Too Many ChefsSpoiling the Broth since February, 2004.When Life Gives You Over-ripe Cherries...- May 26, 2008 Last week, I was walking past the greengrocers and got sucked in by a gorgeous bushy basil plant. I have planted herb seeds in several pots on my terrace, but as all the seedlings looks suspiciously the same, I have a feeling I have a healthy crop of weeds and not basil, coriander, chives and mint. So I needed a basil plant. Of course, once I was there I found many reasons to stay: watermelon, new noirmoutier potatoes, spring onions (which I have never seen in Paris before and now I know what...http://www.toomanychefs.com/archives/002001.php Someone set us up the beef!- May 22, 2008 Via Paul at Locussolus (and formerly of Too Many Chefs) - Mark Bittman makes the case at the amazing TED conference for a more plant-heavy, meat-light diet. This explains for me why he produced the (mostly) vegetarian version of his How to Cook Everything book. While you're there, check out the rest of the talks at TED. It's a remarkable conference that brings together some of the most dynamic minds around in all fields....http://www.toomanychefs.com/archives/001999.php Nigel Slater's Pork and Lemon Meatballs- May 21, 2008 A few years ago, I wrote about my philosophy regarding baby food. It's interesting to me now to reflect on how my attitude has changed with the arrival of a second son. These days I concentrate more on keeping food local than I do on finding organic. I no longer have the leisure to make it to the organic market every week or to seek out the nearest health food store which is half an hour away. But I can and do monitor where the apples at the supermarket come from and whether vegetables are in...http://www.toomanychefs.com/archives/001997.php The Too Many Chefs Family is Expanding Again!- May 19, 2008 Too Many Chefs is proud to announce the arrival of a new mini-critic: Barrett's beloved Redhead gave birth on the 16th of May 2008 to a gorgeous little girl. Welcome Eleanor Elizabeth Buss and congratulations to your happy parents! Good husband that he is, Barrett's first action once the excitement was over was to run out and buy the Redhead a big sushi dinner to go. Both mother and daughter are feeding well and very happy. (Note on the photo: I pulled it off a site with free baby wallpaper; my.http://www.toomanychefs.com/archives/001996.php Cranberry and Quinoa Salad with Coriander and Chili Dusted Chicken- May 15, 2008 Last Thursday I received an email from my friend Ami about picnics. I was coming to the end of a long chicken-pox infected week on my own with the boys, so I jumped at the idea. Friday or Saturday Count me in for both! Big brother was past the contagious stage and the weather in Paris had suddenly blossomed into luxurious summery sunshine. I was ready to venture out and have me some adult conversation. However, as I was on my own with the two boys and under a deadline, I really needed to find...http://www.toomanychefs.com/archives/001995.php Tropical Oatmeal- May 5, 2008 My wife's great- great- great- great- great- (and so on) grandfather Fictitious McFall was an explorer in the mold of Captain Cook. Only, instead of discovering things, he went about landing in strange exotic places and melding their cuisines with the foods of old (or auld, as they spelled it then, due to a shortage of the letter "o") Scotland (or Scautland as they then - you get the picture). Old fictitious was not captain of a mighty flotilla. He did have a string of ships, but all..http://www.toomanychefs.com/archives/001994.php |