It was chilly the other night, and I’d brought home some gorgeous red Swiss chard from the Merc. (The photo doesn’t do it justice.) So I pulled some chicken stock out of the freezer and proceeded to make a nice risotto with chard. Turned out I didn’t have any Parmesan, so I grated up a [...]
Entries from January 17th, 2008
Risotto makes comforting meal
January 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Cooking for one, Food preparation, recipes
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Weather’s great for nonlocal foods
January 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Food selection, local food
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about food—particularly local food—and weather, as the last week or so has given us temperatures in the teens and in the 60s, sunshine, rain, ice and snow. Local is the big word in food trends these days, and for good reason. Our food system has gotten out of whack [...]
Soup’s on—again
January 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Food preparation, Healthy eating, recipes
Soup of this week: Vegetable-heavy lentil soup. It’s a warming, tasty soup to counter some of that luscious toffee. I made this soup from memory, as I couldn’t find the recipe I had in mind. I don’t have a nutritional analysis, but I can promise nevertheless that it’s low cal and high fiber. Lentil soup [...]
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Forget healthy eating—there’s toffee
January 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Healthy eating
Just when I thought the holiday excess was behind me (no, that isn’t a pun; my excess goes to my midsection), my ex-stepmother gave me a box of Enstrom’s milk chocolate almond toffee. Inside the box is a pound of the most wonderful toffee ever. Top and bottom covered with a thin layer of chocolate [...]
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Digest: Bring on the seed
January 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Digest
Anyone who gardens or farms is thinking about what to plant come spring, and the conferences are ready to help. ‘Sustainable’ not on menu. The Topeka Farm Show is coming up next week (Jan. 8-10) 20 miles to the west. If I have time, I might go take a look around, but the exhibitors list [...]
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Orange recipes at Orange Bowl time
January 3rd, 2008 · No Comments · recipes
Food categories that are not local around here certainly include citrus. However, in honor of the University of Kansas’ remarkable trip to the Orange Bowl (playing tonight), I offer up some orange tips. My favorite: Peel and eat, or cut into wedges and eat. (The latter is good for making monkey faces for your friends.) [...]
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