Oh, and cookbooks. I've got those, too.
OK, so, I love salt. I use kosher salt for pickling, curing and cooking. My little black dress tableside is Maldon sea salt, the British salt sensation with its huge, …
Well-Seasoned: Make Your Own Flavored Finishing Salt Read MoreCanning is awesome. And not just, “Indeed, Beatrice, last summer’s peaches really have retained their color nicely” awesome, but, “Wow! That Chili Garlic Bourbon-Soaked Bacon Cherry Jam nearly blew my …
Can You Can? Yes, You Can! Why You Should Try Canning Read MoreThis is my latest story for Bay Area Bites – local SF bean-to-bar chocolate maker Dandelion Chocolate. Know that much chocolate was consumed in the writing of this piece. “For …
I Wrote A Story on Dandelion Chocolate Read MoreThank you, Chow! I love doing videos with you. Here’s my latest and greatest – rice milk and horchata recipe demonstration in 52 seconds – with two more scheduled to …
New Chow Tips! Video on Horchata/Rice Milk Read More
So, like other food preservationists and kitchen tinkerers, I love to dry things – fruit slices, fruit leather, cheese, beef jerky, etc. In the heat of summer the sun does …
Kitchen Hack Fail: Don’t Dehydrate Fruit in the Clothes Dryer (Oh, and a Recipe for Chewy Dried Orange Slices) Read More
I recently tried (and failed) to sell corned beef sandwiches at the New Taste Marketplace food hall. This is a cautionary tale/headnote – one of those “life lessons” to be …
Epic Food Market Fail (With a Triumphant Recipe for Celery Soda) Read More
LOVE this, and I will be making more. Only thing I did not take careful enough notes on is how long it takes to reduce – I believe it was …
Cranberry Plum Butter recipe Read MoreKaren’s appearance on KFOG radio on October 26, 2011. Karen Solomon on KFOG, 10/26/2011
Karen on the KFOG radio morning show Read More