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Flecks of Gold
Despite what some people may have you believe, Albany is no culinary Mecca. Frankly, there is no reason why it couldn’t be, and that is at the heart of my frustrations with this town and its...
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Ask the Profussor – New Year, New Answers
Welcome to the first Ask the Profussor of 2011. There is no doubt that we are in the thick of winter in Albany. But thanks to the early sign up requirements of my CSA, I am already beginning to dream...
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Beans and Beans
Little Miss Fussy has a pet name. It’s bean. We love beans over at the fussy house. String beans, black beans, chickpeas, baked beans, and lentils to name a few. I’ll spend hours shelling mounds of...
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Building the Ballot – Ethnic Markets
Well here is the third working post of the FUSSYlittleBALLOT 3.0. If you haven’t been keeping up with the blog daily, you may want to take a few minutes and read about the plan to build a better ballot...
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The Lazy Lassi
Smoothies can be kind of like breakfast, right? I’m still trying to hold onto the Sunday breakfast feature instead of boring you all to tears with a wine analogy that came up in conversation with my...
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Building the Ballot – Wrap Up
Let’s have a party Albany. We are just about done building the FUSSYlittleBALLOT 3.0 and today we are going to power through the rest. Can I get a woo hoo? As usual, let’s just take a moment to...
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Potluck Promises
Almost every month I go to a potluck dinner at my temple. These have been incredibly tricky in the past. Mostly because the food has to travel and sit for the better part of an hour while it takes the...
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Taken Out
This week has been amazing thanks to a whole lot of sharing going on around Facebook. Thank you to those who are helping to spread the fussy. That social media platform has been bringing in dozens of...
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Do You Diwali?
Yesterday I attended my first ever Diwali party. It’s embarrassing to admit, but last week I knew little to nothing of this holiday. Now, I’m totally enamored of it. This international community at IAS...
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Tasting the Flavors of India
Today we cook. Tomorrow we feast. On Friday, some will enjoy leftover turkey sandwiches. Others will just want to get the heck out of the house and never look back at Thanksgiving dinner until next...
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Indian Inspiration
Perhaps the thing that excited me most about spending a year at the Institute for Advanced Study was the chance to live in a community of scholars from around the world. I entertained fantasies about...
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Dosa Do
When you do something enough times, eventually your hands can execute the job without involving your brain. Just a few years ago, when I started trying to teach myself how to play the guitar, I could...
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A Dosa by Any Other Name
Hand holding is a valuable thing. Yes, you can watch videos of how to cook certain dishes on the internet. You can read all kinds of books. But there is an extra burst of confidence that comes from...
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Spring Cooking
Eight days. It’s not quite so desperate that I’m counting the hours. But in eight days I’ll finally have air conditioning. This wasn’t a part of apartment living I had expected, although it makes...
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How to Cook Indian
The things I learned after a year at the Institute for Advanced Study are not typical for an extended stay on these storied grounds. Sure, I took in a little bit about particle physics and string...
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Buying Second Best
A long long time ago I started collecting Calphalon hard anodized pots and pans. They were fantastic at searing, non-reactive with acidic foods, and built to last a lifetime. At the time they cost a...
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Goat Neck
Sometimes I think I’m the laziest cook. Take last night’s dinner for example. It’s Passover, so bread is out. So are a few other grains. But my family is okay with rice and beans, although that’s not...
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International Intrigue in Aisle 2
Tourists engage in all kinds of strange behaviors. Many of them travel miles out of their way to visit a piece of rock, or some pile of steel and concrete, in order to stand in its presence and snap a...
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Never Fuller
Now is the time for seasonal weight gain. Thanksgiving is around the corner, and it’s important to make sure that you are prepared before you sit down for such a massive family meal. I suppose...
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Photo Friday: November
Sometimes, there are no words. Today, I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. However, I will let you know where each of these pics was taken. Amazingly, two of them aren’t even anything you can...
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