Lee's biggest complaint regarding my cooking is that I "never repeat", meaning I never make the same thing twice. Which isn't true of course, but I know what he means. I'm always looking to improve upon recipes and try something new. So for Valentine's Day I let him choose the menu, something new or a repeat of an old favorite. For celebratory meals it seems eating in is at least as romantic as eating out, maybe more. And with a few possible exceptions, no matter what ingredients you buy, you'll be hard pressed to spend more than you would dining out. One year I even made platters of seafood--oysters on the half shell, poached shrimp, mussels, smoked salmon, etc. But the biggest hit was the time I made cheese fondue followed by chocolate fondue. So after deciding we'd rather do Valentine's Day dinner at home this year, Lee expressed his desire for "Fondue x 2", which is our menu du jour. While making cheese fondue can be tricky, maki......
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Monday, February 14, 2005
Chocolate Fondue Recipe
Saturday, February 12, 2005
Writing, writing, writing
Last night I headed over to the Ferry Building Marketplace to meet up with a bunch of local food bloggers and enjoy some wine and nibbles and most importantly some "catch up" with friends. It seemed like everyone had been having a tough week or so. Personally I've been super busy writing--not just here but for Bay Area Bites and for SF Station. On the KQED food blog Bay Area Bites you can read about my search for great hot chocolate . I will be posting something there every Wednesday. On SF Station I wrote both the Shopping and Food & Drink features of the week. The articles are Valentine's Day specials--I hope you will enjoy reading them. Lately I've been wondering am I becoming a food professional? Some people seem to think I am one already. Personally I think of myself as more of a writer with a passion for food. Everywhere I go and everything I do is potential fodder for this space. In fact, even writing every other day, there is more to write ab......
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Zingerman's Guide to Good Eating
When I was growing up I hated sports. I especially hated any sport where a ball could hit me in the head because usually it did. When I was in the outfield during softball and someone yelled "go farther back" I made it as far back as the library where I hung out until physical education class was over. At heart, I'm a researcher. I love information. I even love libraries. Being able to get my hands on the information I am looking for is almost as satisfying as the information itself. Though I gave up my career goal of becoming a librarian in around 6th grade, in every career I have surrounded myself with plenty of reference books. In the culinary field I particularly cherish my reference books. They fall into several categories--the restaurant guides, the books on technique and the resource books. I only have a couple resource books but they are turned to often. My main reference book has been The New Food Lover's Companion , but now there is a new book to share ......
Tuesday, February 08, 2005
Love-ly Events
I've written a couple of articles for Valentine's Day (I'll let you know more and link to them when they are published). The reason I mention it is that writing for Valentine's Day has put me in a dreamy state of mind. This year I'm really getting into the spirit of the holiday, I've been musing over what to cook for Valentine's Day dinner and I'm even sending off Valentine's Day care packages to some friends and relations that got sorely neglected back in December.... In preparation for Valentine's Day here are a handful of local events that may get you in the mood too. Admission is free for all events listed. The first event is a delicious wine and chocolate tasting, and it takes place at CocoaBella, a chocolate shop I wrote about recently. Thursday & Friday, February 10th & 11th, 6 PM - 9 PM: CocoaBella Port and Madeira Tasting (2102 Union St @ Webster) CocoaBella has partnered with Broadbent , a local wine importer and ......
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