Damn, I love Thanksgiving. This year most of the fam drove in from Maryland to have a Gourmet Grrl Thanksgiving feast. Some dietary issues had to be considered, so I plunked down some change for a few specialty cookbooks, and voila! Brand new traditions abounded. This was my first ever attempt at roast turkey. Of [...]
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Post Thanksgiving Blues
Posted in Bottom Chef, Food=Life, Yet Fun on November 26, 2007 | 4 Comments »
10 Rules for Thanksgiving Dinner at My House
Posted in Bottom Chef, Food=Life on November 20, 2007 | 7 Comments »
It’s official: I’m a grownup. For the first time in history, I will be hosting Thanksgiving dinner for my entire family at my house. That’s right. It’s finally time, once and for all, to put every single wedding gift to use. Those wicker candlesticks, the weird serving platters, that electric carving knife, those starchy cloth napkins. [...]
I’m a Locavore and I’m Okay!
Posted in Food News for Yous, Food=Life, Other Fine Foodies on November 14, 2007 | 4 Comments »
The following post has been copied and pasted from The Village Voice online. It’s written by one of my favorite food writer grrls, Nina Lalli.
Locavore: Oxford Word of the Year
posted: 1:46 PM, November 12, 2007 by Nina Lalli
Nice work, Greenmarket fanatics. The New Oxford American Dictionary announces today that Locavore is not only a [...]
Day of the Dead Tastes Good
Posted in Food=Life on November 5, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Yesterday, I attended a day of the dead ritual/altar making/party. One key element: food. For those of you who are familiar with this Mexican celebration of people who have passed on, you know that part of the “ofrenda” or altar table includes the favorite foods of that person who is being honored. I recommend this ritual to [...]
Night of the Living Candy Freak
Posted in Food=Life, Grotesque Yet Fun on October 31, 2007 | 8 Comments »
I thought today would be the most appropriate time to discuss perhaps my favorite food topic: candy. According to quintessientially Gen-X writer Steve Almond, author of Candy Freak, I am a member of this illustrious group. Call me what you will: Sugarmonger, Chocophile, Dentist’s Best Friend, Nougatwhore (where did that come from?), that’s me. Like [...]
Surly and Starving
Posted in Food News for Yous, Food=Life on October 10, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Sadly but surely, the climbing numbers on my scale are requiring I focus a little less on eating food and more on sharing it with others. One way to center on abundance rather than lack in times of necessity is to spend money on food for the community. In the spirit of giving, I would like to suggest [...]
From Scratch=Overrated
Posted in Food=Life on October 4, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Last week, a couple of friends and I ventured into pasta and cheese making, using 99% local ingredients. The flour was from Virginia. The results:
Making cheese is not cute, it’s very very difficult. Apparently, you cannot skimp on the water being non-chlorinated, your thermometer must function properly, and if you got a D or less in [...]
Fairly ill
Posted in Food=Life on September 16, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Not be cruel, but if you are not sold on childhood obesity as America’s worst health crisis, I suggest you go to the WNC State Fair.
At one point, tears literally welled up in my eyes when I watched an eight-year-old have to have a double seated ride car all to himself because no one would [...]
Mrs. Wizard
Posted in Bottom Chef, Food=Life on September 6, 2007 | 5 Comments »
I’m about to embark on my first science experiment since the 12 grade when I dissected a rabbit aptly named “Squirt” and used his innards as targets on a dart board. Animal rights activist I am not. Never squeamish about animals, I cannot bear violence between humans. Could I actually hunt and kill my own [...]
The Stop, Drop, and Roll
Posted in Food=Life, Other Fine Foodies on August 16, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I cannot take credit for the title of this post. BBQ Boy came up with it over dinner the other night as the name of his signature sushi roll, which I believe would involve jalapenos and tobasco. I’m currently experiencing some angst of the ego with the fact that while I am tempted to divulge my signature [...]
“Baby Steps, Bob. Baby Steps.”
Posted in Food=Life on August 6, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Barriers to Reducing My Impact
-I’m afraid of biking down busy streets
-I’m afraid of biking accidents
-I don’t have the wardrobe for biking in the dead of winter nor the heat of summer
-I’m addicted to TV, movies, and pop culture (average, 1 hr a day)
-I have a deep love of eating at restaurants and doing so brings me [...]
Food as Ritual
Posted in Food=Life on July 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Why are Thanksgiving and Passover my two favorite holidays? They both heavily involve food symbolism and sitting around a table talking to friends and family. This past April, I led a Passover Seder for others, and I was able to watch children delight in flicking the passover wine onto their plates with their finger, to symbolize [...]
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