Grilled Squid with Cucumbers and Anise Hyssop
I really like it when other people make me squid. I particularly like it when the kind folks at Camino in Oakland make me squid. But I have to say, this is far too much work for what turned out to be mediocre results. From here on out, I'll leave grilled squid to the chefs. Full disclosure: I am a little grouchy. I have had a cold all weekend, which means I missed a backyard BBQ with some of the husband's friends on Saturday, a 1-year-old's birthday party on Sunday, and other general weekend revelries. Instead, I spent my weekend in a NyQuil-induced stupor and watched such gems as This is 40, the current season of Modern Family , Inside Out , and Troy . Don't judge--it was a fine mixture of what could be found on demand and of the laziness that precludes lifting the remote. Nonetheless, I am grouchy. I wanted to love this cookbook, and I had been looking forward to its arrival. But the sad truth is that I don't love it. The ingredients are too prec...