By Mike Hawkins www.foodfunk.ca Special things happen to foods when heat is applied.  It’s why we cook a lot of it in the first place.  Some of the simplest things can hit a whole new level just with the introduction of some heat. Among the simplest combos that demonstrate ...

Some time back, I wrote a long post about knives: which ones to buy, how to maintain them, and so forth. There is a good deal more to be said about that, and I’ll do it one of these days, but for the moment I’d like to talk a bit about what ...

This is actually last week’s experiment.  It took forever to write up because vacation interfered.   I do mean, “interfered.”  The trouble with taking a job halfway across the country from the family is that they expect you to come ...

Here's a cross-post of my latest blog entry.  It's kind of grumpy, but I had a tough time finding parking. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have mixed feelings ...