The menu challenge: Come up with a meal that could be prepared mostly in advance so as to be served at an uncertain time to guests who included a person who can’t tolerate gluten, eggs or dairy. The menu decision: Chicken Marbella from the The Silver Palate Cookbook; Baked Risotto with Asparagus, Spinach and Parmesan, […]
Entries from March 31st, 2008
Challenging menu requirements result in winning, flextime meal
March 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment · Food selection
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Happy birthday, dear Foodperson
March 29th, 2008 · 4 Comments · General
I almost missed it, but today (light the candle) is the first anniversary of the first post on Foodperson.com. My software tells me that the year has brought (before this one) 235 posts and 335 comments, although a bunch are my comments responding to your comments. It’s been an interesting year. I’ve learned a lot […]
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Growing flowers good for the table
March 29th, 2008 · Comments Off on Growing flowers good for the table · Books about food
Having flowers on the dinner table is a good thing, but I have to admit that this post doesn’t have much to do with food. Nevertheless, I wanted to give a plug for my friend Lynn Byczynski’s new book, The Flower Farmer. This is a much-revised and updated version of a book originally published in […]
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Roundup: Tours, tastes, turkeys
March 27th, 2008 · Comments Off on Roundup: Tours, tastes, turkeys · Roundup
People from across the country interested in sustainable agriculture are touring various locations today as part of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) national conference. They include Lawrence favorites Local Burger, Wakarusa Valley Farm, Pendleton’s Country Market, Amy’s Meats and the less-well-known but important Wild Onion Farm. A taste of Kansas. Scroll to the […]
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Your baking expertise, please
March 23rd, 2008 · 4 Comments · Food preparation
My contribution to the family Easter feast was a carrot cake, in honor of No. 1 sister’s birthday this week. The cake tasted great, but it had an unusual, um, shape, and I’m hoping you can help me figure it out. The recipe was this one, which I got out of the Gourmet Cookbook but […]
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March Madness = clean kitchen
March 20th, 2008 · Comments Off on March Madness = clean kitchen · General
Well, the Kansas Jayhawks won their first-round game in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament today, which means I’m one game closer to having a clean kitchen. Here’s the thing: I don’t have cable television, so I’ll be listening to at least some of the games. Listening to basketball requires a certain level of concentration or […]
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