I had 1 pound of gorgeous little plum tomatoes and no good plan for their use. So I decided to do a mini-version of Joanne’s tomato sauce (go to the comments on the post for the directions). She had 25 pounds of tomatoes to my 1 pound, but I figured the basic approach would work, […]
Entries from August 29th, 2008
Serendipity yields delicious tomato concoction
August 29th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Food preparation, local food, recipes
Pasta with pesto may be cliché, but it isn’t tired
August 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Food preparation, recipes
My first taste of basil pesto, at least 15 years ago, was a revelation. Here was a truly vibrant flavor—pungent and invigorating with its blend of basil and garlic, complex with its olive oil, nuts and cheese. I immediately sought out a recipe to make it, and make it I did. The first summer or […]
Tags:herbs·pasta·summer produce
Size matters, as food marketers surely know
August 24th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Eating out, Food selection, Research
A collection of articles in the October 2008 Journal of Consumer Research adds up to what we already suspected. Those wily processed food marketers know how to get us to buy and eat more. Consider: Consumers tend to avoid the largest and smallest drink sizes. Thus, if you want people to buy more soda pop, […]
Tags:food marketing
Sustainability Network collects news of interest
August 23rd, 2008 · 4 Comments · General
If you aren’t on the mailing list for the Lawrence Sustainability Network, you really ought to sign up, at least if you’re interested in sustainability along with your food. The network doesn’t post its e-newsletters on its website, so if you want to keep up, you have to subscribe. If it hadn’t been for the […]
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Renegade risotto reappears on menu
August 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Food preparation, local food, recipes
Yes, it was time to clean out the refrigerator and use up some fresh, local produce before it went bad. That meant time to resurrect Renegade Risotto for the first time of the season. This time, I wanted to use two small summer squashes, a very mildly hot large pepper plus chicken broth and bits […]
Tags:rice·summer produce
Christmas in August brings taco salad, heavenly sugar-mint fruit
August 19th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Food preparation, local food, recipes
My niece at last appeared on my doorstep ready to claim her Christmas present, a cooking session with Aunt Janet. First, we got set up with ingredients and tools and clean hands, of course. Then we went to work. Kierstin, unlike her brother (although maybe it’s an age thing), is very focused on her cooking […]
Tags:family·salads·summer desserts