Why Do Foodies Freak Out About Ramps?

April 13, 2010 – 6:45 pm | by admin

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Grilled ramps (with blue corn bread and rhubarb butter) from Diner in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. [ Photograph: Adam Kuban ] Time ’s Josh Ozersky tries to get at the heart of what makes ramps so friggin’ beloved by foodies: What makes ramps ramps is not their flavor, you see, but their cultural value . David Kamp, the author of The Food Snob’s Dictionary , offers this explanation to Time : “The ramp is not a salad green, but it is a green vegetable, and it is the first legitimately green thing that appears from the ground in April, a month that, in terms of farm yield, is otherwise an extension of winter. For food snobs, therefore, ramps are overcelebrated and overly scrutinized, like the first ballgame played in April, even with 161 more games ahead.”

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Saint Patrick Would Be SHOCKED

March 17, 2010 – 3:00 pm | by admin

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Shocked , I say! I mean, as I understand it ol ‘ Patrick was a pretty conservative guy. So I’m going to go out on a limb here and guess that the whole “Kiss me, I’m Irish” thing was not his idea. Apparently they needed all of the capital “I”s for “IRISH.” (And as we all know, the Irish hate apostrophes.) Still, someone needs to tell these cookie cakes to stop giving us lip. Mostly because their lips are deeply, deeply disturbing: First tell me what ” Irist ” means, and then we’ll discuss which display of affection I’m comfortable giving you. Mmkay ? Given all the suggestive suggestions being suggested, you might think Wreckerators would be more mindful of their capital “L”s, too: Granted, that yellow magnet does “suck,” but blaming it on the Irish is a pretty polarizing move. Let’s end on a more positive note, though. After all, it is Saint Patrick’s Day, and I’m sure he would appreciate a more appropriate expression of celebration. Aw, that’s doing Ireland proud, right there. Btw , when did Peppermint Patties get canonized? (Not that I’m complaining, mind you; they are quite heavenly.) Ok , forget appropriate expressions of celebration. Let’s go out with one final insult to dear St. Pat: [brightly] Today’s word, boys and girls, is …

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Indoor Gardening

September 28, 2009 – 7:04 am | by admin

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This past weekend I decided to try some indoor gardening and plant basil and rosemary, my favorite herbs by far!!! We’ll see how it goes. I’ve managed to keep a plant alive for about 5 years now… but I have to admit that there have been “rough” periods! Here are my beautiful freshly planted herbs by my kitchen window… Wish me luck!!! Interesting Facts: The word basil comes from the Greek βασιλεύς (basileus), meaning “king”, as it is believed to have grown above the spot where St. Constantine and Helen discovered the Holy Cross. The Oxford English Dictionary quotes speculations that basil may have been used in “some royal unguent, bath, or medicine”. Basil is still considered the “king of herbs” by many cookery authors. The name rosemary has nothing to do with the rose or the name Mary, but derives from the Latin name rosmarinus, which literally means “dew of the sea”, though some think this too may be derived from an earlier name. See more here: Indoor Gardening No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin .

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