27 Nov 2015
by scolgin
in Humor, Observations
Tags: Fanny Bay oysters, food, humor, Mexico, oysters, San Francisco, Thanksgiving
I was sitting in the dentist chair a few mornings ago, trying to find my Zen place as the hygienist plunged Medieval devices of torture into my mouth. I was feeling thankful that I only had to do this twice a year. Although these days, all things in the world considered, there are a lot of worse places I could be.
Saltimbocca-style turkey
“Maybe if you re-branded teeth cleaning as a kind of ‘spa day’ for your mouth,” I said to the dentist, “people would be less apprehensive about it. You could call it a ‘denticure’.”
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20 Nov 2015
by scolgin
in Recipes, Starlets, Yoga Students & Quinoa (stories)
Tags: beef, chili cook off, Del Maguey, Engine 69, humor, Sonora, Tecate, Topanga, Topanga Community Club, vaquero
I guess it wouldn’t be Topanga if our annual Chili Cook-off was a legitimate competition.
Goofy chilis often win. Last year, in the traditional chili category, the top prize went to a Moroccan lamb chili. This year, second place went to friend Kali’s chili — which featured habanero whipped cream and strawberries. (And was actually quite tasty, once I got enough past my initial shock to try some.)
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06 Nov 2015
by scolgin
in Recipes
Tags: comfort food, Egészségédre, food, fried chicken, humor, Hungarian cooking, Hungary, Sunday dinners, world cuisine
One of the best parts of having a large dinner party circuit is being treated to ethnic meals prepared by friends who come from disparate corners of the globe.
Andras’ Hungarian fried chicken
Dinners that come to mind in recent history include Singapore street food, a Russian Easter feast, a Dominican roast pork pernil, and a dazzling Norwegian multekrem dessert of heavenly cloudberries. We once went to a Chinese friend’s home for Szechuan hot pot — the meal’s centerpiece was a large pile of duck tongues. More
10 Oct 2015
by scolgin
in Recipes
Tags: architecture, humor, Little Osaka, Sawtelle Japantown, softshell crab, Southeast Asian cooking, Vietnam
I’ve been on a softshell crab kick lately. Our local fine butcher, Jim’s, gets them on Friday. And for the past couple months, I’ve been a familiar face.
“Ur gonna turn into a giant softshell crab,” my pal Bob texted me after I sent him a photo of a soft-shell I was eating at a sushi joint in L.A.’s Sawtelle Japantown neighborhood.
Crab close up
Yes, softshell crabs are one of my favorite things. And the thing is, they’re only available fresh for a few short months each summer. When I see ’em, I eat ’em. More
02 Oct 2015
by scolgin
in Humor, Recipes
Tags: Andreas Viestad, Baja, cooking, humor, New Scandinavian Cooking, Norway, sandwiches, shrimp, Topanga
It was a lazy Sunday afternoon, I was looking in vain for the Dodgers game on cable, and stumbled across “New Scandinavian Cooking” with Andreas Viestad.
Andreas Viestad fixing to smoke some trout in the mountains of Norway
It’s one of my favorite PBS cooking shows, and it was just beginning.
“Dad!” 5-year-old Imogen said as we wandered into the bedroom, “Is that a cooking show!??” More
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