“It took me all my life to learn how to salt a tomato.” ~Eric Ripert While I’ve been adding salt to tomatoes since kindergarten (true story…my dad would sometimes pack a juicy tomato in my lunchbox, and would always include a little bit of salt), I understand what Chef Ripert means. Tomatoes are fairly simple, but also kind of complicated. Because, during certain times of the year, it’s not always easy to find a perfect one. And when you do find one, they don’t always need salt, or anything for that matter, but sometimes they do and should be added to that special dish along with garlic and basil and…
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Eating Iceland
“Food is our common ground, a universal experience.” ~James Beard To be honest, before this year, Iceland had never been high on my list of places to visit. And until one of my best friends suggested it as our biennial comadres vacation destination, I didn’t know much about the country, its history or its food culture. But as I mentioned in last week’s blog post, once I started reading and researching, I knew it would be a different kind of travel experience and culinary adventure – and if I did want to be challenged on this trip, I was not disappointed! In fact, the word adventure doesn’t even begin to…
