I've had an on-again/off-again relationship with this publication -- Houston Press -- ever since they changed hands to New Times Media (now Village Voice Media) in the mid 90's. Granted, I don't have time to read it like I used to... those were the days, sitting on my front stoop overlooking White Oak Bayou with downtown's skyline looming over I-10 on a Sunday morning, cold beer, smokes, and Houston Press in hand, just after a jog around the park with the dogs.
Now, I read "the Press" online almost exclusively, and usually only when their well-placed tweets entice me that direction. I was always a fan of their music coverage and occasionally their expose pieces, but I will say that I have taken a shine to their food writers lately.
Right now I'm enjoying Katharine Shilcutt's post on "The 10 Most Useless Kitchen Appliances."
Of course, I'll have to go down to the mat on #10 -- The Blender. Garage sales were made for Blender Friends that you can use til they blow up. Having a smoking blender in your kitchen is one of life's little fun spots, especially if you have kids.
And okay, I have a bread machine, too, but only because I saved it from certain doom at the hands of my sister, Martha, who was fixin to chuck hers in a resale shop. The thing that's handy about it -- baking bread without turning your whole kitchen into an oven. That's a crucial point here in The Republic.
Total agreement on the Rotisserie... had one, finally lost it in one of the divorces. Glad.
Virtually every other item on Pages 2 & 3, though -- for noobs. No way in heck would I clutter up my cabinets or counter with those gizmos. And note, as Katharine deftly alludes to, without any of those gadgets, I have and still
Now, I read "the Press" online almost exclusively, and usually only when their well-placed tweets entice me that direction. I was always a fan of their music coverage and occasionally their expose pieces, but I will say that I have taken a shine to their food writers lately.
Right now I'm enjoying Katharine Shilcutt's post on "The 10 Most Useless Kitchen Appliances."
Of course, I'll have to go down to the mat on #10 -- The Blender. Garage sales were made for Blender Friends that you can use til they blow up. Having a smoking blender in your kitchen is one of life's little fun spots, especially if you have kids.
And okay, I have a bread machine, too, but only because I saved it from certain doom at the hands of my sister, Martha, who was fixin to chuck hers in a resale shop. The thing that's handy about it -- baking bread without turning your whole kitchen into an oven. That's a crucial point here in The Republic.
Total agreement on the Rotisserie... had one, finally lost it in one of the divorces. Glad.
Virtually every other item on Pages 2 & 3, though -- for noobs. No way in heck would I clutter up my cabinets or counter with those gizmos. And note, as Katharine deftly alludes to, without any of those gadgets, I have and still
fry things (it's The Republic, remember?),
cook eggs (see Survival Food),
ground my son's food at the table (he ate what we ate),
open cans daily (please -- who doesn't?),
cut my own noodles on the drainboard (really, three husbands ago I was insane),
grate cheese thick or fine (usually with nary a nail or knuckle in the batch),
and my popcorn comes off the stove out of a covered frying pan.
Martha??? Did I give you my bread machine?
Posted by: Lynn | 01/28/2010 at 08:30 PM
:) Thanks for being my first commenter. Commentor. Commentress. Martha.
Yes. You did. When you turn a certain age, you forget some things... xox
Posted by: trailer park bodhisattva | 01/28/2010 at 09:33 PM
Good to find an eeprxt who knows what he's talking about!
Posted by: Luckie | 12/28/2011 at 03:34 PM