Good article on the history of eating as it relates to social class in light of Jamie Oliver’s new TV show. As Oliver says: “Fucking hell … it’s fucking Great Britain. It’s 2008. I’ve been to Soweto and I’ve seen Aids orphans eating better than that.”
cubegourmet
10/01/2008
technique
No CommentsI love me some pumpkin, but this is just so wrong on so many levels.
cubegourmet09/23/2008techniqueNo CommentsI’m sick beyond belief of office fridge politics, which has stretched out for several weeks and has resulted in no fewer than five aging containers of spoiled milk (two never opened and badly swollen) getting tossed. I want to talk about what could be the perfect food, but since it’s French it will never fully [...]
cubegourmet08/30/2008technique
breakfast, lunchNo CommentsThe office kitchen @work is truly stunning in its awfulness. The microwave has been broken for a week. This led to me falling off the frugal wagon and buying lunch for a couple of days last week, but now I’m back on track. That is, until I came into the office this morning, and found [...]
cubegourmet08/12/2008techniqueoffice kitchens, yukNo CommentsAll we’ve got is a 10′x10′ deck and a tiny patch of grass that doesn’t see sun, so growing our own food is pretty limited for now. To get the most yield for our tiny space, I’ve found growing herbs to be the best bet. They’ve come in very handy when making salsas, egg [...]
cubegourmet06/29/2008techniquegarden, technique, vegetableNo CommentsSince I paid $4.90/gallon to fill up my diesel VW last night, I think this week will be the week where we won’t go grocery shopping and just make stuff with whatever we have in the pantry. This may be difficult because, among other things this holiday week, we’re going to someone’s house later and [...]
Before I made a commitment to bring my own food into work, no matter how nasty the work fridge is, I’d get 2, sometimes 3, meals a day @the office. I know it was a terrible habit, but I felt @the time that I just didn’t have the time to cook anything for myself. I [...]
cubegourmet04/20/2008techniquefrugal, healthy, lunchNo CommentsThis is in response to this NYTimes article, which wasn’t quite what I thought it would be. Not that it was bad – it was about making meals based on finds from a place called Jack’s 99 Cent Store, and there is no DC equivalent. The article suggested a couple of soup recipes [...]
cubegourmet03/29/2008techniquecheap, dining out, nyc, techniqueNo CommentsAs a way to be frugal, we’ve been doing things that could certainly be considered hippie:
I just made a batch of homemade granola for the week, complete w/nuts and berries bought in bulk @Costco. I’ve been going to Costco to stock up on things we use all the time, plus milk, bread, and [...]
I’ve said it before, the office I work in is a carb minefield. Not just sweets people bring in, but multiple delis (the DC kind of deli, which wouldn’t last two weeks in New York because of the slow service and bland food), bagel and coffee shops. The fruit and vegetable selection in these places [...]
