Taste Life
Hollandaise Sauce. The queen mother of emulsified sauces. Rich, suave butter and egg sauce, which tastes so elegant with freshly cooked asparagus, artichokes, poached fish or eggs benedict. Thanks to James Beard’s Cooking in Practice and Theory, I can now enjoy this sauce without the stress of the “by hand method.” Oy. Such a relief. If [...]
The sea of baby products are overwhelming. At least for me anyway. There are the things I’d never heard of like the bumbo, there are my shamelessly wasteful designer purchases like the juicy couture binky or the stylized Small Paul beanie. {Sigh} It’s amazing how much one little person needs. As I speed out of newborn months [...]
Solid food philosophy with cheeky prose makes River Cottage Every Day an entertaining read. British sustainable food advocate Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall takes us back to the basics in this newest addition to his River Cottage book series. Hugh’s candid writing style and family insights makes you feel as if he’s sitting across from you. His goal, [...]
Homemade baby food is an interesting journey. As a parent, you are thrilled to expand your child’s palate with nutritious foods that actually taste good. You are the captain of their ‘food-ship’ whose voyage you will determine! There are varying opinions as to ’when’ to start your little one on solids. Six months seems to be the standard, [...]
