Sustainable Suppers

Rethreading: Turning Pants into a Purse (plus: Winnie from the Wonder Years)

EcoMingler@gmail.com (Holly Hickman) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:14:57 +0000

I should be packing right now, as we leave for John Denver country in just a few hours, but I decided it would be much more fun to talk to you. (I'll be researching restaurants for my upcoming grassfed travel guide I've been telling you about, Sustainable Suppers on the Road. I love jobs where you get to eat!) Also. I wanted to tell you about this purse:

Hi! This feed is just an appetizer; allow me to administer the swoon and ply you with devastating thrift and verve. (And with regular posts that aren't included in the foodcast, because sometimes a girl just has to eat instead of speak, as any of you who has tried my husband's Moroccan chicken would know...) So come catch more frugal flavors! Rock on and click on: http://www.SustainableSuppers.com. ~ Holly

Lawn appétit ~ A No-Cook Summer Way to Eat Your Weedies

EcoMingler@gmail.com (Holly Hickman) — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 02:24:41 +0000

Greetings! Time to eat your lawn again. (But only if you've been laying off the atrazine.) But before we get into that, fetching one, allow me to introduce you to Dr. Nancy Gift, a brilliant, happy weed scientist. No, not that kind. She is the acting director of the Rachel Carson Institute at Chatham University in Pittsburgh. She also wields a PhD from Cornell, an infrequently used bottle of poison ivy killer, and a not-so-poison pen, one which she used to write A Weed by Any Other Name: The Virtues of a Messy Lawn, or Learning to Love the Plants We Don't Plant. I nicknamed my copy of the...

Hi! This feed is just an appetizer; allow me to administer the swoon and ply you with devastating thrift and verve. (And with regular posts that aren't included in the foodcast, because sometimes a girl just has to eat instead of speak, as any of you who has tried my husband's Moroccan chicken would know...) So come catch more frugal flavors! Rock on and click on: http://www.SustainableSuppers.com. ~ Holly

What I Wore’s Jessica Schroeder – on Frugal, Fabulous Fashion!

EcoMingler@gmail.com (Holly Hickman) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:09:08 +0000

Jessica Schroeder would look chic and long-legged in a burlap gunny sack. And, with her gifts for sewing, thrifting and refashioning, she'd make the thing look like a Balenciaga. That's why I wanted to talk to her today: Jessica is the brains, beauty and benevolent force behind the tumblr What I Wore, wherein she takes pictures of herself wearing creations that she has put together for about $1.99. And although Sustainable Suppers started off as a food blog -- read more about my food philosophy (I eat pastured meat, drink raw milk and soak tons of beans) here -- I've become more and more...

Hi! This feed is just an appetizer; allow me to administer the swoon and ply you with devastating thrift and verve. (And with regular posts that aren't included in the foodcast, because sometimes a girl just has to eat instead of speak, as any of you who has tried my husband's Moroccan chicken would know...) So come catch more frugal flavors! Rock on and click on: http://www.SustainableSuppers.com. ~ Holly

Chef Amy Chaplin of NYC’s Angelica Kitchen

EcoMingler@gmail.com (Holly Hickman) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:57:59 +0000

Angelica Kitchen is a legend in its own thyme. (Bad Holly!) Local and seasonal years before those words became selling points, it has been NYC's most beloved vegetarian haunt for decades. Angelica has sustained everyone from broke co-eds to East Village hipsters to Sting-n-Trudie with its nourishing, beautiful, unforgettably delicious food. Today, we talk to its current Queen of Quinoa, Executive Chef Amy Chaplin. She dispenses tips for the home cook, holds forth on frugal flavors and delivers insight into the culture of the restaurant.

Hi! This feed is just an appetizer; allow me to administer the swoon and ply you with devastating thrift and verve. (And with regular posts that aren't included in the foodcast, because sometimes a girl just has to eat instead of speak, as any of you who has tried my husband's Moroccan chicken would know...) So come catch more frugal flavors! Rock on and click on: http://www.SustainableSuppers.com. ~ Holly

Novelist Diana Abu-Jaber…Quinoa Tabbouleh, plus Falafel, Hummus and Baba Ghanouj…and: How to Sprout!

EcoMingler@gmail.com (Holly Hickman) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:00:13 +0000

Ahoy! Put on your headphones, mateys, for it's time for another Sustainable Suppers Foodcast. Today we're talking to the lovely, grounded and baby-drunk Diana Abu-Jaber, who is one of my favorite writers (and lunch dates). She discusses growing up in a bicultural household, dishes on her favorite meals and gives us a sneak peek at her next book. We're also whipping up falafel, hummus and baba ghanouj, and we're putting a new spin on tabbouleh. Plus: we make protein for pennies. Strap in, and bring your appetite!

Hi! This feed is just an appetizer; allow me to administer the swoon and ply you with devastating thrift and verve. (And with regular posts that aren't included in the foodcast, because sometimes a girl just has to eat instead of speak, as any of you who has tried my husband's Moroccan chicken would know...) So come catch more frugal flavors! Rock on and click on: http://www.SustainableSuppers.com. ~ Holly