Archive for March, 2009

The James Beard Award Nominees have been announced

The nominees are all authors who wrote books in English in 2008.
AMERICAN COOKING
Arthur Schwartz’s Jewish Home Cooking: Yiddish Recipes Revisited
by Arthur Schwartz (Ten Speed Press)
Cooking Up a Storm: Recipes Lost and Found from The Times-Picayune of
New Orleans
Edited by: Marcelle Bienvenu and Judy Walker (Chronicle Books)
Screen Doors and Sweet Tea: Recipes and Tales from a Southern [...]

either a very good idea, or a very bad one

I heard a rumor that there was a cake recipe that took five minutes and a mug. I had about five minutes and always like cake, so I gave it a shot.
I got the recipe from The Chow Review and proceeded to modify it to be low fat because if I have the power [...]

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food news (a linkalicious post)

Bringing you food news from around the Continental United States and in my own backyard…
Hofbrauhaus opens in Pittsburgh
The First Family to put in an vegetable garden at the White House
The Obama Foodarama - reporting about the healthy eating initiatives at the White House
Better Eating For Life
Tomorrow is Nowruz, the Persian New Year, a celebration where [...]

victory garden

This weekend my daughter and I chose what we would grow in our garden this summer. As I am one of the folks caught up in Layoff 2009, we are growing a much larger garden than we have previously planned. Honestly, I’m over my head, but learning quickly.
The increase in what we grow [...]

food deserts

Yes, you read that right.
Food Deserts: A food desert is a district with little or no access to foods needed to maintain a healthy diet, but often served by plenty of fast food restaurants. (Wikipedia, 2009)
Since “access” is defined in a number of ways, including a lack of knowledge about how to turn ingredients into [...]

Event: Farm to Table Event (Pittsburgh, PA)

The 2009 Annual Farm to Table Conference
April 3, 2009- April 4, 2009
Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Downtown
Keep it Real, Keep it Local
Tickets: $25 for the conference and $25 for food tasting, which is scheduled for Friday night.
Conference Highlights:
• Farmers Market
• Expanded Health Expo
• Cooking Demonstrations by Chefs and Dieticians
• [...]