http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss chrispatil@gmail.com Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:00:39 -0700 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:00:51 -0700 iBlog 1.4.6 Chris Patil The Perishable Lifestyle Food, cooking, and fun. Other people spend their money on things that last. Chris Patil chrispatil@gmail.com The Perishable Lifestyle http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C618822498/E20060429170649/index.html I've never had a pickled egg, but the idea has always appealed to me. So when a friend gave me a copy of Linda Ziedrich's The Joy of Pickling, the first thing I tried was eggs. ]]> Sat, 29 Apr 2006 17:06:49 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C618822498/E20060429170649/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C373333176/E293618092/index.html My favorite cooking partner and I generally refer to rice vinegar as "the secret ingredient"...but that's diversionary.

We just don't want anyone to find out about the real secret ingredient: fish sauce. ]]> Wed, 27 Apr 2005 10:57:05 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C373333176/E293618092/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C618822498/E957074565/index.html The moment of truth. ]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2005 11:20:03 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C618822498/E957074565/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C618822498/E1777772571/index.html Thu, 14 Apr 2005 11:10:12 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C618822498/E1777772571/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C618822498/E215480161/index.html No pictures today. It looks the same. ]]> Tue, 05 Apr 2005 12:10:58 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C618822498/E215480161/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C618822498/E2020219919/index.html Sun, 03 Apr 2005 15:46:29 -0700 http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C618822498/E2020219919/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C618822498/E839123504/index.html Sat, 02 Apr 2005 18:41:57 -0800 http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C618822498/E839123504/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C1227675224/E693455150/index.html Thu, 03 Mar 2005 11:16:52 -0800 http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C1227675224/E693455150/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C899395819/E1766137733/index.html I just saw a review of this book today. Sound familiar? ]]> Wed, 23 Feb 2005 14:56:57 -0800 http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C899395819/E1766137733/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C373333176/E955466166/index.html A strange lobster disease is decimating the New England crop.

If the phenomenon spreads to the Atlantic blue crab as well, watch for Dungeness to get a lot more popular...and expensive ]]> Thu, 17 Feb 2005 09:53:36 -0800 http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C373333176/E955466166/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C618822498/E181779117/index.html My dad was from India and my mom hails from Kentucky. We ate Indian food occasionally but it was usually a sort of compromise between Bombay bazaar and Better Homes & Gardens.

This is a version of what my mom called "tandoori chicken" -- it never saw the inside of a clay oven, but the ingredients are true to the authentic item. No red food coloring here, but you can add a few drops if you want it to be restaurant red.

Two things are obnoxious about making this at a barbecue:
1. It takes a while (20 minutes for each batch).
2. Your hostess will get angry at you for stealing the show (but she'll keep emailing you for the recipe).

This recipe makes 12 pieces of chicken, and serves 6-10 people depending on what else is coming off the grill. ]]> Thu, 10 Feb 2005 13:00:56 -0800 http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C618822498/E181779117/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C373333176/E641670593/index.html Apparently there's more than one way to skin a cat. Or a pie. ]]> Mon, 07 Feb 2005 11:44:08 -0800 http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C373333176/E641670593/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C373333176/E297107946/index.html We still have lasting memories of things that don't last. ]]> Fri, 04 Feb 2005 09:06:32 -0800 http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C373333176/E297107946/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C618822498/E1692372579/index.html Thu, 03 Feb 2005 09:24:18 -0800 http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C618822498/E1692372579/index.html http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C618822498/E134666431/index.html Mon, 31 Jan 2005 14:51:14 -0800 http://homepage.mac.com/chrispatil/iblog/PerishableLifestyle/C618822498/E134666431/index.html