AltWeeklies Wire
How to Boil Water... and Other Good Thingsnew
Well it’s that time of year again... a time to watch the parade and enjoy all its revelries, and also an opportunity to eat corned beef-and-cabbage. It’s a simple recipe to prepare and one that tastes delicious with beer.
Artvoice |
Joe George |
03-12-2010 |
Food+Drink
Chowder & Gumbo: Kissing Cousinsnew
Gumbo is the younger of the two, but both stem from the same family tree. These two recipes are, in essence, the story of the people who originally made them. And in the same way that someone may start a family tree at the present and work backwards, that's sometimes the logical way to do culinary research. With recipes for: Potato Chowder, New England Clam Chowder, and Shrimp, Sausage, and Okra Gumbo.
Artvoice |
Joe George |
11-03-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: food, recipes, Shrimp, and Okra Gumbo, chowder, gumbo, New England Clam Chowder, Potato Chowder, Sausage
The Simple Joys of Comfort Foodnew
A few days ago I awoke to find that I had a cold. It was my own fault, I thought, for burning the candle at both ends and leaving myself susceptible. Intuitively I craved comfort food: soup, maybe some bread. With recipes.
Artvoice |
Joe George |
10-06-2008 |
Food+Drink
(General) Tso What?new

General Tso (Zuo Zontang 1812-1885) was a real general, but it's doubtful he or his personal chef had anything to do with the creation of this dish. Includes recipe.
Artvoice |
Joe George |
09-22-2008 |
Food+Drink
Chives: A Sign of Springnew

Along with onions, garlic, and other pungent shoots and bulbs -- oddly including asparagus -- chives are part of the allium, or lily, family. Includes recipes for Chive and White Bean Hummus and Pan Roast Salmon with Chive Beurre Blanc.
Artvoice |
Joe George |
05-16-2008 |
Food+Drink