18 Jun 2013
by scolgin
in Food, Recipes
Tags: Attempts in Domesticity, Buffalo wings, chicken wings, China, Chinese cooking, food, humor, pool party, salt & pepper wings
It’s no secret that I think the chicken wing is the best part of the bird. I recently commented on an Asian chicken wing post on one of my favorite blogs, Attempts in Domesticity, that I heard they were engineering chickens with eight wings — spiderchickens! (A combination of humor and wishful thinking.)
One of my favorite kinds of wings, along with original Buffalo wings and twice-fried Korean wings, are Chinese salt & pepper wings. I used to get them back in the day at cheap Chinese takeout counters — you know the kind, with the compartmentalized styrofoam take out boxes where you can choose between noodles or fried rice and two entrees for $5.99. More
14 Jun 2013
by scolgin
in Food, Humor, Markets & Stores
Tags: Cuba, Cuban food, Dae Myung, Glendale, humor, papas rellenos, Porto's Bakery & Café, Tae Kwon Do, torta cubana, Vallarta Market
When it comes to indulging my food wanderlust, I’m an opportunist. A client meeting in Mid-Wilshire, for example, might be a mere pretext for a stop at Harvey’s Guss for a dry-aged rib steak; a trip into the valley to visit my aging father also a chance to browse the aisles at the Vallarta market or pop into India Sweets & Spices.
So it was a recent Saturday morning, taking my son across the city to Glendale for the 40th anniversary celebration of his tae kwon do academy. What else was there in Glendale that might merit a visit? I wondered. More
11 Jun 2013
by scolgin
in Food, Humor, Observations, Recipes
Tags: Bob Dylan, chili, humor, Michael Portnoy, quinoa, soy, Soy Bomb, tofu, vegetarian, yoga
When I was a kid, all the hippies were crazy for soy. It was the new thing. They had discovered tofu and tempeh, and were putting it in everything.
Today, soy is in the culinary dog house. Vegans, yoga students and Birkenstock wearers have moved on to quinoa, textured vegetable protein and nut cutlets. Websites with names like Natural Health Strategies and Hidden Soy decry the dangers of soy, and expose the nefarious secret intentions of the soy industry. All of this just as it seems to me that soy is finally getting its act together!
Performance artist Michael Portnoy soy bombs Bob Dylan at the 1998 Grammy Awards
It was the Halloween carnival fundraiser last year at my children’s elementary school. I was approached beforehand: Sean, could you make a large pot of chili to sell at the fundraiser? More
07 Jun 2013
by scolgin
in Food, Observations, Recipes
Tags: Alaska, barbecue, bruschetta, Groupon, salmon, San Marzano, Santa Monica Seafood, summer, Tae Kwon Do, tomatoes
There’s a lot going on this week — summer nearing, the last few days of school. The calendar is full, my cooking commitments many.
Savoring my last bite of lunch before the floodgates open
As I sit here this warm afternoon eating one of my favorite summer lunches — crusty multi-grain bruschetta with ripe heirloom tomatoes, basil, olive oil, mozzarella and parmesan reggiano — I think of the next several days. It began this morning, as pal Ernie and I tried to go to the amazing, miraculous Santa Monica Seafood to redeem Groupons we’d purchased to make a seafood dinner this evening. More
04 Jun 2013
by scolgin
in Humor, Observations
Tags: Asian pear, balsamic, gumbo, jicima, mayonnaise, nuoc, peanut butter, pet peeves, Vietnamese food
Some of you may remember my earlier posts, “Skinny Girls Top 10 Pet Peeves” and “More Skinny Girls Pet Peeves.” As time goes by and I get crankier, I assemble more food- and/or kitchen-related pet peeves.
Here are some of my new favorite pet peeves:
• The Last Bits Left in the Mayonnaise or Peanut Butter Jar
I’ve reached a point in my life where I no longer try to get the last spoon or knife full of the mayonnaise or peanut butter out of the jar. But then, I feel a twinge of residual guilt as I throw the jar away knowing there’s still some small measure of food inside. And then I feel resentful for feeling guilty. etc. More
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