I’m thinking of trying my hand at making some bagels this weekend. I’ve baked a fair bit of bread but never tried bagels. I want to make the Montreal style bagels, those smaller, denser, chewy bagels, as opposed to the grocery store jobs that are… Read More
Let’s be clear. I don’t want anyone thinking I’m suggesting you go out and pick yourself a bunch of wild mushrooms, compare them to photos of mushrooms I have posted as edibles, and eat them. Here’s the thing. It isn’t too difficult to learn to… Read More
A couple new Falafel joints have opened up here in Long Branch, not far from my hideout here at Anchovy World Headquarters. The two are quite different from one another and both offer tasty food. Ghazale is located on the north side of Lakeshore –… Read More
Consider the situation. This morning, I found an abundance of tasty edible wild mushrooms. Recently, my brother Salvelinas gave me some shallots and garlic from his garden and they are most fantastic (if you think you grow even better shallots and garlic and you would… Read More
I laid today’s bounty out on a table on the deck. There are some different species of boletes, two types of chanterelles, hedgehogs, and lobsters. I gave away quite a few, I have a lot in the dehydrator, and I made some soup tonight. The… Read More
Clean and prepare your mushrooms. Try to get all the grit out. Sautee your mushrooms with a chopped up shallot. I’m using three kinds of mushrooms. I like to add a little creole spice at this point. Make an omelette the usual way. When it’s… Read More
The Braise It wouldn’t be a comfort food diner if there wasn’t a braise on the menu at all times. Although you can braise vegetables (braised cabbage for instance is fantastic), braising usually refers to cooking meat, in particular tough cuts of meat. The method… Read More
Tuffy P’s Kitchen Sink Salad Tuffy P has in my mind revolutionized the salad. We call it her kitchen sink salad because she adds everything but the kitchen sink to it. She starts with romaine hearts, cut up with scissors. Add lots and lots of… Read More
Pizza Many Ways Sometimes nothing will do but pizza. Of course there is the pizza that magically appears on your doorstep when you call that special number. In my area we have a place that’s so fast I hardly put the phone down and buddy… Read More
27th Street 