Sausages Made Here

Today’s high will be in the 80’s. Time to throw something on the barbecue.

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Five Bucks of Spices

Today: The annual replacement of spices more than a year old. Total cost: $5.09.

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Immersion Blender

We have a simple rule in our kitchen: if we buy a new piece of equipment, something has to go. We go a long way with good knives and a couple decent pots, and we don’t use many gadgets. But I do like my immersion blender, and have been using it for over ten years.… Continue reading Immersion Blender

Tonight’s Dinner

This is not an ingredient for a Harry Potter spell; it’s going into tonight’s dinner.

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Mirepoix

I like to cook from scratch, but some days I simply want to assemble previously cooked ingredients. The solution is to have a selection of “subassembly” ingredients in the freezer. I’ve written about one of these ingredients: stock. Another is mirepoix. Mirepoix is the “holy trinity” of two parts onion and one part each of… Continue reading Mirepoix