Blognitive Dissonance

“Mann trakht und Gott lakht”

Andouillette

danithew | May 14, 2008

I was reading an article about the French and stumbled across a description of a food called “andouillette” that somehow caught my attention. So I checked out the wikipedia entry, which begins by saying:
Traditional andouillette is made from the colon and the stomach of pig. In modern times, contents vary and normally contain intestines [...]

Raffetto’s Pasta

danithew | December 10, 2007

If you live in New York City and want fresh pasta, go to Raffetto’s at 144 West Houston Street. This is a store, not a restaurant – so you pick up what you want and then take it home to prepare it. When ordering you choose the pasta width you desire and [...]

The Hummus Blog

danithew | October 21, 2007

A blog about hummus … ummmmmmm.

Lemon Blueberry Cream Pie

danithew | September 17, 2007

Some very nice friends of ours invited us over for dinner on Sunday night. It was an unbelievably good meal. For dessert we each had a slice of one of the best pies I’ve ever tasted. They were kind enough to share the recipe with us. Here it is:
Lemon-Blueberry Cream Pie
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Seafood Paella

danithew | August 31, 2007

Recently I went out to dinner with some old friends and in the process was introduced to a dish I had never eaten before. It is a Spanish food called paella.
It’s a rice dish loaded with cooked clams, mussels (still in the shell), shrimp and scallops – then to top it off – half [...]