I felt compelled to revisit an old piece from freshman year of college. I love this prelude, and need to pick it back up again. Here's my favorite rendition ever, from Vladimir Ashkenazy (best appreciated with good headphones and closed eyes). Enjoy.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/01/opinion/01hedin.html?em&ex=1204520400&en=1850d11a7a2d5f01&ei=5087%0A

The weather has quickly turned cold again in DC, so I decided to make chicken soup last night, faux Asian style. I went to Chinatown last week looking for groceries, only to discover that the last big food market there has gone out of business :( I stopped at a general store for rice noodles, though, so I was itching to use them. I started with ( Read more... )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b85hn8rJvgw&feature=related

hahahahhaa.

He's enthusiastic, I'll give him that!

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/arts/music/06look.html?em&ex=1202533200&en=6369c0777340d7b6&ei=5087%0ARead more... )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4-gYEySAyE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPAiiYZ7_REhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1Imkc6uPZg

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/weekinreview/27bittman.html?em&ex=1201582800&en=f3cfee6abce3bfe4&ei=5087%0ARead more... )

I made a super yummy roasted chicken for dinner tonight... I totally just ate all the skin off it, in its crispy, salt-crusted goodness. So, I thought I'd share the recipe I've been fine-tuning for the past year. It's still not the perfect French poulet rôti, but it's about as close as I'm going to get stateside ( Read more... )

Hi all. I need some help from you vegetarians/vegans and creative cooks out there. I'm trying to get my parents, who struggle with high cholesterol, to eat less meat and more soy protein. They like edamame but don't generally buy it to prepare at home; the problem is, they refuse to drink soy milk and say that they don't like tofu. What are your ( Read more... )

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