February, 2009 // Posts published in February, 2009
Is Food the New Sex? A curious reversal in moralizing
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By Mary Eberstadt A great essay by Mary Eberstadt suggesting a shift in food and sex in the past 50 years, while referencing Kant, Nietzsche. She also speaks a lot about vegetarianism and its movement. Click here to read the essay.
Braided Bread
A simple way to take bread-machine bread to the next level. I’m not much of a baker, it’s too specific and fussy for me. Instead, I used the dough mode of the bread maker, and took a basic bread-machine recipe, braided the bread, and baked in the oven. Turns out looking quite fancy, and only ...
No More Tears – said the Onion
Scientists in a New Zealand research institute have recently developed a new ‘tear free’ onion, expected to hit the onion market in a decades time. There is a gene in the onion which creates an enzyme that will induce tears. This gene can be ‘switched-off’ by this new technology. They also expect the health and ...
Frittata with spinach, feta cheese, red pepper and basil
Not a bad start to a snowy Saturday morning. With half a red pepper, half an onion, and some frozen spinach all itching to be used, I got to work. I much prefer cooking frittata’s to omelette’s, as my success rate of folding omelette’s lies around 50%. I also find the final appearance of a ...