tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847911008685707977.post7824469890366084273..comments2023-10-16T11:41:45.465+02:00Comments on domestic sensualist: on becoming a cookjulochkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847911008685707977.post-70150005525317179532009-09-30T07:02:54.479+02:002009-09-30T07:02:54.479+02:00anne - i think that's exactly what i was tryin...anne - i think that's exactly what i was trying to get on with the bit about moments of conscious contentment.<br /><br />bee - it's true i've not cooked with fois gras myself, just partaken in restaurants.<br /><br />christina - the first moro is the best. but undoubtedly you can hold your head high even without it. :-)julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847911008685707977.post-72166608530103566962009-09-30T02:03:23.977+02:002009-09-30T02:03:23.977+02:00ah huh, ah huh. i am loving this, oh so much. some...ah huh, ah huh. i am loving this, oh so much. sometimes i peek out the kitchen door, to watch the person, take the first bite. a symphony, i tell ya! i love it here. <br />ps: gotta get one of the moro cookbooks. i know.. shame on me. i can then hold my head, up high.<br />hugs to you both.christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15541888793748453425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847911008685707977.post-82685503049526624952009-09-30T00:13:27.280+02:002009-09-30T00:13:27.280+02:00Anne - I have a sweet risotto lined up . . . in yo...Anne - I have a sweet risotto lined up . . . in your honor! <br /><br />Julochka - I'm not saying that foie gras doesn't have its place in a lush life.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847911008685707977.post-75782588202569336292009-09-30T00:01:37.199+02:002009-09-30T00:01:37.199+02:00Bee, I so agree about the oasis of cooking. Recent...Bee, I so agree about the oasis of cooking. Recently when I've sought relief in the kitchen it's been more about the process than the product. Muffins are nice, but there's something very soothing about the well worn steps of the creaming method, the preparation of a mirepoix, and so on. Regardless of what comes out of it, treading that familiar path and watching the ingredients come together is immensely satisfying.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338782102030629262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847911008685707977.post-91072258058558714832009-09-29T23:21:38.865+02:002009-09-29T23:21:38.865+02:00that was on my "mind" not "mine&quo...that was on my "mind" not "mine"...not accustomed to PC keyboard with a heavy touch....julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847911008685707977.post-14012187842521573412009-09-29T23:20:26.916+02:002009-09-29T23:20:26.916+02:00tessa - i promise to move the moros for your sake....tessa - i promise to move the moros for your sake. <br /><br />anne - i love hearing your stories of becoming a cook.<br /><br />tracy - budgets definitely on my mine (tomorrow's post mostly "found" food)<br /><br />bee - i have to admit i love fois gras.julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847911008685707977.post-66216319623992081012009-09-29T21:26:46.874+02:002009-09-29T21:26:46.874+02:00I really like that phrase: "the times when I...I really like that phrase: "the times when I coonsciously feel the most contentment." A lot of people feel like they don't have the time to cook, but I know that when I have been really busy (ie, working full-time and getting a Master's and raising children) I have truly loved that oasis of calm and concentration that I get from cooking. I specifically remember a HORRIBLE day, after which I came home and made a pot roast and an apple crisp. It was so soothing to make that meal -- and also to eat it. <br /><br />Funnily enough, like Anne, I'm not that inspired by cooking shows. But maybe that is partly because I'm not much of a TV person? I do try to watch Nigella's programs, mostly because I think she is gorgeous and she does the kind of easy-but-luscious stuff that I like. <br /><br />Tracy - yes, please, do email me.<br />I've got lots of easy/cheap stuff in mind.<br />If you look at my Bee Drunken blog there is a recipe for black bean soup (cheap and healthy) that we have at least once a month. Julochka and I have talked about the word "luxury" -- but I interpret that as making the simple and the daily more luxurious. We aren't going to touting foie gras or anything.Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847911008685707977.post-73746332334323745162009-09-29T19:14:23.071+02:002009-09-29T19:14:23.071+02:00Bee and Julochka
I am hoping you both will share g...Bee and Julochka<br />I am hoping you both will share good recipes and tips for people who are on a budget. I am truly looking forward to all that your blog will offer and I love the pictures of your cookbooks. Bee, I hope you don't mind--I am sending you a personal e-mail with some questions I hope your can answer for me.<br />Tracy :)Tracy Golightly-Garciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07409307445856582227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847911008685707977.post-38230510436954681942009-09-29T19:10:57.870+02:002009-09-29T19:10:57.870+02:00Funny how different people feel about cooking show...Funny how different people feel about cooking shows, isn't it? The trouble for me is that while I enjoy listening to some cooks talk about food (Julia Child, Jacques Pepin, Nigella Lawson, and to a certain extent Ina Garten), and while the shows might include a recipe I'd like to try, they don't actually make me want to cook. Which is strange, because it's dangerously easy to make me want to rush into the kitchen and strap on my apron. Give me an issue of Gourmet, or a food blog, and my whisking hand starts twitching in anticipation. <br /><br />I did more than my fair share of baking when I was growing up (I recall in particular a late night spent baking and decorating a rather elaborate buche de noel for a French class in high school), but not all that much cooking. I didn't start cooking properly until second year of undergrad, when I decided that I'd had it with dorm cafeteria food and could do much better myself, thank you very much. My parents got me a couple of basic pots and a few basic knives, and away I went. It's been one long and very slippery slope ever since. <br /><br />I am so excited about getting more of both of your voices in the bloggy world. This blog is going to be great fun.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07338782102030629262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847911008685707977.post-44950542313113963292009-09-29T18:24:20.767+02:002009-09-29T18:24:20.767+02:00Good heavens - I though for one split second that ...Good heavens - I though for one split second that you'd somehow managed to pinch all my cookbooks while I wasn't looking! Extraordinary, really, mine are even arranged in that order...almost. I think I have the two Moros next to Nigella...<br /><br />I love, love, love that you and Bee have got together to create this most sensual of blogs. What a glorious feast it will be - of that I'm certain!<br /><br />Speaking of good food writing, I'm sure you've read the 'oldies' like Elizabeth David and Alice B. Toklas...just wonderful! Another of my favourite food writers is the irrepressible Elizabeth Luard.<br /><br />You are so right when you say that food provokes memories, love and laughter. Fervet olla, vivit amicitia: While the pot boils, friendship endures. <br /><br />Great good luck with your new blog. I, for one, will be hanging on to your every post, Bee and Julochka!Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05233122532137654099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847911008685707977.post-14083120510147526292009-09-29T18:20:50.380+02:002009-09-29T18:20:50.380+02:00nimble - i explain my lack of capitals here: http:...nimble - i explain my lack of capitals here: http://julochka.blogspot.com/2009/04/on-why-im-all-about-lower-case.html i hope you understand. it's both a style and a psychology.julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847911008685707977.post-31450646394715204712009-09-29T18:12:05.971+02:002009-09-29T18:12:05.971+02:00merisi - if he was like sourdough starter, he did ...merisi - if he was like sourdough starter, he did indeed go sour. i always refer to him as that. because i apparently needed a starter husband before getting the real one. <br /><br />jelica - thank you!<br /><br />snap - i'm not sure where i find the time either, but it's a bit of an obsession.<br /><br />AS - i don't know where that is, but will look on a map. it must be in jutland, the bit of denmark that's attached to germany. whereas i live on sjaelland, or the "devil's island" as the natives call it.<br /><br />nimble - i'm afraid i don't do capital letters, so i hope you'll just bear with the posts that come from me.julochkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884096685015570257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847911008685707977.post-74475892735754164182009-09-29T16:53:35.508+02:002009-09-29T16:53:35.508+02:00I also snorted at Starter Husband. There are no do...I also snorted at Starter Husband. There are no do-overs, one must just keep trying! Thanks for sharing your food and cooking philosophy here. I don't know how strongly you feel about it, but I would like to request capital letters in future posts. No doubt I'll keep reading whether you use the shift key or not.Nimblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16426446791363667887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847911008685707977.post-61185181375233773822009-09-29T16:00:57.207+02:002009-09-29T16:00:57.207+02:00You're based in Denmark. I've only been tw...You're based in Denmark. I've only been twice. The first time, we crossed the border from the Schloss Glucksberg, and suddenly realise we hadn't eaten for about 8 hours. The few places we could see by the side of the water were already closed. Eventually we stumbled through te doors of somewhere that was actually open and ordered a set "market menu" without really looking. What we ended up with was one of the most extraordinary meals we've ever had, quite by chance, at a lovely place called the Fakkelgaarden. The second time we went to Denmark, it was specifically to have dinner there.Agnieszkas Shoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07831763071877082489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847911008685707977.post-88930016495828714052009-09-29T15:34:39.119+02:002009-09-29T15:34:39.119+02:00I don't know where you find the time to have a...I don't know where you find the time to have all of these blogs, but I'm glad you do! I always laugh when I read "starter husband" and velveta should be outlawed. I can trace my love of cooking to my father ... he always enjoyed whatever I made ... good or bad. Bless him! Have fun with this. I'll be along for the ride/read!Snaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16648866385164116020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847911008685707977.post-22625344466381733982009-09-29T12:10:34.328+02:002009-09-29T12:10:34.328+02:00i remember exactly when i started cooking--when fi...i remember exactly when i started cooking--when first kid was born and eating out non-stop was suddenly not an option. but it was an absolute drudgery at that time. i think i only became a cook very recently and now i enjoy having friends over for some food (and wine, of course). <br /><br />great blog idea, by the way!Jelicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15903146833019745969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1847911008685707977.post-63813498134810743012009-09-29T10:16:30.014+02:002009-09-29T10:16:30.014+02:00"Starter Husband" - I almost spilled my ..."Starter Husband" - I almost spilled my tea over the keyboard, for laughing out loud! Is it too much to ask if he went sour? (Sorry, but starter will forever evoke sourdough starter, which you needed to survive the gummy bread days before DC became a cosmopolitan city thanks to a few great bakers like Mark Fürstenberg).Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.com