TODAY’S PREPARATION GOOD NEWS!Having thawed the ketchup this morning, I was surprised and delighted to see that it had held up well in the freezer, although length of time in the deep freeze is certainly a consideration. Age rarely serves food well. Leaving it in an open cup at room temp to thaw causes the [...]
We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink. . . . ~Epicurus (341 – 270 BCE) TODAY’S PREPARATION AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION WEAR RED DAY I’m all for increasing awareness of heart disease but let’s face it, wearing red is not as important as how we’re [...]
Early tomato ketchups were not sweetened per se (they contained some sweet spices, but not sugar or other sweeteners). When sugar started to be added to ketchup (in the mid-1800s), only a small quantity was used at first. This resulted in fermentation, which meant sour-tasting ketchup. When more sugar was added to sweeten the sour [...]
The play was a great success but the audience was a disaster. ~Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) IN THE COMPUTER, NOT THE KITCHEN Wednesday night I contracted a minor virus. Fortunately, with a Canadian geek friend who was very generous with his time — and the anti-virus software he had installed – the potential monster was deleted [...]