Panic and Sage and Garlic Pork Belly Roast
Sometimes things seem like way more of a big deal than they really are. I’d been trying to think of what to do with half a piece of belly pork, the first half of which had become the Okinawan specialty...
View ArticleRoast Fennel and a Letter to Mrs. Speller Who Taught Me to Spell
Dear Mrs. Speller, You taught me to love English. You helped to make me the stickler for spelling and punctuation I am today. You read us “The Lady of Shalott.” See more on sasasunakku
View ArticleSteirisches Saures Rindfleisch and Anti-Stodge
I have always been under the impression that Central European food is, to put it charitably, stodgy. My impression isn’t entirely wrong; Austrian cuisine is thick with dumplings, meat, potatoes,...
View ArticleDaring Bakers Steamed Sticky Date Pudding and Memories of Winter
Some of my oldest and dearest friends came to visit me at Christmas. I had found winter up until then pretty hard going and the prospect that there wasn’t an end in sight was rather depressing. See...
View ArticleGermknödel and Salvaging Pride
And now, for my next trick: Germknödel! I’ve had quite a bit of interest in these babies since I tweeted about making them, and rightly so; they’re rather special and I’ve never seen them outside...
View ArticleTafelspitz and Feeling the Aftershocks
I’m feeling a bit of a stunned mullet this week, please excuse my not dropping in. On Tuesday morning I was woken by F.’s phone buzzing even though I told him to please turn that thing off when we are...
View ArticleWhat I Want to Do When I Grow Up and That Pear and Toffee Cake I Dropped
You know how people say “If you were going to die in a year, what would you do?” to gauge what it is you should be doing in life? It doesn’t work on me. At all. I get even more confused. I’ve always...
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