tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post7933411920708909593..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: Whine SelectionJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-70659662342513214402009-09-04T13:03:35.066-04:002009-09-04T13:03:35.066-04:00Yeah man, I don't know if I agree here or not:...Yeah man, I don't know if I agree here or not: my complaint about the current batch of foodie-tainment is that it's based on envy more than education--too much exotic (and okay, trendy) ingredients and kitchen ninja skills--designed it seems, to communicate "we're better than you," which is to say, to sell high-end product. There's a love of the art that does come Keifushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00287358319899471490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-49136998400731392702009-09-04T11:03:37.111-04:002009-09-04T11:03:37.111-04:00i meant to mention my favorite food writer, Elizab...i meant to mention my favorite food writer, Elizabeth David, the heroine of British cooking during and after WW2 / An Omelette and a Glass of Wine, Is Their A Nutmeg in the House? , French Provincial Cooking, Italian Cooking / not a glossy photo in the lot, not even a standard list of ingredients, just charming and elegant writing about the joy of cooking (!) and eating. <br /><br />i consider Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-45094038840392672552009-09-04T00:48:17.391-04:002009-09-04T00:48:17.391-04:00I learned to cook by living alone for most of my a...I learned to cook by living alone for most of my adult life, but I learned to cook <i>because</i> my immigrant Italian grandmother was a great cook as is my mom, and I grew up eating Real Food. My copy of Joy of Cooking (with an inscription from that grandmother) is still a useful reference, even though I've had some professional (albeit as a pastry chef rather than as a hot-line cook) Naryahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05369280617520806983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-54330132168118943632009-09-03T23:02:43.863-04:002009-09-03T23:02:43.863-04:00i read the Julie blog while she was writing it and...i read the Julie blog while she was writing it and found it fun and amusing but the only recipe i tried was when some disaster struck and her husband made deep fried chicken livers / not a Julia Child recipe / smile / i was so enthralled i ran to my library (the best small town library in America) to look at their chinese cook book and oh thrill my heart found the recipe for the chicken livers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-79082005967777514252009-09-03T21:19:13.162-04:002009-09-03T21:19:13.162-04:00I dunno, I learned cooking from Child and Beck. It...I dunno, I learned <i>cooking</i> from Child and Beck. It only <i>looks</i> like a recipe collection. But then, I learned music theory from the <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/371-Harmonized-Chorales-and-69-Chorale-Melodies-with-Figured-Bass/Johann-Sebastian-Bach/e/9780793525744" rel="nofollow">Schirmer collection of Bach chorales</a>, which only looks like a hymnal.<br /><br />The testDavis X. Machinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314589238738948708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-67857689903649642182009-09-03T21:13:20.844-04:002009-09-03T21:13:20.844-04:00I stand in defense of Betty Crocker in her Fifties...I stand in defense of Betty Crocker in her Fifties incarnation. My late mother came from an admirable line of Midwestern farm/pioneer wives and home cooks who were the exact opposite of lazy corner-cutters. They cared about cooking working-people's American food well, and were famous for their abilities. <br /><br />The BC Cookbook was my mom's standby during the early years of her Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-20767452972702070542009-09-03T19:42:24.390-04:002009-09-03T19:42:24.390-04:00Hrm.
1) In fairness, '61 Petrus is very likel...Hrm.<br /><br />1) In fairness, '61 Petrus is very likely only *mostly* Merlot. But the wine-labeling standards in this country are much like "organic" ingredients: If it's 75% or more Merlot (or what-have-you), go ahead and call it that, regardless of what comprises the other freakin' quarter of the wine.<br /><br />2) As for playing the piano as an analogy--complaining Sator Arepohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006808744513156317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-70078806929346531422009-09-03T18:42:19.817-04:002009-09-03T18:42:19.817-04:00Jeeze, I luv ya Dog, but you're going all Ioz ...Jeeze, I luv ya Dog, but you're going all Ioz on us. So, you think we should all just shut up and stop being so fancy pants about everything, but should also simmer our lardons (sounds like a Cheney nickname) for ten minutes" etc. Shame on you sir!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402497989285354528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-45558777297341328162009-09-03T14:19:17.809-04:002009-09-03T14:19:17.809-04:00It's kind of sad. This woman really has no ide...It's kind of sad. This woman really has no idea how FUN cooking can be. Most activities worth doing are not easy. There are exceptions, of course, like, ummmm...golf?Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176801494652946278noreply@blogger.com