Novel Eats

One of the reasons why we decided to move to the Pacific Northwest is because of the great investment made into local agriculture up here. When we visited here in October 2007, still as New Yorkers, we immediately fell in love with the grapefruit-sized onions, the sweet crunchy apples and the flavorful tomatoes. After that [...]

Back in December I shared a post on how to make kimchee using the Harsch crock, a heavy-duty fermenting crock. We’ve used it multiple times and are really pleased with it. Still it’s expensive, and unless you intend on fermenting on a regular basis it is likely cost-prohibitive to purchase something like it. For a [...]

This is another post in the Frugal Eats series, meant to help you save money in the kitchen. First off, a confession – I am not a big fan of hummus. But more specifically, I am not a fan of bland hummus. It has to have flavor, preferably through the incorporation of lots of fresh [...]

I am not big on making New Year’s resolutions, and this year I have made only minor ones that I’ve already broken. That said, here’s one that I am confident I can keep up throughout the year. My resolution is to try to make more foods outside of my comfort and cultural zones. While I [...]

If I remember correctly, the first time I was introduced to kimchee was when I was living in a dorm. One of my friends was Korean, and she would sometimes have good homemade Korean food after being at home for the weekend or on vacation. At least one of those times she brought kimchee. I [...]