The first rule of PantryClub is everyone talks about PantryClub.There are things we can get at the supermarkets, farmers' markets, and local purveyors. There are things that we can get from big online stores like Amazon.Free shipping at Amazon Prime...
Sun Ra was one of the most skilled and "out there" World Jazz synthesizer/pianists and bandleaders. He was also a vegetarian. To honor his complexity, we take the vegetarian dog of your choice up to a new level. Makes one...
A lot of improvisational riffs revolve around repurposed food. I made some wonderful lavender pasta a couple of nights back. I have enough extra that it makes a nice lunch... something. What, though?It doesn't reheat really well, and its flavor, which...
Authenticity Ground Zero is making one of the most commonly used condiments in the United States, and found around the globe in one form or another: Ketchup.Kashmere Ketchup is my smooth, soulful, tangy way of honoring The Kashmere Stage Band, heart...
Schrödinger'S Pumpkin MuffinsThe Jazz ChefAren't pumpkin muffins culinarily "dead" after the holidays? We eat and eat and eat the omnipresent orange squash from Halloween to New Years. By January, aren't we on to something better?Not yet. Straight from the pumpkin muffin...
UPDATED 12.02.24 The world is mad about mustard! More and more shelf space is being made for the craft mustard revival. We're learning a lot more about how the rest of the world uses the plant, the seeds, and even the oil,...
The Roast RoyceWhen you make some great beef, and have a little leftover, there is nothing better than a great steak sandwich. They don't have to be hard or complex to make. It's more of an understanding of how to...
Pesto once was an exotic revolution in American-Italian cooking. Today, it has become so ubiquitous that it shares space with the ketchup and the mustards in your condiment corner, and with the marinaras as a another daily sauce for all things...
Every kitchen needs an assortment of squeeze bottles. We buy a lot of foods for the convenience of their packaging, but better quality and better health can be yours by bailing on the brand and buying the bottle! Squeeze bottles...
Le Navy Bean Soup This is a Provencal prep of the American classic. Onion, carrot, celery and either a smoked ham bone or smoked hock and a few herbs and you're in business!Ingredients:1 large onion3 large carrots1 stalk celery1 smoked ham...
