And the winner is…
Yeah! Andrea from the great food blog HighLowFoodDrink (which seriously makes miss New York City!) has submitted a great story about how she won her man over with food! And now Andrea has won her very own copy of Forking Fantastic! Free food and free beer – that’s how my husband and I met when he crashed a grad school party at my school.  Though this is how we met, I thought a photo of Bud light wouldn’t really be a great recipe submission.  So, how did I win his heart?  By making congee when he was sick as a dog and couldn’t get out of bed.  Congee is a traditional Chinese peasant breakfast and my mom

F*%$-ing Fantastic Book!
Ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes once masturbated in the Agora; when rebuked for doing so, he replied, “If only it was as easy to soothe my hunger by rubbing my belly.” Fuck Martha Stewart Living and to hell with the recession! Forking Fantastic, by Zora O’Neill and Tamara Reynolds, is the n

Mushrooms Remystified – Part II
I awoke to the smell of toasted bagels. Plates of locally made lox, capers, thickly sliced heirloom tomatoes, red onion, and cream cheese were spread across the table. Coffee brewed. The forest beckoned. I could hardly sit still while we ate. Gnome condos. We parked along the side of the road, another stop without a clearly marked trail head, but Da

Mushrooms Remystified – Part I
Lobster Mushrooms Sautéed with Lemon-thyme and Crispy Garlic Served on Butter Fried Sourdough  Farro with Chanterelles, Hazelnuts and Parmesan Cheese  Barbequed Kumomoto Oysters with Opal Basil Butter Lemon Cucumber and Heirloom Tomato Salad  Fresh Figs Stuffed with Truffle Tremor Goat Cheese I’m not sure how long it has been that I have been dreaming of going hunting for edible mushrooms. A decade maybe? I’ve read books and studied. I even own my very own copy of the essential book, Mushrooms Demystified (by David Arora), but until now, have never identified anything other than the standard LBM (Little Brown Mushroom), a rotting lobster m