Tinkering with Dinner

A blog about the art and science of cooking with a particular focus on tinkering with recipes to create a more perfect dish. Also a fair bit about eating local, slow food and that sort of thing. Less about the ice cream these days.

Saturday, May 31, 2008

CSA - Two Malaysian recipes using curry leaves

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Note: I've made a bunch more using curry leaves; some Malaysian, some Indian, one Mauritian; since I made this post. Click here to see ...

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Mexican-style hot pickled carrots

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It's been a good while since I've done any pickling so I decided to pick up some likely looking vegetables last time I was at Whole ...

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Strawberry banana sorbet

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[Note: I recently made a strawberry banana ice cream that turned out quite well. If you're not dead set on a sorbet, you might take a lo...

Friday, May 23, 2008

Frogmore stew a.ka. low country boil

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Frogmore stew is a Carolinas specialty and it's something that's been on my to-cook list for a while now. It finally made it onto th...

Sunday, May 18, 2008

About Me

billjac: I'm just this guy with an interest in exploring the world of food, a scientific mindset and a dearth of people willing to sit and listen to me blather on the subject. So instead I'll post it here and perhaps an audience will find me. I've also got an interest in sustainable, local and/or organic food which led me to joining a local CSA. You can contact me at williamjac at gmail.com

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CSA - Two Malaysian recipes using curry leaves

Mexican-style hot pickled carrots

Strawberry banana sorbet

Frogmore stew a.ka. low country boil

Triple garlic Spanish-style shrimp

Curry coconut peanut butter ice cream

Almost no knead bread (adjusted for the climate)