Rickbern

Made a nice big tray of Iraqi dolmas. 275/100% steam for 45 minutes. I’m not gonna flip it

When I’m stuck I try googling. I’ll pick 2-3 ingredients I have and see what kinds of recipes show up. Inevitably I’ll find something from Sri Lanka or something and be missing a few ingredients but fools rush in…

They look great. Thanks for the recommendation

I think the graphic design takes an iconic, instantly identifiable product and turns it bland and vanilla. But I agree, the tab is definitely an improvement.

I think this is one of the worst package redesigns that I can recall. Clearly, solving a problem that never existed.

Yeah, it’s a beautifully designed system from the sixties, an icon of modern design. Pretty costly but it’s just perfect shelving https://www.vitsoe.com/us/606

I have a seriously tiny kitchen but I always find room for my spices. This is the fourth iteration of this shelving system (Vitsoe). This is pretty much the whole kitchen

And they say there’s nothing new under the sun… good idea, worth trying

Thanks. Absolutely love Italy in the winter. Highly recommended!

I happen to be in Florence right now, this provides a nice counterpoint to the lionization of Michelangelo that’s all around me. Thanks for sharing, so topical!

There’s a place in elmhurst, queens called “taste good” that I went to a few weeks ago that was pretty good but if I was going that far off the beaten track I’d probably switch and go for Indonesian instead. in manhattan chinatown I like west new Malaysia, although I’m nobody’s idea of an expert in this cuisine Malaysian 🇲🇾 https://westnewmalaysia.org Indonesian 🇮🇩 https://awangkitchen.com

I’ve used decaf green tea and a little rosewater. Very exotic!

I can’t recommend strongly enough that you take the plunge and invest in some manner of traditional clay bean pot. I’ve been a compulsive consumer of dried beans and lentils for years, during the pandemic I bought a copy of Paula Wolferts clay pot cookbook and I was immediately smitten. Bought a la chamba black clay soup pot and between beans, soups and bolognese sauce it’s one of the best pots I own. if you make it through the great bean drought of 2025 and find yourself with an abundance of legumes I definitely recommend trying a Persian Ash-e Reshteh which is a bean and noodle soup. Substitute whole wheat spaghetti for the reshteh if you must, it’s what winter was made for

What a great offer! I’m leaving to spend a month or two in Italy next week, thing are kinda hectic, but when I get back… thanks so much!

I just opened the app and it showed up.

Great article, lots of good choices in here.

Huh. My app showed me this

This is an old website and I don’t think it’s been updated lately but I love the concept behind this; the author found restaurants from every member state of the united nations within the five boroughs of NYC. I’ll quibble here and there but throw a dart at a world map and use google maps to find a great restaurant to try https://www.unitednationsoffood.com enjoy your stay.

Here’s a more Italian take on seafood stuffed peppers, this time with tuna. One or the other of these will make it into my menu https://memoriediangelina.com/2009/08/13/peperoni-ripieni-di-tonno/

The other thing I’m thinking about for this year is piquillo peppers stuffed with brandade. Here’s a charming little recipe and video I looked at last night https://petespans.co/piquillo-peppers-stuffed-with-salt-cod-puree-pebrots-de-piquillo-farcits-de-brandada-de-bacalla/

I know this is HIGHLY unusual but my gf has a son in law from Shanghai so I always make squid in black bean (douchi) sauce. Works surprisingly well

Also, carbon steel really works well for induction, it’s just as good as cast iron. When I turned 65 or so I got rid of all my old cast iron and replaced it with carbon steel. Much easier to handle.

Demeyere is kinda heavy for someone getting older. I’d bet the fissler disc base stuff is a good option, when my gas was disconnected for a few months my favorite pan on portable induction was a fissler 24 cm saute pan. I’d give their frying pans a shot. That thick base really preforms well on induction, $100 less and a pound and a half lighter than Demeyere. https://www.fissler.com/us/p/pure-collection-frying-pan-11-inch/

I gotta go see for myself one day. Who wouldn’t want to go to queens in December?

I doubt it. There’s a low water warning on the handle, I often run out of water and have to hit the button. Sometimes I have to unplug it too, wait five minutes and then plug it in again. here’s a voodoo reset post from Reddit, I must have done this once