There is a descent into a darker realm when you begin cooking with a product labelled “CAUTION: Do not swallow”. The possibility of inadvertently killing your loved ones rises and your ability to rely on the way that a preparation tastes before cooking declines. The normal sensory cues that stop most sane people eating food… Continue reading Making Bacon
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Making money with your food blog
Selling eggs near Russian Market, Phnom Penh, Cambodia As I mentioned in “How to start a food blog“, food blogging is a terrible way to make money if you enjoy living in the First World. This year, food blogging will pay my rent but not much else. Here is how to do at least that,… Continue reading Making money with your food blog
Melbourne street life: Corner of Bourke and Elizabeth St
7:00am in front of the GPO, Melbourne, Australia
How to make mayonnaise in 20 seconds
Why don’t marketers show you this when they sell immersion blenders? This is no Cuisinart or Braun, it’s the cheapest plastic model on the market. The hours that I’ve wasted, whisk in one hand and slowly drizzling oil in the other, or more likely queuing with my sorry jar of Praise at a store. No… Continue reading How to make mayonnaise in 20 seconds
Five links on Friday: This week in transglutaminase.
What is transglutaminase? – according to Wikipedia, they: are a family of enzymes…that catalyze the formation of a covalent bond between a free amine group (e.g., protein- or peptide-bound lysine) and the gamma-carboxamid group of protein- or peptide-bound glutamine. Bonds formed by transglutaminase exhibit high resistance to proteolytic degradation. In layman’s terms, it’s meat glue.… Continue reading Five links on Friday: This week in transglutaminase.
Khao soi street view
I’m sure that when people develop mapping applications, their idea is not for people like me to use them to point out where you can get the best khao soi in Chiang Mai. But that’s what I’m doing. Promising startup MapJack has started mapping cities from street level (just like Google Street View) and their… Continue reading Khao soi street view
How to start a food blog, part 2: Design and building an audience
This post follows on from How to start a food blog. How do I design my blog? Don’t. Get someone else to do it, unless you’re lucky enough to be a web designer or are keen to use the blog to practice your web design skills. Good design counts. Firstly, all of the major blogging… Continue reading How to start a food blog, part 2: Design and building an audience
Five links on ummm…Sunday
Sorry…I made a quick trip to Sydney and forgot that I was meant to be posting this on Friday. Enjoy your long weekend, Australians. We must hunt the elephants to save them – "Sustainable use" doesn’t make for great bumper stickers, but "I shoot ferals" does. Food trends: Wet Market Diplomacy – Celebrity chef and… Continue reading Five links on ummm…Sunday