On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

Its total is equivalent to about 650 mL/kg, or more than five tablespoons (each containing 14.8 milliliters) of diesel fuel per medium-sized (125 gram) tomato!

medium-high. (We use a heavy, 7-inch-diameter saucepan.) Heat the oil to 365ºF, as measured by a deep-frying thermometer. To test the oil without a thermometer, drop a bit of batter into the fat and if it floats immediately to the surface, the temperature is about right. 3. Gently drop in the batter one tablespoon at a time, using a second spoon to

2. Pour the olive oil into a small, deep saucepan to a depth of 1 inch and turn the heat to

Perhaps there are still traces of the nursery food mentality around. In some families, the injunction to avoid salt in a child’s diet for the first year spills over into a generalized avoidance of flavor, as if a ten-month-old couldn’t handle the pungency of garlic or paprika. To dine with the parents of toddlers may entail a meal of boiled broccol