From the monthly archives:
Leeks look like green onions…on steroids. Despite their hulky girth and size, leeks are quite mild and sweet. Since they taste like a blend of garlic and onion, leeks are really versatile and can be used for countless recipes – which is a good thing because I get lots of them in my winter CSA [...]
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By now, most of you have probably heard that First Lady Michelle Obama launched an initiative last week to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity. Her goals for the “Lets Move” campaign are clear: Improved school nutrition, better labeling of high-calorie foods and drinks, support for farmers’ markets, and a coordinated education campaign to help [...]
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I always thought “stock” and “broth” were interchangeable, kind of like sweet potatoes and yams. But technically they are different! The main difference is all in the meat…
Broth is made by simmering water with vegetables, herbs or meat and/or bones for several hours. It is commonly used as the base for soups because it is seasoned. Technically, you [...]
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I’m always looking for something to do with my abundant sweet potato stash since there seems to be two or three of them constantly rolling around in my pantry. A few months ago, I stumbled across Epicurious’ Sweet Potato Hash recipe, which I’ve made countless times and always with some modification depending upon what I [...]
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A frittata is something that I’ve wanted to try making for ages (thanks to my love for eggs), yet its fancy name and the seemingly high-skill level needed made me steer clear of attempting the dish. Luckily, I nabbed fresh eggs from this week’s market – the most critical component to a fabulous frittata – [...]
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If you don’t feel like eating your vegetables tonight, turn to sweet potatoes instead. They’re tasty cooked up any which way – baked, roasted, boiled, pureed, microwaved – so tasty that I have a hard time believing they’re actually good for me. But allegedly, these tuberous root vegetables are packed with antioxidants and vitamins, so [...]
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This weekend I’m heading up to wine country for a wine-tasting extravaganza, so in preparation I thought I’d research and compile a list of wineries that are running environmentally-friendly vineyards. (Plus, with the weekend of love almost upon us I thought it would be good to know which bottles to grab for your sexy date!) [...]
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Thanks to my friend who runs the fabulous SF-based HiddenMenu, I was invited to join a newly formed book club called the Food for Thought Book Club. For the first meeting – which is just a few short weeks away so I’m in for some serious power reading — we’re reading Raj Patel’s Stuffed and [...]
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While running errands in the East Bay last week, I dropped by Berkeley Bowl West and deemed it my new favorite place to grocery shop! I frequented the original Berkeley Bowl while in college, but always found the crazy parking lot and crowds to be a bit overwhelming. But it’s new, larger and much-more-beautiful sibling store [...]
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Show me a decadent, freshly-made cupcake and I could take it or leave it, but hand me a warm chunk-filled brownie (or chocolate chip cookie if we’re being honest) and I turn to mush. Something about the dense, rich chocolate that comes with each bite is almost enough to drive me to eat a whole [...]
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