by Michael Ruhlman | Aug 31, 2009 | Uncategorized
Photo by DonnaThe first real chill is here in Ohio, forecasting fall, the best time for cooking outside and curing and smoking meat. And there's no better season for making bacon.I've received many BLT From Scratch entries and I'm returning from...
by Michael Ruhlman | Aug 12, 2009 | Restaurants, Travel
Pocket cemera photos by Donna unless notedWith both kids overlapping at camp for one all-too-brief week, Donna and I took a quick trip to Chicago and were immediately rapt by its fantastic architecture, open vistas and clean river. What a gorgeous, friendly...
by Michael Ruhlman | Aug 10, 2009 | Food Photography, Vegetables
Photo by donnaSuch is the state of my tomatoes due to this cool summer. I don't know if they'll be ready by end of August. Yes, I could do a fried green tomato BLT and maybe I will, but I also want to do a regular BLT with a big ripe fatty warm...
by Michael Ruhlman | Aug 6, 2009 | Bread, Ratios, Recipes
Photo by Donna Have been on a sourdough binge since the purple cabbage post (waffles last Sunday, bread, pictured above, by dinnertime) and loving Carri’s ratio of 1 part starter : 1 part water : 2 parts flour with 1% salt by weight, though I back off by about...
by Michael Ruhlman | Aug 3, 2009 | Food Politics, New Media, TV
Julia Child is back in the news as Nora Ephron’s new movie Julie & Julia is spread over more column inches than any movie I can remember. Hundreds of news stories and even coverage on Sunday’s NYTimes Op-Ed page. Enough already! Great movie,...
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