Food & Drink: May 2006 Archives

Sometimes I miss advances in medicine.

Doctor's in Duluth performed and wrote up their finding on the topic of "stool transplants" in 2003. They used a household blender to prepare the "organ" for transplant. I hope it was a disposable blender.

blender, originally uploaded by redjar.

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I'm not making this up.

More links if you don't believe me.

• Washington Post
• Poop for the Cure

[Link coutesy of Metroblogging Twin Cities]

My uncle sent me a wonderful present recently. It is an indoor Stove Top Smoker. I had never really considered anything like this for my kitchen. I have been around people smoking food outdoors but was never really interested enough in smoking food to devote an entire day to the activity.

After using this pan a few times I have to say it is really fabulous -- better than expected. I smoked both a small brisket and a salmon fillet over the weekend. Both dishers were very simple to to prepare and had a wonderful but not overpowering smoky taste. I can't wait to try roasting veggies in this pan.

The pan itself is a really heavy stainless steel pan that doubles as a deep roasting pan, so is a much appreciated addition to the kitchen.

There didn't appear to be any smoke escaping from the pan but the house did smell vaguely of a butcher shop afterwards. This is good news to me since I love the smell of a butcher shop.

I've often thought that "butcher shop" would be a really great men's cologne. I've always been afraid that if I were to actually procure or create "eau de butcher shop cologne" I would become a pied piper of puppies.

The Caribou on the way to work has a great staff who provide a bright spot in my mornings. I was pleasantly surprised to find out one of the barista's is a musician. Check out Girl With Guitar or her spot on myspace.