sprinklefingers:

this is a great, great read on how mark bittman became a cook.

there’s seriously something about a man who cooks (and does it well) for his family.

my favorite bit:

And the crying need to figure out a career while being a responsible husband and father as newly defined in the early…

This is a beautiful article. There were two points that seemed especially relevant to me.

First, that Mom doesn’t have to teach you how to cook. Just lead by example, and the kids will catch on if they’re interested. 

 Second, that cooking, along with child rearing, can give you “a sense of competence that I’d never had before.”

Bravo Bittman.  Your authenticity is a standout.

yumblrinmy:

This will come in handy if you make guacamole or guacamumus.

Wish I could have embedded the video here in this post, but the creator disabled embedding :(

Sometimes you know how to do something and don’t do it anyway.

Last weekend I went to pit an avocado and instead of using a chef’s knife, I used a small utility knife because I was too lazy to get the big knife that was in a drawer about 7 feet away.

And instead of hacking the knife into the pit sideways, I tried to use the point.

Yes, indeed, I missed and now I have a large cut in the middle of my palm. Hurts. I feel like a jerk.

Do it the right way folks!