{"id":2,"date":"2007-12-30T06:49:57","date_gmt":"2007-12-30T14:49:57","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-04-25T07:22:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T14:22:05","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/?page_id=2","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"

About Crouton’s Kitchen<\/a><\/h3>\n

Family & Friends<\/a><\/h3>\n

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About<\/h4>\n

There are a lot of cooking blogs on the net.\u00a0Why start another one?\u00a0Because my wife Ditalini and I love to cook.\u00a0Because I love to blog.\u00a0Because we love you.\u00a0Why, indeed?<\/p>\n

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Ditalini & Crouton deMenthe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So here’s Crouton’s Kitchen.<\/p>\n

The recipes we’ll post here will be for meals Ditalini and I cook in our own kitchen, for ourselves or to share with family and friends. A lot of the recipes are my own, and I like to think of my cooking blog as husband-centric, or at least husband-friendly.<\/p>\n

We invite you to comment on recipes, ask questions, and share recipes of your own.<\/p>\n

Thanks for visiting Crouton’s Kitchen!<\/p>\n

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Family & Friends<\/h4>\n

Occasionally readers ask me about the names on this blog. A bit of explanation is in order.<\/p>\n

When I started Crouton’s Kitchen\u00a0I decided, in the manner of early bloggers, to use noms de plume<\/em>. I\u2019m Crouton de Menthe, my wife (the real cook) is\u00a0Ditalini. In Crouton\u2019s Kitchen, everyone has a\u00a0nom de plume<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Here’s a Who’s Who of family & friends\u00a0you’ll meet\u00a0in Crouton’s Kitchen:<\/p>\n

The deMenthe Family<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • Crouton deMenthe (moi<\/em>)<\/li>\n
  • Ditalini deMenthe (wife, maiden name della Fagioli)<\/li>\n
  • Escargot deMenthe (daughter)<\/li>\n
  • Baguette deMenthe (son)<\/li>\n
  • Truffle deMenthe (daughter in law)<\/li>\n
  • Biscotto deMenthe (grandaughter)<\/li>\n
  • Pesce deMenthe (grandson)<\/li>\n
  • Radicchio della Fagioli (Ditalini’s aunt, RIP)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Chateaubriand deMenthe (Crouton’s father, RIP)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • W\u00fcrstchen deMenthe (beloved dachshund)<\/li>\n
  • Weisswurst deMenthe (beloved dachshund)<\/li>\n
  • Shinken deMenthe (beloved dachshund, RIP)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Mortadella deMenthe (beloved dachshund, RIP)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Peolso deMenthe (horrible but beloved old cat, RIP)<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Ubriaco deMenthe (beloved auxiliary dachshund, RIP)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Friends of Crouton’s Kitchen & Contributors<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • Souffl\u00e9 al Dente<\/li>\n
    • Fagiolo al Dente<\/li>\n
    • Gina Cannoli<\/li>\n
    • Lengua Cannoli<\/li>\n
    • Bock Wurst<\/li>\n
    • Poulet en Crote<\/li>\n
    • Calamari en Crote<\/li>\n
    • Osso Bucco (RIP)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Pomme Frites<\/li>\n
    • Fritzie Frites<\/li>\n
    • Moules Frites<\/li>\n
    • Remoulade Sausee<\/li>\n
    • Guido Trattoria<\/li>\n
    • Sophia Trattoria<\/li>\n
    • Pomodoro Calde<\/li>\n
    • Bangers N. Mash<\/li>\n
    • Tex “Mex” Mash<\/li>\n
    • Grissini Asperagi<\/li>\n
    • Gusti Come Pollo<\/li>\n
    • Magret de Canard<\/li>\n
    • Tibur\u00f3n Ceviche<\/li>\n
    • Camar\u00f3n Ceviche<\/li>\n
    • Manzo Spezzatino<\/li>\n
    • Anitra Spezzatino<\/li>\n
    • Houskov\u00fd Knedl\u00edk (RIP)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Manzo Bistecca<\/li>\n
    • Legume Burgoo<\/li>\n
    • Lambchop Burgoo (RIP)<\/span><\/li>\n
    • Recto Alpaso<\/li>\n
    • Mani\u00e8re d’un Chien<\/li>\n
    • Giacomo \u201cHercules\u201d Mandriano<\/li>\n
    • Giuseppe “Pastoso\u201d Mandriano<\/li>\n
    • Hermana Gazpacho<\/li>\n
    • Al Forno<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      About Crouton’s Kitchen Family & Friends About There are a lot of cooking blogs on the net.\u00a0Why start another one?\u00a0Because my wife Ditalini and I love to cook.\u00a0Because I love to blog.\u00a0Because we love you.\u00a0Why, indeed? So here’s Crouton’s Kitchen. The recipes we’ll post here will be for meals Ditalini and I cook in our own kitchen, for ourselves or to share with family and friends. A lot of the recipes are my own, and I like to think of my cooking blog as husband-centric, or at least husband-friendly. We invite you to comment on recipes, ask questions, and share recipes of your own. Thanks for visiting Crouton’s Kitchen! Family & Friends Occasionally readers ask me about the names on this blog. A bit of explanation is in order. When I started Crouton’s Kitchen\u00a0I decided, in the manner of early bloggers, to use noms de plume. I\u2019m Crouton de Menthe, my wife (the real cook) is\u00a0Ditalini. In Crouton\u2019s Kitchen, everyone has a\u00a0nom de plume. Here’s a Who’s Who of family & friends\u00a0you’ll meet\u00a0in Crouton’s Kitchen: The deMenthe Family Crouton deMenthe (moi) Ditalini deMenthe (wife, maiden name della Fagioli) Escargot deMenthe (daughter) Baguette deMenthe (son) Truffle deMenthe (daughter in law) Biscotto deMenthe (grandaughter) Pesce deMenthe (grandson) Radicchio della Fagioli (Ditalini’s aunt, RIP) Chateaubriand deMenthe (Crouton’s father, RIP) W\u00fcrstchen deMenthe (beloved dachshund) Weisswurst deMenthe (beloved dachshund) Shinken deMenthe (beloved dachshund, RIP) Mortadella deMenthe (beloved dachshund, RIP) Peolso deMenthe (horrible but beloved old cat, RIP) Ubriaco deMenthe (beloved auxiliary dachshund, RIP) Friends of Crouton’s Kitchen & Contributors Souffl\u00e9 al Dente Fagiolo al Dente Gina Cannoli Lengua Cannoli Bock Wurst Poulet en Crote Calamari en Crote Osso Bucco (RIP) Pomme Frites Fritzie Frites Moules Frites Remoulade Sausee Guido Trattoria Sophia Trattoria Pomodoro Calde Bangers N. Mash Tex “Mex” Mash Grissini Asperagi Gusti Come Pollo Magret de Canard Tibur\u00f3n Ceviche Camar\u00f3n Ceviche Manzo Spezzatino Anitra Spezzatino Houskov\u00fd Knedl\u00edk (RIP) Manzo Bistecca Legume Burgoo Lambchop Burgoo (RIP) Recto Alpaso Mani\u00e8re d’un Chien Giacomo \u201cHercules\u201d Mandriano Giuseppe “Pastoso\u201d Mandriano Hermana Gazpacho Al Forno<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PixFB-2","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2914,"href":"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/2914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pwoodford.net\/cookblog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}