http://www.gastronomicon.org Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:33:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Even though I'd helped my grandfather with his garden when I was a child, I still learn new things about gardening every year. Here is just a small list of lessons taught to me by the small city garden plot I've maintained for the last several years. http://www.gastronomicon.org/2007/07/01/lessons-in-gardening/ After reading my most recent, shameless-cookie-lauding post, my dear mom felt it necessary to make sure I could walk the talk...so she gave me this: I guess I asked for it, huh? http://www.gastronomicon.org/2007/02/12/bigmouth-strikes-again/ I am so tired of the cupcake trend. Perhaps saying so brands me as an infidel, but to be honest, they just don't do much for me. We recently had two cupcake shops open in my city, and while the cakes are pretty to look at, I just don't understand the ... http://www.gastronomicon.org/2007/01/30/cupcake-cynicism/ Gastronomicon is experiencing some technical weirdness. As a result, the sidebars and some of the html might look weird for a bit. We'll have to wait for rlink to return from Philly (since the blog is hosted on an old machine of his) to get things straightened out. Edit: All better. ... http://www.gastronomicon.org/2007/01/26/technical-difficulties/ A while back, the owners of a long-since closed local bar and small concert venue decided to turn their empty space into a restaurant serving rustic Southern Italian cuisine. The dining room may be full of so much kitch that it looks like your crazy Italian grandmother's house, but ... http://www.gastronomicon.org/2007/01/21/squid-and-cranberry-salad/ It must be quite obvious by now that I can't resist a bad pun, particularly for the title of a post. But this one really is relevant to the content, and these truffles both inspire and exhibit passion! I made this recipe for my very first Sugar High Friday, a ... http://www.gastronomicon.org/2007/01/21/the-passion-of-the-truffle/ As a person of Celtic extract, I should probably have some strong opinions on shortbread. This might be even more apparent to my friends who were around when I got into a mad bidding war on eBay and spent far too much money on a set of vintage shortbread molds ... http://www.gastronomicon.org/2006/12/27/wintry-shortbread/ My BBM Holiday Package! (well, what's left of it...) A couple of days ago, I received my Blogging by Mail package! It was from from a guinea pig with a wok at wok with me (love the name of her blog), whose blog I'd never read before but will ... http://www.gastronomicon.org/2006/12/12/blogging-by-mail/ Well, so much for my plans to take pictures and post about my Thanksgiving this year! Things have been so hectic with me between work, preparing for T-giving, and organizing a 50-person party for my grandmother's 80th birthday. I also still need to make goodies and send a package to ... http://www.gastronomicon.org/2006/12/04/post-post-thanksgiving-post/ Last weekend, I took a much-needed break and drove to Washington, DC. In between doing the usual touristy stuff (museums, monuments), I made some effort to seek out some restaurants recommended by various internet sources and review sites. For the most part, they were all excellent and I surely gained ... http://www.gastronomicon.org/2006/11/20/dc-bites/