In a previous post about whaling, I mentioned that desertion was a financial strategy used by management and labor. For management, the goal was sometimes to cause a sailor to desert on the return voyage, after the hold was full of whale oil and baleen, thus increasing the profits for those who stayed on board […]
Cooking by the Bible — “The Flavor Bible,” That Is
Over the last few weekends, I’ve been trying something new to help me experience the flavors of the season or to use up extra produce: consulting a bible. This particular bible is The Flavor Bible, by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg. After a short introduction into how we taste and how chefs create successful flavor […]