A blog about food and cooking by Chris Norris
Salt, Part 2: Saltiness Is To Godliness Salt was extraordinarily important in biblical times, and great power and wealth accrued to those who controlled the supply of salt. Wars were fought over salt and battles could be won or lost based on the ability of […]
Olives in Glass Houses It happened to me again! I started wondering why it is that black ripe olives are virtually always sold in cans, while green olives are virtually always sold in clear glass jars?! Of course, I had to do some research! It […]
Salt, Part 1: What’s Up With Salt? Click here for the whole series! My oldest son brought home his high school chemistry textbook after orientation classes a few weeks ago and inadvertently launched me on a new research project. While thumbing through the book, I […]
What is Garlic? A bit about Roots & Underground Stems Me & Laura & the gang of boys were dragging the boat to the lake for Memorial Day last week, and found ourselves driving by the fields of garlic in Gilroy, CA. Somehow we got […]