Monday, September 01, 2003


instant autumn

just add water! crazy weather all year so far, so why should it change now?

one benefit is that it's not too hot to cook, so i popped out my beloved kuhn rikon pressure cooker and went shopping for all the great stuff in my seafood risotto. yum.

we're discussing clams, bay scallops, peas, mushrooms, zucchini, tomatoes, saffron. . .and of course loads of artisanal red cow parmesan cheese. i'm an all-olive oil girl; no cream or butter in my carnaroli!

ok, ok, so some purists scream that i make risotto, which should be "slow," quickly in the pressure cooker. but again, i say: slow is about preserving the environment, too.

and i save natural gas with the pressure cooker. so no drilling in alaska on my account!

and for the sake of completion, i include here the
washington post article on home-roastin' your own fresh coffee.

of course in my snobby co-op i can't do it regularly, but it's a viable alternative for many who balk at the shocking 2-day shipping rates for mail- or online-ordered coffee. . .

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