Accidental Hedonist

(Again from Jack at www.ForkandBottle.com) I was in Safeway yesterday (cub reporter, taking notes) and came across what I think is a new product: Weight Watchers Chocolate Cake w/Chocolate Icing. On the box it states in a good-sized pt font “Real Food, Real Life, Real Results.ˮ Reading the ingredients, #4 is: Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil [...]

Hi! I’m Jack from www.ForkandBottle.com. Kate has asked me to be her guest writer for the next few days. My posts won’t have her look, style or superior writing ability – but they are on subjects that I think will be of interest to her readers. So here goes… Big Chain Supermarkets and Whole Foods: [...]

For the first time in a while, I’m taking more than one day off from this site. I’m heading back to the mountains in Whistler, British Columbia for an extended weekend, and will be away from this site. But fret not when it comes to content. Jack and Joanne from Fork and Bottle will guide [...]

I got a short, but sweet e-mail in my inbox this morning, that I thought I would address. Why does the rice used in rice cakes stick together? Thank you [email protected] Thank you for the terse e-mail Lowside. I am envious of people who can get directly to the point in their missives. It’s a [...]

I could have picked any number of wines when choosing one from the Piemonte region of Italy. I ended up selecting a Arneis, simply because I had never heard of this varietal before, and I was struck curious. The Arneis grape variety takes its name from a word in Piedmontese dialect which means “whimsical”, which [...]

This is the dessert recipe from Piemonte that I have simply been putting off. I opted for a cake only because I haven’t made one of those of late either. Keep your eye on the cake while it’s in the oven. The trick is ensuring that the middle is golden brown, while the outer is [...]

…Americans are nonplussed. For the 6 of you out there who purchase beluga caviar on a regular basis, you are now S.O.L when it comes to purchasing the fish eggs legally.The government is preparing to ban imports of beluga caviar in an effort to help prevent extinction of the sturgeon that produces the prized eggs. [...]

A bit hearty ho to some of better local restaurants that got a mention in the Latest issue of Gourmet Magazine. Some of the restaurants include: Barking Frog – Based out of Woodinville with Chef Bobby Moore Ibiza Dinner Club – Chef Matthew Lederman Tapas place in Pioneer Square. The Georgian – Located at the [...]

Jack sent me a link to this article (LI: accidental PW: hedonist), and I’m still trying to wrap my mind around it. Here you have several products which, if you go to their website, clearly state “This statement has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, [...]

How cool is this? There is an old Los Angeles city law that makes any fruit overhanging on sidewalks public property. So now, there is a group of people who are encourging folks to plant fruit bearing trees on land bordering the sidewalks, with the intent of feeding any passers-by. From their site: This project [...]

I never realized just how many types of winter squash there were out there. This makes me sound a bit naive and a little silly, but damn. There’s a whole bevy of squash out there that’s just waiting to be tried out. They are called winter squash because it takes several months for the fruits [...]

Well, well, well. Look what we have here. I upped and made some squash soup, even after all of my bellyachin’ about the gourd fruit. It’s not great, but it is good, if that distinction makes any sense at all. You could make this with any number of winter squashes and get different results. I [...]