Taste Life
“Design is about knowing your craft” — Jens Quistgaard Inventive design with clean lines and earthy materials by a self-taught craftsman makes collecting Jens Quistgaard’s Dansk kitchen ware one of my favorite hobbies. I’ve got Le Creuset and Calphalon, but the pots and pans used most in my kitchen are from the Quistgaard collection. Pretty and functional; I [...]
A year ago I was staring at my tiny baby boy realizing my world had changed. I was tired but didn’t care to rest. I just stared at this new little person by my side and thought —wow, I am a mom… Better get my act together, someone else (quite literally) depends on me! Today [...]
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 [...]
They say one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. I have to agree. In fact, I do more than agree, I take joy in surveying the junk of others. And on the first Sunday during the months of May thru September, I do just that. Ahh, the wacky and unpredictable flea market. Home. Sweet. Home. [...]
Seems like a majority of us are faced with the same gastronomic challenge these days, tighter cash flow and the desire to eat better, while shopping more efficiently. Enter, stage right….. your kitchen freezer. Freezing enables the home chef to extend the life of foods, save money by preparing in bulk, and save time by [...]
Sunday mornings are a favorite of mine, for it is preserved for leisure. This Sunday, happens to be Valentine’s Day so the thought did cross my mind that I might have to step up my culinary game to commemorate the special occasion. Wanting a breakfast that was both easy and new, I began to get flummoxed [...]
