Poetry Daily: Today's Poem: World Truffle

My roommate was completely blown away to hear me exclaim, "oh boy, brussels sprouts!" as I was helping him unload the groceries. You see, up until recently, they were high on my list of gross vegetables. However, thanks to a feature on them in Martha Stewart Living, I decided to give them another chance. As with so many prejudices, it turns out I was condemning all brussels sprouts because of a bad experience with some less than exemplary specimens a long time ago.

"Look what I brought for you," quipped my vegetarian roommate as he pulled groceries out of the Trader Joe's bag. I took the black-plastic shrink-wrapped package and turned it over. On the label was a line drawing of a buffalo, done in red. 100% buffalo meat, read the package, one pound.

gret resource for cooking french

Okay, it's only tangentally realted, but... I woke up this morning to a stream of ants coming in from upstairs. After wiping away their little bodies with the sponge and drying the area, I put down a double-layer of cayenne pepper and chili powder. I had read about this little trick but had yet to see it actually work.

Well, several hours later, the ants have gone. Amazing. I guess they are as allergic to the chili as much as our charming hostess is....

okay, i think it's bitter melon... help me out here, kids!

cool article in the sunday chron on food porn
"Lust for the gastronomic--from Zola to cookbooks--is nothing new, but maybe it's time to shelve it"

much needed article on cheap places to eat in the bay area in the comical....

anyone want bonus points?

can anyone name this veggie, and how to cook it?