?)
East curry meets West cioppino
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