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Most fish require a short cooking time, but cephalopods are the exception to this fishy rule. As with some cuts of larger land beasts, the longer they're cooked, the more tender they get. ”
The moment to tell my barber I was gay just never came up. ”
There used to be a time - it isn't so much the case now - that vegetarianism was some kind of religion, and either you belong or you don't belong. ”
In certain European cuisines, vegetables are cooked a long time. I take the term 'al dente' and use it for vegetables. ”
Every era has its own list of ingredients that are considered exotic and then, 15 years later, they're not. ”
Brunch, for me, is an extended breakfast that should be enjoyed whenever you have time properly to engage in cooking and eating. ”
Chinese sausage, which is widely available from Asian grocers and online, is sweet, rich, and enticingly smoky. I add it to steamed rice with strips of omelette and a few baby veg stir-fried with soy. ”
Sea spaghetti looks like dark fettuccine and has a similar texture - you can get it in health food stores or online. ”
Verjuice may not be the easiest thing in the world to find, but you should be able to track some down in good delis and online. ”
Speaking as someone who didn't go through the U.K. school system, with all the culinary baggage that entails, I am inordinately fond of custard in any shape or form. ”