In Heat, writer Bill Buford decides to see how he will fare in the professional kitchen of Mario Batali’s Babbo (and also apprentices with a butcher in Tuscany, Dario Cecchini, who is profiled in this Gourmet article). This book is a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the kitchen of a famous restaurant: we see the kitchen [...]
Archive for September, 2009
5 Things I Learned from Bill Buford’s Heat
Posted in Books, tagged babbo, bill buford at babbo, bill buford pasta water, food memoirs heat, heat by bill buford, mario batali's babbo, pasta water on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Heroes Week 2 – Sandwich for a Long Life, Inspired by Claire
Posted in Pop Culture, Recipes, tagged foods for a longer life, foods for longevity, healthy sweet potato fries recipe, tofu spread recipe on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every Monday for five weeks, I will post a recipe inspired by a Heroes character. The five recipes together will make a day’s worth of meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner with an appetizer, entrée, and dessert). For week 2, I made a healthy lunch inspired by Claire. Claire The invincible Claire is one of my [...]
Homemade Lemonade
Posted in Ingredients, Recipes, tagged how to make lemonade, stevia on September 25, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’m taking a break from Food News this week because I’ll be traveling this morning. My weekly news round-up will be back next week. I hope you’ll enjoy this natural lemonade recipe in its place, especially because it’s felt more like summer than fall outside! On Monday morning in Baltimore the temperature was in the 50s. The [...]
Avocado Ice Cream
Posted in Ingredients, Recipes, tagged avocado, frontera grill, homemade ice cream, rick bayless, vegan ice cream on September 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Back in March, I went to Chicago for the first time, a quick three-day trip to see the Bulls play and explore the city. And eat some good food. I researched where I wanted to eat well in advance. In addition to restaurants, this included Chicago-style hot dogs (you can find vegetarian ones! ), Garrett’s [...]
Heroes Premiere Night! Make Waffles From 1651
Posted in Pop Culture, Recipes, tagged harold mcgee on food and cooking, heroes, heroes and hiro, how to make waffles, waffle recipe on September 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Every Monday for five weeks, I will post a recipe inspired by a Heroes character. The five recipes together will make a day’s worth of meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner with an appetizer, entrée, and dessert). We start with Hiro. This summer, one of my greatest pleasures was watching Heroes Season 3 on the nbc.com [...]
Fresh (the movie)
Posted in Fun Food Bites, tagged ana sofia joanes, farm-to-table movement, growing power, local food, michael pollan, organic food, will allen on September 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The movie Fresh opens with images of grocery store conveyer belts loaded with soups, cereals, shrink-wrapped produce, and other products, and a man telling us that Americans rely on one thing – convenience. Director Ana Sofia Joanes asks us to think about putting this convenience aside in favor of knowing where our food comes from [...]
The Proof is in the Chocolate Pudding
Posted in Ingredients, Recipes, tagged chocolate pudding recipe, clean food book, healthy desserts, terry waters, tofu desserts on September 14, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Welcome, football season! Kenny has been waiting for this since the Super Bowl ended in February. He likes to talk about the players and teams and, because I’m always around, he gets stuck talking to me. I can have an intelligent conversation about basketball but it’s rare that I have a lot to say about [...]
Food News, September 11, 2009: Great Taste Awards in the UK
Posted in Food News, tagged dickinson & morris's pork pies, Great Taste Awards, hand raising a pork pie, muddees, The Guild of Fine Food on September 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My good friend Kim alerted me to a major award ceremony that took place in the UK this week – The Guild of Fine Food Great Taste Awards on September 6. I am so happy that my lovely friend told me about this event, one I never would have known existed without her, and that [...]
Ow! My Eye! – What To Do When Hot Pepper Juice Gets in Your Eye
Posted in Fun Food Bites, Ingredients, tagged flushing eyes, hot peppers, remedies for food burns on September 9, 2009 | 10 Comments »
When my dad was stringing up hot peppers to dry a few years ago, he accidentally squirted himself in the eye with the pepper juice. I don’t remember his exact reaction, but I do remember a frantic energy in the room as my mom helped him stick his head under the sink, where he stood [...]
