Yes, I know, you hear the word “risotto” and you immediately think “endless stirring” or “too difficult” or “not worth the effort.” I am here to be you to tell you that none of these things is true. You can believe me, because I used to feel exactly the same way. That was until I [...]
Archive for September, 2010
Pumpkin Risotto – The Perfect Fall Dish
Posted in Recipes, tagged Beau MacMillan, Cooking, Food, In Season, Meatless Meal, Pumpkin, Pumpkin Risotto, Recipes, Risotto, Today Show on September 29, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Back to Basis Food Festival – Nothing Basic About It
Posted in Need to Know, tagged Ample Hills Creamery, Back to Basis Food Festival, Colicchio & Sons, Dirty Bird to-go, Events, Food, Just Food, The 30 Project, The Amazing Rea Live Food Co., The Farm On Adderley, The Feed Foundation, The Simple Kitchen on September 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you did not get to the 1st Annual Back to Basis Good Food Festival, you missed a deliciously good time. The weather was beautiful (80 degrees and sunny), everyone was out and in a fantastic mood, and there was food, lots of fresh, local food prepared by some of the best restaurants and farms [...]
Teach Your Children Well – 2 Organizations Intent on Changing What Kids Eat
Posted in Innovative Ideas, tagged DonorsChoose.org, FEED USA, FEED USA Bags, Food, Healthy Eating, Salads in Schools, School Gardens, School Lunches, The Feed Foundation, The Gap, Whole Foods Market on September 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This year, The FEED Foundation, established in 2008 by Lauren Bush and Ellen Gustafson to raise funds for the United Nations World Food Program‘s school feeding initiative, turned its attention to school food in the United States with the launch of FEED USA: FEED USA is a new campaign to improve school food all across [...]
Giada’s Quick and Easy Pasta Sauces
Posted in Recipes, tagged Cooking, Food, Giada De Laurentiis, Pasta, Quick and Easy Dinners, Recipes, Spicy Pesto Sauce, Thyme Butter Sauce, Today Show, Vodka Sauce on September 13, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I am a fan of Giada De Laurentiis. She clearly loves food, loves to eat, and always makes everything look easy. And, without fail, her recipes are delicious. This morning, on the Today Show, she prepared three simple pasta sauces: Thyme butter sauce (served with any kind of ravioli); Vodka sauce (great with spaghetti or [...]
What’s In Season – September
Posted in Need to Know, tagged Egglplant Salad Toasts, Farmers Markets, Food, Fruits, Joy Bauer, LCBO Food & Drink Magazine, Poached Pears in Rosemary Lemon Syrup, Recipes, Seasonal Eating, Smitten Kitchen, Spinach Turkey Burgers, Squash Ravioli with Sage Butter Sauce, Vegetables on September 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The harvest is kicking into high gear. I was at the Union Square Greenmarket here in New York on Saturday, and it was literally bursting with fruits, vegetables, and flowers (not to mention artisinal jams and cheeses). There are so many good things. The tomatoes are fantastic, so sweet they’re almost like eating candy. Here’s [...]
Honey Cake – Sweetness for the Jewish New Year
Posted in Recipes, tagged Food, Honey Cake, Lucy Waverman, Recipes, Rosh Hashanah, Rosh Hashanah Meal, The Globe and Mail, Yom Kippur on September 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I am not Jewish, but I’ve always had a real appreciation for the Jewish High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah, the start of the Jewish New Year, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The meaning of the holiday is compelling: to repent and atone for any missteps in the previous year, thus “closing the book,” [...]
Fire Up the Grill for Marinated Skirt Steak
Posted in Recipes, tagged Alex Guarnaschelli, Cook, Food, Lobster Rolls with Lemon Aioli, Marinated Skirt Steak, Michael Lockard, Recipes, Roasted pork "rack" with spicy harissa, Today Show on September 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I caught bits of the Today Show this morning, the important bits that is, the food bits. There were two cooking segments, the first of which was all about grilled meat. I don’t eat red meat often, so when I do, it’s got to be great. This recipe for Marinated skirt steak by the Food [...]