Posted in Recipes on Monday, December 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Apple and Spice Marinade for Pork Tenderloin
3 pork tenderloins (about 1300 grams)
about 2 cups apple juice
about 3/4 cup amber lager
about 1/2 cup apple vinegar
juice of one lemon
Tabasco sauce, to taste
about 8 whole cloves
2 whole bay leaves or about 3/4 teaspoon ground bay leaves
1/2 tablespoon whole cardamom seeds
1/2 teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed
4 cloves garlic, crushed and [...]
Posted in Food, History, Society and Culture on Saturday, December 22, 2007 | 2 Comments »
You have to wonder why we Americans don’t worship this plant as feverishly as the Aztecs; like they once did, we make extraordinary sacrifices to it.
(Michael Pollan, The Omnivore’s Dilemma)
I mentioned in my previous post that I am currently reading The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Michael Pollan’s universally acclaimed investigative expose/focused history/personal travelogue about food production in [...]
Posted in New World Risottos on Sunday, December 9, 2007 | 2 Comments »
After just reading part one of The Omnivore’s Dilemma this week, maybe I should feel a little guilty about enjoying this corn-packed risotto as much as I did. But then again, I am in Japan, so I’m probably not supporting the disturbingly powerful American corn complex. (Or maybe I am? Who knows where that [...]
Posted in New World Risottos, Old World Risottos on Sunday, December 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
These past two weeks, the viking was on vacation. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get the appropriate amount of new risottos! That’s right – since I went AWOL for two Sundays in a row, this Sunday I’m making up for it with not one, not two, but three brand new risottos!
The first pays tribute [...]
