Salt & Pepper

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Fri Jun 06, 2008 at 08:48:55 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Black & White.  Yin & Yang.  

For whatever reason, salt & pepper have become the almost-universal accompaniment on just about every dining room table and restaurant I've ever seen.  Indeed, I have salt and pepper shakers on my own table.  People even collect  the things.

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NUKES!!

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Fri May 30, 2008 at 10:46:11 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

No, I'm not talking Hiroshima here, I'm talking about in the kitchen.  Microwave ovens have been around since the late 1960's, IIRC, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microwave_oven).  My first one was an Amana Radarange, and when it finally gave up the ghost, it was ~20 years old.

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Man Cook! Man Need Fire!

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Sat Apr 19, 2008 at 06:10:19 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Well, women certainly do lots of cooking, too, but I don't think they're as obsessed about how they cook than men are.  It's a primal thing, I guess.

I've liked cooking on a modest electric range for many years.  It's what I grew up with, and I'm used to them.

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Sugar & Spice & everything... well you get the idea

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Wed Apr 09, 2008 at 04:52:46 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

I'm not talking about Sweet little girls, but the things you put in your piehole.

Sugar is right up there.  White, brown, raw, maple, honey... they're all good.

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Condiments, anyone?

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 11:12:47 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Yes, it's another food thread.  

I can't imagine living without some condiments on my food.  Steak sauce, catsup (yes, I'm aware that most people spell it ketchup, but that's the way I learned it), mustard - shoot I'm sure I have a least a half-dozen of them.

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Eat out? Take out? or cook in?

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Thu Mar 06, 2008 at 11:00:03 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

This story in USA Today got me to thinking.  The restaurant business is in the pits.  Lots of possible reasons why.  High prices?  Bad service (with tips still expected)?  Better off cooking at home?

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Vinegar - It's Not Just For Breakfast Anymore

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Sun Feb 17, 2008 at 09:12:11 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

I love the stuff, and have a whole range of vinegars in my pantry. Vinegar can be almost anything you want, from cleaning agent to cooking ingredient to condiment.

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MRE - Meal Ready to Enjoy?

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Tue Feb 05, 2008 at 07:05:28 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

For the past year, I've experimented with some MREs, and have found most of them surprisingly good.  A US Army buddy of mine turned me on to them.

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Do You Live to Kill When You Kill to Eat?

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Wed Jan 23, 2008 at 11:44:47 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

I have a feeling that not everyone is going to like this topic...

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Organic food or processed food?

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Mon Jan 21, 2008 at 12:08:01 PM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

I can't make up my mind - super healthy or super cheap?  I love Mung bean sprouts, and have some growing in the kitchen almost every day (I've got three sprouters). On the other hand, I still like some processed food, like Green Giant veggies in cheese sauce.

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Oil... but I don't mean Petroleum

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Fri Jan 18, 2008 at 10:23:24 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

Lately I've been spending lots of time in the kitchen, and have been experimenting with various cooking oils.  Here's what I've learned:

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Recipes: On-line or On-paper?

skeeter1.

Posted to Etcetera on Mon Jan 14, 2008 at 06:55:31 AM EST (promoted by port1080). RSS.

I love being in the kitchen and making everything from old Bohemian recipes to Chinese wok cooking.  I spend plenty of time looking at Cooks and Cdkitchen.

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