Autumn Sonata: Sprouts, Bacon and Figs

By MARK BITTMAN
Published: October 23, 2009

LIKE many members of the cabbage family, Brussels sprouts are at their sweetest and best when grown in cool weather. (There are those who think they’re even better after a light frost.) In fact they’re as good a symbol of mid-fall as exists, and in recent years they’ve made the happy transition to trendy: we see them cooked in stock, roasted until really browned, halved and sautéed ... and now shredded. More

Related: Brussels Sprouts With Bacon and Figs (October 28, 2009)

Call it Stout

By ERIC ASIMOV
Published: October 28, 2009

PEOPLE get stuck on the word stout. It confuses, the way it connotes size and fleshiness. And the color, too — inky, impenetrable black — suggests mass and power. As a result, many people think stout is a formidable blockbuster of an ale, heavy and alcoholic, just the way they assume darker roasts of coffee have more caffeine than lighter roasts. Nothing could be further from the truth. More

We all scream for ice cream...

Ice Cream While You Wait, but Not Too Long
By FLORENCE FABRICANT
Published: October 27, 2009
The alchemist behind the counter at Lulu & Mooky’s pours a sweetened dairy mix into a KitchenAid mixer, adds one of dozens of flavoring essences (said to be all natural) and seconds later, with a cloud of liquid-nitrogen vapor, creates a couple of scoops of ice cream that would make Heston Blumenthal proud. Seth Tapper came up with this after “hours and hours of trial and error” in consultation with some scientists. The place bears the nicknames of his daughters. More

There’s a Spider in My Teacup and, My, Those Fingers Look Yummy

By FLORENCE FABRICANT
Published: October 27, 2009

Ladyfinger cookies are finished with red almond “nails.” Spiders made of chow mein noodles dipped in chocolate have red M&M eyes. A ghostly frozen hand in a punch bowl is made by freezing a latex glove full of water. These are a few of the simple, clever and creepy notions that Sharon Bowers has included in a cookbook best used once a year. More

To Park Nicollet Health Services

To pull your head out of your ass, firmly place both hands on your buttocks and push.

This has been another simple answer to a question.

Thank you.