Tag: food
group name: slowfood
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March 14, 2006 08:18 PM EST --
inspired by all the spring cleaning reported here on gather...well, don't hold your breath. i am too ill to really clean. but i DID go into the freezer and pull out some yummy things for soup. ed wants . . .
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February 25, 2006 12:13 PM EST --
I thought these were astonishing statistics of the direction we continue to move in our eating habits. Below is something that I got from "organics consumers" ebulletin.
"Less . . .
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February 24, 2009 11:52 AM EST --
There are several reasons why now is the right time to learn to grow your own food ...cost savings, certainty of production methods, supporting your local community. Lots of writing and conversation . . .
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March 27, 2006 06:30 PM EST --
my brother came to visit this past week, and he brought one of the dishes that they love to make in his firehouse in seattle. it is a recipe for pulled pork. that name - so short and sweet - does not even . . .
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February 09, 2006 05:41 PM EST --
Stock Options
I blew it. Despite being intimately involved in the high-tech/computer/Internet/media arena during the 90s I failed to have the opportunity to acquire a single stock option. Oh, . . .
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November 03, 2006 12:50 PM EST --
this is what happens when i have writer's block and need to relax. baking is one of the few things i do that grants me clarity, albeit for a short time. its sort of like meditating...with a lot . . .
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May 04, 2006 07:01 PM EDT --
Cooking Class
Real Cooking Made Simple
By Chef Kurt Michael Friese
The Extension of my Hand (Part 1 of 2)
The Knife. No other tool is so elemental, so representative of the cook . . .
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May 05, 2006 11:19 AM EDT --
Cooking Class
Real Cooking Made Simple
By Chef Kurt Michael Friese
The Extension of my Hand (Part 2 of 2)
American Chefs use many different knives - different sizes, shapes, . . .
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April 22, 2006 10:22 AM EDT --
2000 Years of Asparagus
Asparagus is a member of the lily family and related to onions and leeks. The word itself comes from the Greek word aspharagos, which derived from the Persian word asparag, meaning . . .
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December 20, 2006 01:04 PM EST --
I’m sure many of you with a taste for the Italian cuisine have tried the tasty treat called “gnocchi”. For those who may not have tried gnocchi, allow me to describe these tasty . . .
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March 25, 2006 06:26 PM EST --
Pet Food?
Owning a sourdough starter is a lot like owning a cat: It doesn't require a lot of attention, but you can't completely ignore it either.
Although I love baking bread I avoided sourdough . . .
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September 20, 2006 02:59 AM EDT --
We spent the weekend in a faulty paradise, known as Tomales Bay (about an hour north of San Francisco). I say 'faulty' because Tomales Bay is a submerged portion of the San Andreas earthquake . . .
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August 11, 2007 09:32 PM EDT --
Last week my daughter and I were making our usual Saturday morning journey to our local farmer's market. As we came around the corner we could see a large table HEAPED with fruit. Tiny, royal . . .
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August 14, 2006 05:57 PM EDT --
Beer Bread, Take II
(Note: This was originally posted on Seriously Good in November of 2005.)
Some months ago I made a loaf of beer quick bread. It was mighty tasty but had the drawback of all quick . . .
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August 23, 2006 01:38 PM EDT --
my parents have been making this salad and raving about it. i got the recipe, tweaked it a bit, and started making it. now we're making runs to the store to get more black beans. i usually only have . . .
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May 15, 2009 07:57 PM EDT --
Farmstand at Sass Family Farm, Iowa City, Iowa
So, you’ve learned a little about the issues, are convinced shopping sustainably is the way to go, but what do you do now?
First, figure out . . .
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June 07, 2006 09:03 PM EDT --
I do love it when the evening's impromptu dinner creation turns out to be worth remembering. Gnocchi has a tendency to be very heavy - by making it with a light lemon-mustard sauce and lots of fresh . . .
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August 16, 2006 04:22 PM EDT --
Preserving Eggs
To Preserve eggs
Buy farm-fresh eggs that have not been refrigerated, if possible. Wipe but do not wash. Eggs should keep 4 weeks, even in the tropics, if turned upside down in their . . .
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August 22, 2006 05:58 PM EDT --
Our local county historical society has a log cabin exhibit at the county fair and I just spent the past four days working in it. The cabin was built in the northern Minnesota woods in 1893 . . .
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December 22, 2006 05:44 PM EST --
Cioccolato Paradiso Biscotti
Biscotti with toasted almonds, orange peel, and milk chocolate - heavenly! I got up at 5am to make these special Christmas biscotti for my friend Mollie, who expects them . . .
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