Olives and Sandwich Lust : Comfort Chic

Since Roman times ~ The Key to Luscious Home-Cured Olives: Drain Cleaner "A good lye-cured olive, is smooth and luscious in a way that brine or water-cured olives can never be. When done right, of course" Lye. Isn't that the stuff the Mafia uses to dissolve the bodies of those who make an unfortunate...

Salt, South and Sun : Appetite for Adventure

Food & Photo ~ How do I make my food photography look professional? "Food can be quite a diva: it doesn’t strike a pose, never smiles. Here come the food stylists, the people who work the magic behind the scenes of a photoshoot" From drooling over that oozing M&S chocolate pudding to regularly...

Party Cooking Tips : Bish, Bash, Bosh Et Voilà!

Indulge your inner child ~ Halloween ~ A week from now, you're going to need something to do with all those leftover treats...Read more: Boo! Your sweetest Halloween candy-inspired recipes; salon.com~ Sweet treats shouldn't be reserved for just the tiniest of tricksters...Read more: Indulge your inner...

5 Degrees of Bacon, Pheasant and ... Seasonal Foods (A Splurge!)

Perfect time to experiment with ... ~ Pesto Is Not Just About Basil Any More ~ "Pesto is the Italian word for pestle. A technique to make a flavorful paste by using a mortar and pestle where the classic basil version is just one interpretation" Ten—no, 11!—delicious, beyond-the-obvious pestos to add...

Food Blogs for a Taste of the World and Pantry Notes

Foodies United! ~ Food blogs move to the mainstream ~ "The fact : After existing for less than a decade, food blogs has been acknowledged by the mainstream food world and will be included in the James Beard Foundation Awards for the first time this year" What do a Lithuanian model in Paris, a British...