CookBooks, Supper Clubs, Wagyu Beef, Caviar, ...

Down to earth ~
When the Chefs Come Home

"A cache of at-home guides by high-flying chefs arrived in 2011"

In new cookbooks, star chefs like Mario Batali and Ferran Adrià step into the home kitchen ...
Read more: When the Chefs Come Home; nytimes.com

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"Once you choose hope, anything's possible."
~Christopher Reeve (quotegarden.com)

Delightfully yours,

Food Meditations

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Travel bites
~ Wisconsin supper clubs still seduce with iceberg salad, steak, a well-mixed cocktail and a ready table ...
Read more: Wisconsin Supper Clubs, Old-Fashioned and Open to All; nytimes.com

~ More art than food: Why Wagyu is the best eating in Japan -- and the truth about beer and massages for cows ...
Read more: A cut above the rest: Japan's legendary Kobe beef; cnngo.com

~ 5@5 – Five things you might not know about Japanese cuisine; eatocracy.cnn.com

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Pantry notes
~ Sales are rising thanks to the discovery of a kinder – and sustainable – method of harvesting the fish roe ...
Read more: Caviar back on the menu – in an ethical way; independent.co.uk

~ After so many days of feasting, it’s time for something light, fat-free and cleansing, but flavorful: fish ...
Read more: After Thanksgiving, Craving Light, Flavorful Fish; nytimes.com

~ Green and blacks: Mark Hix gets creative with one of his favourite kitchen ingredients – the tiny, tasty and versatile olive; independent.co.uk

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Food stories
~ Ms. Bloomfield shares a recipe for a nourishing root vegetable soup ...
Read more: April Bloomfield's Hearty Root Vegetable Soup; wsj.com

~ Extreme Frugality: Food + Cooking; gourmet.com

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Leftovers
~ To call a turkey sandwich the stuff of memories sounds far-fetched ...
Read more: The turkey sandwich reinvented; latimes.com

~ Chat Leftovers: Lemon aid; washingtonpost.com

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Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
~ Should We All Go Gluten-Free? nytimes.com
~ Top 12 Unhealthiest Holiday Drinks; care2.com

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Sunchoke, Meat-No-Meat and ... The Dough

In Season ~
Commonly mistaken for gingerroot before it’s cooked and for potatoes after - The often misunderstood sunchoke, a.k.a. Jerusalem artichoke, is actually a member of the sunflower family... Sunchokes Root Benefits - DHM Health Research via dailyhealthmagazine.com

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“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
~Leonardo da Vinci

Delightfully yours,

Food Meditations

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Meat
~ Cuts such as heart, cheeks, trotters and sweetbreads are growing more and more popular ...
Read more: 'Ration book' meat cuts; telegraph.co.uk

~ 100 Ways to Use a Strip of Bacon; endlesssimmer.com

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No-Meat
~ Could a Meatless Day convince people everywhere to love animals and birds more? ...
Read more: My Take - Love thy animals. But not in thy burger…; thehindu.com

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Step 1: The Dough
All you need to craft a classic Neapolitan pie are the right ingredients and ...
Read more: A Purist's Guide to Pizza-Making; details.com

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Comfort food
A rich, comforting pasta and an Irish cook’s version of a South African favourite ...
Read more: Food for friends; irishtimes.com

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Natural and artificial flavoring
Known components of many foods, the process on how they come to be is something of a closely guarded secret ...
Read more: Behind The Scenes Of Givaudan, A Flavoring Factory (VIDEO); huffingtonpost.com

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Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
~ Is Your Makeup Gluten-free? care2.com
~ Don’t play the gluten card; thepacker.com
~ The Exercise Myth; morethymethandough.com

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Family Fun in Italy, Food Visionaries and Lasagne

The amaretti archive ~
Temptation in a tin

"Amaretti biscuits just out of the oven are left to cool on racks"

Why is a biscuit created in 18th-century Italy for a visiting cardinal still so popular ...
Read more: Amaretti biscuits: Temptation in a tin; telegraph.co.uk

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“Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”
~Albert Einstein (thinkexist.com)

Delightfully yours,

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Travel bite
Three generations bond over classes in pasta, tiramisu and other specialties of Tuscany, Umbria and ...
Read more: Cooking classes: A recipe for family fun in Italy; latimes.com

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Celebrate
Meet five visionaries who are leading the charge to better health, and a healthier world ...
Read more: Change Agents: Experience Life Magazine; experiencelifemag.com

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Food stories
~ Just to be clear, that's 'lasagne' as in a baked dish of flat pasta and bolognese sauce ...
Read more: How to cook perfect lasagne; guardian.co.uk

~ It was the hot dogs that finally pushed Tom Sunstrom to start a cooking club ...
Read more: Manly Supper Clubs On the Rise; secondact.com

~ the 7 questions of a cookbook reviewer; tsusanchang.wordpress.com

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Pantry notes
On heirloom wheat and the people who grow and bake with it ...
Read more: Q&A With a Back-to-the-Roots Grain Grower; smithsonianmag.com

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Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
~ How healthy (or not) certain foods are-for us, for the environment-is a hotly debated topic ...
Read more: The 7 foods experts won't eat; tasteandshare.com

~ Obesity. Bloating. Bowel problems. Headaches. It's blamed for everything these days - so should you stop eating bread? dailymail.co.uk

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T-Day Oyster Ice Cream, GF Recipes and Foodie Notes Update

In sync with history ~
Oyster Ice Cream: A Thanksgiving Tradition Mark Twain Could Get Behind

"...and it shows up in Tom Sawyer..."

Chef José Andrés grew up in Spain, but he has embraced Thanksgiving as a window into American history ...
Read more: Oyster Ice Cream: A Thanksgiving Tradition Mark Twain Could Get Behind; npr.org

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“It has long been an axiom of mine that the little things are infinitely the most important”
~Arthur Conan Doyle, Sr. (thinkexist.com)

Delightfully yours,

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Foodies take note
~ Looking back on the year’s food trends, a food writer names a few that she hopes will quickly fade into history ...
Read more: My Unfavorite Things; experiencelifemag.com

~ Potatoes, ice cream, grilled cheese, bone marrow and edible landscapes are just a few of the food trends to look for in 2012 ...
Read more: Hottest food trends for 2012; starkinsider.com

~ Happy Food Day!
Read more: Top 10 Latest Food Trends; forbes.com

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Food for thought
~ A reminder that great food can come from lousy kitchens ...
Read more: Inviting Writing: A Humble Kitchen; smithsonianmag.com

~ Plastic-coated candy wrappers have long been a recycling dilemma because of their size, weight and lack of valuable, post-life material ...
Read more: 10 Recycling Mysteries, Solved! earth911.com

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Restaurant critic
Usually it's the journalist's prerogative to pass comment on the meal. But this time, the chef got there first ...
Read more: The food critics, the restaurateur and a spat that left a nasty taste; independent.co.uk

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Repurpose foodstuffs
Whether you bought more canned pumpkin than you need, or you can’t stuff one more bag of cranberries ...
Read more: Thanksgiving leftovers 2.0, by ingredient; washingtonpost.com

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Healthy corner & Gluten-Free notes
~ Food: A gluten-free Thanksgiving made easy; dailycamera.com
~ 5 Gluten-Free Stuffing Recipe Ideas; shape.com
~ The Vitamin D Debate; experiencelifemag.com

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