March 2009
34 posts
February 2009
33 posts
Eat pasta / help save the planet
2050ad:
The renowned food scientist Harold McKee wondered whether we need to cook pasta in so much water. Not as superfluous a concern as it may seem — after all, heat is energy. So he did some experiments…
I’ve found that we can indeed make pasta in just a few cups of water and save a good deal of energy. Not that much in your kitchen or mine — just the amount needed to keep a burner on...
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Oscar party menus inspired by the films nominated... →
In the spirit of Mardi Gras, I’d go with the “classic New Orleans supper” (The Curious Case), or the surefire winner, an “Indian Dinner Fit for a [Slumdog] Millionaire.”
xx Nora
Chocolate-Oatmeal Cupcakes With Maple-Bacon Butter... →
Cupcakes and bacon — in a good way. Fuck yeah.
xx Nora
This is why you're fat →
I just learned about this tumblr devoted to extreme junk foods — deep-friend s’mores on a stick, gravy covered pizza, bacon cheeseburger with chocolate covered bacon, “The McNuggetini.” (Am I late to the party?)
Anyway … enjoy.
xx Nora
50 of the world's best food blogs →
Via Cathy Erway, who’s blog Not Eating Out In New York made the cut!
cakeordeath:
As a person who writes down everything she eats every day (seriously, every day, with a pile of tiny notebooks going back years and years), I’m oddly interested in Mark Bittman’s food journals.
Sometimes I wonder how many string cheeses and peanut butter jelly sandwiches I’ve eaten over the years. Anyone want to do free data entry for a week? Bonus look into my psyche.
More Valentine's Treats
I posted two dinner menus previously; here are a few more ideas…
Valentine’s Cupcakes and Love Buns from Nigella Lawson
Dinner menu from Gwyneth Paltrow (she doesn’t look it, but the lady can cook)
Two dinner menus from Eric Ripert, chef at Le Bernardin
Dinner menu from Gerry Hayden and Claudia Fleming, owners of North Fork Table & Inn
xx Nora
WatchThe Kogi Korean BBQ taco truck. After celebrating a Nov. 20 soft opening, the roving vehicle has emerged as a social-networking juggernaut, drawing 300 to 800 people each time it parks (often several times in an evening) and spawning a burgeoning cyber-hippie movement affectionately referred to as “Kogi kulture.”
via LAT (…and my Dad :-)
Love Bites: A Valentine's Dinner →
Kitchen Window suggests Morel Risotto Cakes, Roasted Monkfish and a Fresh Fig Tart.
My tentative Valentine’s menu (no peeking, darling!) is:
Flatbread with Fingerling Potatoes, Shitake Mushrooms, and Truffle Oil
Roasted Arctic Char & Fennel
Celery Root & Pear Puree (with cardamom!) from The New Basics Cookbook
Frisee, Citrus & Goat Cheese Salad
Chocolate Souffle for...
WatchOMG cupcakes!!!
Magnolia Bakery, of Sex and the City fame, shares its red velvet cupcake recipe.
And if you’re like me and think cupcakes are over-sugared and overrated, check out this “car bomb” cupcake. Guinness and Jameson? Rather more my speed.
xx Nora
50 Amazingly Helpful Time-Tested Tips for the... →
apsies:robot-heart: (via eatyourflowers)
