The Art of Butchery and the Meaty Way

British Chef Fergus Henderson is no stranger to trendsetting ~ A hands-on introduction to butchery to get a feel for the origins of meat ~ A music video with puppet versions of the musicians fashioned out of deli meat ~ Ruby on Rails. PHP. HTML. Bacon? ...

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Chef talk ~
April Bloomfield: London vs. New York City

"Meet the chef and co-owner of a trio of New York City restaurants: The Spotted Pig, The Breslin and The John Dory"

British-born and NYC-living chef on which city wins...

Food Republic ~ April Bloomfield: London vs. New York City

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The Telegraph ~ Pigging out: learning the art of butchery

Star Chefs ~ Fergus Henderson's take on modernist cuisine

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“He who works with his hands is a laborer.
He who works with his hands and his head is a craftsman.
He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist.”
~St. Francis of Assisi

Delightfully yours,

Food Meditations

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The New York Times ~ The Bologna Is on Bass

Mashable ~ This Website Is Made of Real Bacon [VIDEO]

The Independent ~ Globe-trotting gastronomy: Sampling Zanzibar's culture melting pot of dishes

Butcher Shop Time Lapse from Noel Barnhurst on Vimeo.

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Nation's Restaurant News ~ A food editor’s trip to Japan

The Globe and Mail ~ Shirataki noodles: more than just a diet fad

The Telegraph ~ Is expensive wine worth the money?

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Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
* Supermarket News The Evolving Science Behind Gluten-Free

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Appetibilis
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Taste Buds : Goat Curd, Sheep Milk and ... Growing Potatoes

Celebrity lifestyle gurus ~
Makeup advice, fashion tips and joyless food for 'guilt-free' living

"You are a celebrity. The world, you are led to believe, is fascinated by your every movement: what you eat (do you eat?)"

Celebrities seem intent on becoming lifestyle gurus. But how easy is it to follow the rules?...
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“A good cook is like a sorceress who dispenses happiness.” ~Elsa Schiaparelli (thinkexist.com)

Delightfully yours, Food Meditations

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Mysteries
Black coffee. Hot peppers. Truffles. Oysters. The world is full of polarizing flavors and foods, beloved by many...
Read more: Taste buds are just one reason why we love some foods and hate others; washingtonpost.com

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Power ingredients
~ Goat's cheese is at its best this month, so don't hang around: whether in simple salads or divine desserts, its lemony sweetness can't be beat...
Read more: Trump curd: Skye Gyngell's gratifying goat’s curd recipes; independent.co.uk

~ Sheep’s-Milk-Ricotta Panna Cotta; nymag.com

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Green stories
I will be planting potatoes this weekend and so begins my period of intense study...
Read more: It's hard to screw up growing potatoes, with video; canada.com

~ Recipes, tips, and ingredient guides for spring favorites such as spinach, peas, asparagus, and...
Read more: Spring Farm-to-Table Cooking and Eating; epicurious.com

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Pantry notes
~ For too many of us, making bread belongs in the same category as public speaking and bungee jumping...
Read more: Knead help with dough? washingtonpost.com

~ Eat your colors: carb-rich workout fuels; w.espn.go.com

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The butcher
~ The Food Lab's Complete Guide To Buying, Storing, and Cooking a Leg of Lamb; seriouseats.com
~ Make Your Own Healthy Beef Jerky; menshealth.com

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Gluten-Free notes
~ Substitutions; livingwithout.com
~ GF Quick Start Guide; livingwithout.com

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Healthy corner
~ Inside the new Dietary Guidelines: Beans; washingtonpost.com

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Appetibilis
~ For a May Day Picnic: Fave e pecorino; memoriediangelina.blogspot.com

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The Perfect Steaks, Artichoke Hearts and It's April! Some Culinary Questions

Seasonal foods ~
April

"Days are longer (hooray), the sun is shining (we hope) – it's the month to revel in watercress, sample spinach"

Try vegetables as purple sprouting broccoli, cabbages, cauliflower, chard, endive and oysters of course...
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"Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all." ~Alexander the Great (quotegarden.com)

delightfully yours, Food Meditations

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Back to the basics
Exploring a few of the simplest, yet most persistent points of contention amongst steak-fryers and grillers...
Read more: The Food Lab: More Tips For Perfect Steaks; seriouseats.com

~ What Can You Make With Artichoke Hearts? health.com

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Would you eat ...?
A small four little legs, white fur with black splotches and...
Read more: Pigging out; nationalpost.com

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Food for thought
A former food industry analyst, she discussed what she discovered about food allergies and novel proteins in our food...
Read more: Mom Talks About Taking on the Food Industry (VIDEO); civileats.com

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Unusual fruits and vegetables
Have you ever watched Bizarre Foods on The Travel Channel?...
Read more: 5 Strange Farmers’ Market Fruits and Vegetables – And What to Do With Them; blisstree.com

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Best value
While coaching people on becoming vegan, one common refrain she's hearing is that it's too expensive...
Read more: Kathy Freston: Eating Vegan on the Cheap; huffingtonpost.com

~ Cooking the Books with Isa Chandra Moskowitz; publishersweekly.com

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Healthy corner
~ Despite the constant barrage of health and dieting tips that come out each week, if we’re being honest, we know deep down that when it comes to losing weight, slow is best...
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Appetibilis
~ Bears, Honey, and Dad; tasty-trials.com
~ Weekly Recipe – Stuffed Baked Apples; welljourn.org
~ West African Peanut Soup; prettypeasrecipes.blogspot.com
~ White Miso Ice Cream with Sesame Seed Brittle; fragrantvanillacake.blogspot.com
~ Old-fashioned hermits; boston.com

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Bake and Roast, Eat, Drink and Be Marry on Fat Tuesday

Food in Seasons ~
March

"Stuff cockles into a rustic paella, serve grilled sardines with lemon wedges, or wow with native oysters"

As the days get longer, help yourself to fresh seasonal flavours...
Read more: Seasonal ingredients in March; bbc.co.uk

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"Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance. Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion." ~Martha Graham, American Choreographer (quotations.about.com)

delightfully yours, Food Meditations

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Holiday table
Can the classic New Orleans king cake withstand an upgrade? Here are four options just in time for Fat Tuesday...
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~ Happy Mardi Gras 2011! Eat, drink and be merry this Fat Tuesday; latimes.com

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How to ...
Melissa Clark, the author of the Good Appetite column, shows how simple it is to roast a whole fish in a home oven...
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Pantry notes
~ If you like to bake, then you probably have a decently stocked pantry...
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~ Pop-Tarts re-created in your own kitchen; latimes.com

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Chef talk
~ Marcus Samuelsson: How I got here; eatocracy.cnn.com
~ Pastry Chef Johnny Iuzzini of Jean Georges and Top Chef Talks with StarChefs Studio; starchefs.com

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Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Last fall, the pop idol Lady Gaga wore an evening dress made entirely of meat to the MTV Video Music Awards...
Read more: Behind the Meat Dress - There are people sewing the meat dress; meatpaper.com

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Healthy corner
~ Fashion week has come and gone here in New York, but with all the models, designers and wanna-be fashionistas roaming about town just a week ago...
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~ Ode to Pizza; saltyseattle.com
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Savory Bites, Smorrebrod and Cooking for Your Valentine's Date

Smorrebrod's happiness ~
The Art Of The Danish Open-Face Sandwich

"Some surveys conclude that Danes are among the happiest people on the planet, recognized for their tolerant nature and down-to-earth attitude"

Leave it to the Danes to elevate the open-face sandwich to an art form...
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“Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease.” ~Hippocrates (thinkexist.com)

delightfully yours, Food Meditations

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Savory bites
Hey, guys: Valentine's Day is just around the corner...
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We are what we eat
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Big Night (1996) - Risotto and Spaghetti?!



Customer: "There are no meatballs with the spaghetti?"
Secondo: "No, sometimes spaghetti like to be alone!"
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Pantry notes
~ Chicken: Get Over White Meat and Try Legs and Thighs; time.com
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Travel bites
~ Great Eats Around the World; smithsonianmag.com
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Food trends etc...
~ Bacon, brussel sprouts, sliders, bacon, burgers, bite-size desserts...
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~ Beautiful Beets; garlicandseasalt.blogspot.com
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