Julia Child Made Me Do It
Welcome to the inaugural issue of The Humble Gourmand, a monthly online magazine for the ambitious cook with limited means. In our first feature, join Humble Gourmand editor Alison L. McConnell on her journey from cookbook reader to true foodie, and how that experience sparked this publication — all thanks to frozen bananoids and Julia Child.
Getting Started in the Kitchen
So, here you are, a food lover but a kitchen novice. Or perhaps you’ve been at it for a while, doing your best to learn to cook from cookbooks, the Food Network, and good old trial and error. You shouldn’t be intimidated if you lack a space-age (or spacious) kitchen. Same goes for thousands of dollars to buy top-notch equipment and ingredients.
Victuals & Vittles: The Humble Weblog
Quick recipes and ideas, wine notes, and random musings from the HG staff. This blog is updated several times a week, so please come back and visit in between our monthly editions.
-
Underground (Guerrilla?) Restaurants
0 comments | August 27, 2008
Butcher a boar? Sample a four-course meal crafted with local ingredients in the comfort of a stranger’s home? Meet like-minded foodies? In the “anti-restaurants” cropping up around the country, you can do just that, a NYT piece explains.
-
Paul Jacqueson Rully 1er Cru Pucelles 2006
0 comments | August 22, 2008
To shed some light on a father-and-son team that has spent the last 70 years toiling the earth and ending each day with good food and wine: Why can’t we extend the same luxury to ourselves?
-
Your Vote Matters: Which Comfort Food Should Food Bloggers Dish Up?
11 comments | August 18, 2008
I’ll be facing off with 4 other Washington-area food bloggers in Battle Comfort Food — and we want to know what dish YOU think is the perfect fit.
-
Tackling the Tomato
1 comments | August 14, 2008
I’ve been kicking it with the tomato like Bruce Lee.
-
How to Avoid Food Poisoning While Traveling
2 comments | August 12, 2008
I travel quite a bit to random and far-off places, and I am proud to state that the only time I’ve had the misfortune of food poisoning was from a bad chicken wing in DC.
-
Sylvain Pataille Marsannay Clos du Roy '05
0 comments | August 2, 2008
I imagine most of you are on some extravagant vacation and care little to hear about the business of wine at this moment, but for the diligent ones who want to ensure their fall meals are amply enriched by perplexing aromas, tune in.
-
Episode VII: Beer and Pizza: It's Not Just for Frat Boys Anymore
0 comments | August 1, 2008
Three choices for a beer-pizza love affair: late-night mischief, a quick afternoon slice ‘n’ pint, and a homemade grilled pizza with company.
-
The Wine Leading the Blind: All Things Burgundy, and Kir Royales
2 comments | August 1, 2008
We’d be remiss to leave out mention of the region’s famous kir and kir royale, widely served as a gratis aperitif cocktail in restaurants across Paris and Dijon.
In This Issue:
Humble Gourmand Recipes
- Pork Medallions with Roasted Apples & Beets
- This straightforward, autumn-inspired main dish is enhanced by a quick balsamic vinegar and red wine reduction, whisked together just before serving.
- Luscious Lemon Cake
- We guarantee that this will be the most moist and lip-smackingly citrus-y cake you’ve ever tasted.
The Wine Leading the Blind
-
- Domaine Pere Caboche '06
- Go. Hunt. It will be well worth your search.
-
- Louis Latour Pouilly-Fuissé '05
- This could pair with literally hundreds of different dishes, but you might consider poultry, hearty pastas, risottos, and even pork.
The Humble Reviewer
- Julia's Empanadas (DC)
- All cheap-eats seekers in D.C. proper owe it to themselves to check out Julia’s Empanadas, a mini-chain with locations in Adams Morgan and Dupont Circle.
- Stella (Boston)
- The sleek yet cozy spot serves fabulous pastas in Boston’s South End.