A Glimpse Into Other Blogs

Posted on February 27, 2007 by kchocolate3

This post is not so much about German or American cooking, but about cooking in general and the joy of finding new recipes and techniques. It’s part of a new section of this blog that I am starting, to embrace the wonderful food blogging community and give my readers a glimpse of what I [...]

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Polenta Breakfast Twist

Posted on February 22, 2007 by kchocolate3

Polenta for breakfast? I hadn’t thought of it that way before – I’d always had it for dinner with tomato sauce and parmesan. Nevetheless, Melissa Clark’s article in last week’s New York Times Dining and Wine section (now unfortunately in Times Select, but titled “A Morning Meal Begs to Stay Up Late”) spurred [...]

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Let’s have a date!

Posted on February 15, 2007 by kchocolate3

Last year during spring break, I visited my sister and her husband. My brother-in-law introduced me to the wonders of dates that week. I’d always associated them with figs, a fruit I have a not-always-loving relationshp with, and so I was pleasantly surprised when I discovered the wonderful sweetness of dates. This [...]

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Tea Fanatics

Posted on February 8, 2007 by kchocolate3

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  • News in Food


    Lots of people get around to posting things before I do. This column is devoted to what's hot (and those posts and articles that I wish I'd had the time or inspiration to write). Remember something I mentiond before but can't find it here? Check in the archives.

    Community Garden Resources
    Join in the gardening craze this year and plant your own garden! Now is the time to start planning, and in some parts of the country and world to start planting.
    Stephen Albert's book Kitchen Garden Grower's Guide is a great place to start planning.
    Organic Gardening offers helpful tips and techniques for your garden.
    The American Community Garden Association has a list of gardens as well as helpful tips to start a garden in areas where land is at a premium.

    Slow Food Nation
    If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area on Labor Day weekend, park your car, hop on the BART, and check out the Slow Food USA's largest food event yet: Slow Food Nation. Spend a weekend eating great food, listing to music, learning about sustainable food alternatives, and celebrating food with a bunch of other people who value it too. People are worried, with right, that the Victory Garden will be pulled up after the event, but let's look at it this way: if San Francisco can pull this off, maybe other cities around the nation (and world) can emulate it in their own ways and we'll start having "food fairs" just like we now have state and county fairs. Now wouldn't that be tasty?

    Coffee and Tea
    The New York Times blog has posted on flavored coffee. I agree: as someone who grew up in the Pacific Northwest among coffee purists, blueberry coffee does not sound good to me. Furthermore, today's Boston Globe has posted on iced tea around the area here. Check it out, my cafe (Darwin's) plays a starring role!

    Art Fair Season
    For me, these festivals are the epitome of summer. The Salem Art Association's art fair is what I grew up on - a weekend when art, music, and food took over our city park and celebrated. So it came as a pleasant surprise when I found out that Somerville, where I now live in Massachusetts, is having its own festival in Davis Square next weekend, July 18-19. If you're looking for a festival near you, check out this great database for art fairs all over the US. And when you go, try to find an elephant ear - the yummiest thing you'll ever eat at a fair.