Category: Cooking

Folks,  Like many of you I have struggled with homemade hummus. My results have been: too watery, too flat, too bitter, underseasoned, over blended, under blended and everything between. I am happy to announce that, after months of experimentation in the Utility Muffin Research Kitchen, I have cracked the code for a solid & reliable base hummus that requires…

Taking sushi from rice to roll requires precision, intuition, and a demoralizing cycle of trial and error. I spent 4 years living in San Francisco’s Japantown (i.e. access to great markets & fish), practiced regularly, and rose to the esteemed status of very mediocre amateur sushi chef by the end of my tenure there.  Proper…