Hungry Times Two

Little did I know when I eagerly applied to take part in The Bitten Word' s Cover to Cover challenge that the task would be so...explosive. Learn all about it and my little mishap with Bon Appetit' s Brussels Sprouts Kimchi in their latest post, Cover to Cover 2013: Sides Dishes and Condiments. I'd follow the recommendation by the first blogger featured in the roundup and also slice the sprouts thin. Halves just don't cut it -- you wind up with big crunchy bites of spicy brassicas that find a way to kick your ass later too, if you know what I mean. (Ugh, I felt the need to leave that out of my submission, probably better for it, right?) I cook a LOT from BA these days. Their restaurant features are a bit too " so hot right now " but the recipes are usually right on the mark of challenging enough to be interesting but not so much that I can't find the ingredients or the tools to try them. And lots of vegetables usually, since that's a big goa...

Last week I went a bit bonkers for anything a mason jar can contain. Perhaps it's my participation in Bitten Word' s Cover to Cover '13 (they're cooking the entire September issue of Bon Appetit , y'all), or because We The Eaters invited me to share a post for their canning challenges. I just decided I needed some can-therapy, and put my stash of jars to good use on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday.