Nibbles
Cornering the Market
Go the distance. That’s the prime directive. Walk through the whole Boulder Farmers Market first, before you buy anything, says manager Liz Thomas. “It’s...
Chewing the faux fat
It’s like a scene from The Matrix films set in the produce aisle at Sprouts: A woman offers a sample of a new local...
The raita stuff
Looking at the vast wall of dairy treats at most supermarkets, you would never know that yogurt wasn’t supposed to be a dessert. As...
The sounds of cooking
I was cleaning the electric slicing machine when the mariachi music was cranked up. The device had just been used to thinly slice 25...
The global stuffing
I’m not here to debate whose family stuffing recipe is the best. Clearly, my stuffing is the greatest of all time. That said, this...
Barbecue meets basmati
DJ’s Watering Hole has flown under the radar since opening in November, its location at 988 Dillon Road near U.S. 36 almost invisible from...
Supermarket sticker shock
I’m not going to tell you anything you don’t already know, but you’re not alone when you experience sticker shock at the supermarket. I’m...
Do cookbooks still matter?
On a recent visit to the Peppercorn cookware store on the Pearl Street Mall, I found myself gawking at the hundreds of cookbooks lining...
A year of nibbling
I remember the soulful taste, chew and aroma of the braised ham hock at Jin Chan Zhang in Boulder as if it was yesterday,...
How not to make coffee
First, buy coffee beans and leave the bag half-open on the counter for a month.
Then, run the beans through a spice grinder until thoroughly...
Shape-shifting pasta
This may be a little too personal but seriously: How’s your pasta life?
If you’re like most Americans, pasta night is fairly bland and predictable....
