Food Meditations

Conscious Carnivores - Meats, Charcuterie and Knives

noreply@blogger.com (Midori) — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:55:06 PST

Food News Conscious carnivores, ethical butchers are changing food culture "Advocates say "ethical" practices, such as hyper-local buying and learning to practice butchery, promote respect for the...

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Consumer Food Issues - Organic Food, SOLE Food and Other Labels

ock.style@yahoo.it (orsiko) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:40:20 PST

Food Standards What is organic food? Organic food is now commonplace in the UK. Yet many consumers still have questions about how organic food is produced and labelled. "Does it taste better? And...

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Culinary Globetrotting: 50 best foods in the world and ...

noreply@blogger.com (Midori) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:27:00 PST

Life and style The 50 best foods in the world and where to eat them From cake, steak and tapas, to oysters, chicken and burgers, Killian Fox roamed the world to find the 50 best things to eat and...

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Gourmet Motion Picture and Gastronomica

mini.reports@gmail.com (Skipper) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:41:35 PST

Food and Film Ruth Reichl Memoir to Become a Major Motion Picture "Gourmet may be dead, but its legendary editor, Ruth Reichl, is about to come to life on the big screen. ..." Full Story: Ruth...

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Sharing Tips on Italian Cuisine and Recipes in Season

ock.style@yahoo.it (orsiko) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:58:04 PST

Venetian cuisine Love Italian? We reveal the secrets of Venetian cuisine Forget piles of pasta and dustbin-lid sized pizza. The small but beautiful secret of Venetian cuisine has arrived. Simon...

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Rice, Grains, Cereals and Risotto Recipes

ock.style@yahoo.it (orsiko) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:41:00 PST

Get Cooking Guides Rice, grains and cereals "Rice and grains are the staple food for much of the world's population. They are an excellent source of complex carbohydrates and, in some cases,...

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Food and Broadway, and the Strangest Movie Theater Snack

ock.style@yahoo.it (orsiko) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 01:13:00 PST

Food and Travel World's Strangest Movie Theater Snacks Forget popcorn—try these authentic treats from around the globe. "For travelers, a trip to a subtitled movie in a foreign land is a great way to...

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Parties: Crowd-Pleasing Potluck, ...

noreply@blogger.com (Rock5) — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:08:41 PST

Potluck Hot pot cooking goes haute Asian hot pots are the center of a 1,000-year-old home-cooking tradition of dipping meat, seafood and vegetables into a communal pot of bubbling broth. But the...

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Seafood 2010: Eco-Friendly Choices

noreply@blogger.com (Rock5) — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:11:00 PST

Eating Green Picking Safe, Sustainable Fish No doubt, fish are healthy eats, but shopping for them can get confusing. "Is this one full of mercury? Where did that one come from? Do I need to worry...

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Vegetables - Herbs and Salads

ock.style@yahoo.it (orsiko) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:09:00 PST

Buying Guide Vegetables "Whether they're roasted, stir-fried, steamed or boiled, used in stocks, sautés, stews or sauces, versatile vegetables are the fundamentals of the kitchen." Buying in...

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Culinary Globetrotting: Spain, France, Hawaii, ...

mini.reports@gmail.com (Skipper) — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:53:33 PST

Food and Drink Spanish made easy "Ham, tortilla and wine are the three essentials for any Spanish gathering, but an extended lunch allows Brindisa chef José Pizarro to share more specialities from...

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Cooking Channels and Italy on Molecular Cuisine

noreply@blogger.com (OCK) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:15:00 PST

Foodie TV Another cooking channel? Just how much food porn can we stomach? "The network behind the upcoming Cooking Channel hopes to bank on a foodie craze that won’t cool off" Chef and cooking...

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Vegan News, Iron and Olive Oil

ock.style@yahoo.it (orsiko) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:51:00 PST

Food & Health Get More Iron Than Popeye As a Vegan: You Won't Believe Where "If you're already a vegan or thinking of taking the plunge, eat these foods to ensure your diet has enough iron." It...

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Tasting Menu and Real Food

ock.style@yahoo.it (orsiko) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:32:00 PST

The Gastronomer For bellota ham, nuts aren't the half of it "There is no doubt that this freedom and a healthful, naturally restricted diet do wonders for the quality of life of the pig, and...

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Anti-Aging Superfoods and More

noreply@blogger.com (Rock5) — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:21:00 PST

Healthy Eating 27+ Anti-Aging Superfoods "While it's still not quite a household term, "nutritional genomics" is a field that's only going to get bigger" The secret to a longer life could be...

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Culinary Globetrotting: Dumplings, Meaty Borscht, Jamon Iberico, ...

mini.reports@gmail.com (Skipper) — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:31:00 PST

Comfort Food Variations on a Beloved Theme Ravioli, kreplach and dumplings — all are dishes that pair chopped meat with a starch. "Meatloaf and mashed potatoes, hamburger and French fries, meat sauce...

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Accent on Condiments, Seasonings and Calories

mini.reports@gmail.com (Skipper) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:35:00 PST

Eating Well Hold the Ketchup: High-Calorie Condiments That Add Up 1/2 cup maple syrup: 411 calories. No one can resist drenching her pancakes with this. ... Full Story: Hold the Ketchup:...

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Shellfish: Oysters, Crabs, Lobsters, ...

noreply@blogger.com (OCK) — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:13:00 PST

Word of Mouth Oysters: pearls of wisdom Native or rock, raw or cooked, garnished or au naturel - where do you stand on oysters? ... fairly recent research has found that raw oysters and other bivalve...

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Red Cabbage and Slow-Cooking

noreply@blogger.com (Rock5) — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:04:00 PST

Recipes for Health Red Cabbage Adaptation of classic dishes, where cabbage is slow-cooked, or quick-cooked, or raw shredded in salads, etc. With each method you'll see and taste the many facets of...

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Seafood - Sustainability and Recipes

noreply@blogger.com (Rock5) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 04:52:38 PST

Lifestyle Bisques and chowders I'm a fan of all kinds of seafood, but sometimes I can't stomach the price. (by Eric Akis) So when I have a craving for it, I'll simmer up a soup because a modest...

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Restaurants: Relations between Diners and Staff

ock.style@yahoo.it (orsiko) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 02:07:31 PST

The customer is dead; long live the king Has the democratisation of dining out finally, irrevocably crowned the customer as king? Is that a good thing, or do you prefer the more established approach...

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Chicken from Stock to Roast

ock.style@yahoo.it (orsiko) — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 07:05:43 PST

Rich, rewarding and complex... The creation of a proper chicken stock is far more than mere kitchen chemistry. Think of stock-making as therapy without the psychobabble, where the end result is just...

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Cooking Home: Tools, Tips and Recipes

noreply@blogger.com (OCK) — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:16:00 PST

30 Small Cooking Tips That Pack a Big Punch In the Kitchen "On Proteins & Dairy, Baking, Fruits & Vegetables, Seasonings, Cleaning, Appliances & Tools" Some of our favorite bits of...

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From the Cupboard: Pulses

ock.style@yahoo.it (orsiko) — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:39:30 PST

PULSES Peas, beans, chickpeas and lentils, just to mention few, are healthy, affordable and versatile. Cooked in soups and stews, added in salads or mashed and served instead of potatoes. It’s a...

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For Meat Eaters on Sustainable Farming and Knifes

ock.style@yahoo.it (orsiko) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:22:00 PST

Sustainable Farming> How Cows (Grass-Fed Only) Could Save the Planet "So how can Coleman and Damrosch believe that adding livestock to their farm will help the planet?" On a farm in coastal...

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