http://www.twolongspoons.com embracing the good life Fri, 06 May 2011 02:22:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.twolongspoons.com/2011/05/05/farmers-market-bashing-on-marketplace/ http://www.twolongspoons.com/2011/01/10/all-you-knead/ http://www.twolongspoons.com/2011/01/02/a-passion-for-flavor-in-five-chapters/ This was it. The moment of truth. Would the truffle scent have made its way through the porous eggshells and infused the eggs with its special stank?]]> http://www.twolongspoons.com/2010/12/27/truffle-tales-part-3/ Truffles. There is no aesthetic value to these foodstuffs. They look like a chunk of dirt, or perhaps an animal dropping. All their value is in one thing -- the undeniable, imitable olfactory experience they provide. It's the aroma that puts [...]]]> http://www.twolongspoons.com/2010/12/17/truffle-tales-part-2-bring-on-the-funk/ There she was, making this line of white powder with a knife, leaning over it to get it as close to her nose as possible, desperate not to waste any of this highly expensive, addictive substance. I suppressed an urge to hand her a dollar bill [...]]]> http://www.twolongspoons.com/2010/12/13/truffle-tales-part-1/ Our cat Clarence is verrrry particular about his pastrami. Try substituting the kind that comes in plastic packages from the local Safeway and he'll sniff it suspiciously, then turn on his heel and walk away, fluffy orange tail raised skyward, a look of pure disgust in his eyes [...]]]> http://www.twolongspoons.com/2010/10/16/your-dog-ate-%e2%80%a6-what/ It's National Coffee Day today, and in honor of the hard working, creative baristas out there, here are a few shots of beautifully created coffee drinks […]]]> http://www.twolongspoons.com/2010/09/29/the-art-of-coffee/ The 1973 Sci Fi horror flick "Soylent Green" depicts an overpopulated 21st Century earth. With almost no more meat, fruit and vegetables available, people are starving […]]]> http://www.twolongspoons.com/2010/09/13/soylent-green-is-soybeans/ http://www.twolongspoons.com/2010/09/08/eat-real/