Food

Fundamental Disclosure -- I am not, and do not purport to be, a serious "foodie." I respect people who are serious foodies, but I have never dedicated myself in that way. I am, however, a person who has regularly consumed food and drink for a long time -- long enough to form a series of personal preferences. And I do like to create things and use tools, both of which are important in making and appreciating food.

Below, I have identified several food topics that are important to me and that I enjoy.

Pressure Cooking

Pressure cooking is awesome. Especially for vegetarians. Actually, especially for everyone. It is good for the personal chef, as cooks your meal faster than conventional means. In doing so, it uses less energy to cook with less energy wasted. In that regard, it is better for both you and the environment. Here's a link to Wikipedia's article on Pressure Cooking.

We received our first pressure cooker as a wedding present. It was a Fagor Splendid pressure cooking set.

In 2018, we belatedly jumped into the Instant Pot craze and purchased an Instant Pot Duo.

Favorite Recipes

To everyone's benefit, a recipe -- a list of ingredients and a process for preparing the result -- cannot be copyrighted. In contrast, creative expression that accompanies a recipe can be copyrighted. The United States Copyright Office explains this distinction in its Circular 33:

A recipe is a statement of the ingredients and procedure required for making a dish of food. A mere listing of ingredients or contents, or a simple set of directions, is uncopyrightable. As a result, the Office cannot register recipes consisting of a set of ingredients and a process for preparing a dish. In contrast, a recipe that creatively explains or depicts how or why to perform a particular activity may be copyrightable. A registration for a recipe may cover the written description or explanation of a process that appears in the work, as well as any photographs or illustrations that are owned by the applicant. However, the registration will not cover the list of ingredients that appear in each recipe, the underlying process for making the dish, or the resulting dish itself. The registration will also not cover the activities described in the work that are procedures, processes, or methods of operation, which are not subject to copyright protection.

I am extremely grateful for the efforts of every author of every cookbook that I relied upon in coming up with my favorite recipes. To the extent possible, I will attribute the original source of each recipe. The recipes that follow have been distilled to their list of ingredients and their process for preparation, and have been further modified by me.

Breakfast Recipes

Waffle Mix

Appetizer and Side Dish Recipes

Hummus

Kim Chi

Polenta

Main Course Recipes

Chana Saag

Cuban Black Beans

Eggplant, Tomato, and Chickpea Tagine

Ethiopian Lentil Stew

Goan Black-Eyed Peas

Potato and Chickpea Curry

Pupusas

Dessert Recipes

Apple Crisp

Tofu Pumpkin Pie