When life gives you green tomatoes, you might as well make Green Tomato Cake and Green Tomato Chutney. Some people would also make Green Tomato Pickles. I probably should have. Here, in any case, is the story. The setup Sure, I told my sister. I’ll take some of your green tomatoes. Don’t just throw them […]
Entries Tagged as 'Food selection'
Great green tomatoes! Bring out the canner and cake pan! (And the relish tips…)
October 15th, 2008 · 12 Comments · Food preparation, Food selection, local food, recipes
Apples, apples, apples, and thank goodness
September 26th, 2008 · 12 Comments · Farmers markets, Food selection, local food
The common wisdom is that the fruit trees in this region are making up this year for last year’s noncrop. Apple trees are no exception, sending out vast amounts of fruit, just as the pear trees and cherry trees and raspberry brambles did this year. Sample apples My first 2008 apples, as you may recall, […]
Season is turning, and so is the produce
September 9th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Food selection, local food
The weather around here is strangely cool—Monday’s high was 65 degrees Fahrenheit at a time when 85 or 95 would be entirely unsurprising. Still, the produce in Monday’s bag from the Rolling Prairie Farmers Alliance reinforced the idea that the seasons, they are a-changing. As you can see, we still have top o’ the summer […]
Tags:CSA·Kansas weather·local food
Visiting cook expands home’s repertoire
September 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Cooking tips, Food in the news, Food selection, recipes
I had the privilege to visit out-of-town friends this past weekend, and they let me prepare dinner for them one evening. It was fun in multiple ways: I got to cook for people I love, which is always a delight. I made a dish I haven’t made in I don’t know how long. I got […]
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, […]
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Thigh bone is NOT connected to the backbone
August 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Food selection
Attention chicken cutters: The thigh bone is connected to the knee bone (sort of) and the pelvis bone, but it is not connected to the backbone. That means, if you’re selling me chicken thighs, it shouldn’t have ribs or vertebrae. Those are part of the back, OK? This pressing issue came to my attention most […]
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