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Comment on last night’s menu by rach

rach — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:50:12 +0000

Oh ho, Natasha! You have busted me for being a reactionary. “The Compleat Housewife: or, Accomplished Gentlewoman’s Companion” is one of my favorite books at the moment (more on it later). In the original, published in 1727, the indomitable Eliza Smith writes ‘ragoo’, and this remains at least as far as the 16th edition, which was published on both sides of the Atlantic in 1758, decades after her death. I have a modern reproduction that has been (ahem) “corrected” and thus the original inspiration for the mushrooms on my menu is now described as “A Ragout for made Dishes” [sic]. I felt guilty enough that I wasn’t using lamb-stones and coxcombs, so the least I could do was stick up for Eliza’s spelling. Since ‘ragout’ without a circumflex is just a corruption of the original French word anyway, why not show a little respect for the OG of modern cookbook writing?

(Bet you’re sorry you asked now…)

Comment on last night’s menu by rinat

rinat — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:07:35 +0000

i’m in no doubt that it was a great success (sounds delicious btw)!

Comment on last night’s menu by Natasha

Natasha — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:30:23 +0000

Hey Rachel, I’m curious about your spelling of mushroom ragoo.

Comment on well hi there by rach

rach — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:04:00 +0000

Well, Adam, if you will leave parties as I arrive…

I’ll cook you guys supper next week, promise. Spam casserole.

Comment on well hi there by Adam Aronson

Adam Aronson — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:20:52 +0000

I am not spam, nor German, and not an Apple engineer at this time. Though I do often like the particulars. Thank you for posting, and I look forward to more of your musings. I also would care very much for more than a chance encounter soon.

Your truly,
A particulars admirer.

Comment on breakfast of champions by rach

rach — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:55:48 +0000

Aw shucks, Rinat – you’re making great great great grandpa Charlie blush.

Comment on in memoriam 1969 – 2009 by Doron

Doron — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:30:35 +0000

Amen.

Comment on breakfast of champions by rinat

rinat — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:13:49 +0000

on top of being everything that you so wonderfully are.. you are also the most fantastic food stylist!! you’re just a natural. beautiful!

Comment on 44 by Mark Pulich

Mark Pulich — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:14:00 +0000

cool

Comment on mussel beach by rach

rach — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:40:12 +0000

Oh! I got so excited for a moment because I thought you might mean Gold Beach, Oregon… But as far as I can tell there is no-one in the US farming mussels using bouchot culture, so I assume you are talking about France also.