Food Blogs

Recipe for 100% Whole Wheat Brown Soda Bread

2010-03-10T23:46:04Z

Irish Soda Bread is one of those dishes that everyone in America associates with St. Patrick's Day, and here you'll find many variations on the recipe, even though soda bread in Ireland traditionally contains only flour, baking soda, salt, and sour milk Read More......(read more)

H2Ope for Haiti - the winners!

2010-03-10T22:17:00Z

Everybody loves a winner. They get the gold medals. They get to stand at the top of the podium. They have songs written about them. It's a good thing we love them - because I am about to announce 35... Read More......(read more)

Amortizing an Espresso Machine

2010-03-10T20:09:47Z

When I woke up and saw my hometown paper's food section was devoted to coffee, I was thrilled: I could skip it and go straight to gobbling digital doughnuts on Twitter. I can count the number of times I have ever had a better cappuccino out than we brew Read More......(read more)

Holy Marmite: Jesus Blesses More Food

2010-03-10T16:53:21Z

Diners have found the image of Jesus in a potato chip, a latte, on a tortilla, and now on the lid of a jar of Marmite. "People might think I'm nuts," said Marmite lover and Wales resident Claire Allen, "but I like to think it's Jesus looking out for us," Read More......(read more)

Cooking Beans at a High Altitude

2010-03-10T14:49:00Z

I've always been compelled to live near a coast so my experience with high altitude cooking has been limited. On Facebook, a new customer asks about her options and I was stumped beyond suggesting a pressure cooker. Do you have... Read More......(read more)

Traditional Irish Cooking in the Modern Kitchen

2010-03-10T13:56:00Z

Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, two of Ireland's most prominent chefs are releasing new cookbooks. Favorite Food at Home: Delicious Comfort Food from Ireland's Most Famous Chef is by Rachel Allen, who in addition to writing cookbooks, teaches at the Read More......(read more)

Links

2010-03-10T12:33:01Z

I was highly amused by the comment section of this post regarding whether or not eggs are meat . For the record, I say eggs are definitely not meat. I have the seafood wallet card, and confess that it confuses me too . Why Tommy's has such an excellent Read More......(read more)

Italian Sausage Meatballs Recipe

2010-03-10T11:56:00Z

I could eat spaghetti and meatballs every night of the week. Of course my laundry bill would be astronomical. There are cleaning products for removing every possible stain including wine, coffee, ink and blood, but no one has invented a product to remove Read More......(read more)

NEWS: Jack in the Box Introduces New Fries and McDonald’s Says ‘Did You Hear Something? Because I Didn’t.’

2010-03-10T11:10:35Z

I don’t really care for Jack in the Box’s Natural Cut Fries because they’re limp, not crispy and they make me feel sad for the potatoes that were used to make them. I either replace them with curly fries or dip them in so much ketchup Read More......(read more)

Kalyn's Kitchen Picks: Brummel & Brown Natural Yogurt Spread

2010-03-10T06:41:02Z

It's been a while since I added something to my list of Kalyn's Kitchen Picks, where I share my recommendations for food or kitchen products I'd happily buy over and over. This Brummel & Brown Yogurt Spread was recommended by a reader named Alan, and Read More......(read more)

Eggs Are Not Dairy!

2010-03-09T20:00:00Z

On Friday night, two friends took me to O-Ya for a lovely Japanese birthday dinner in Boston. None of the three of us were eating meat, since my two friends are vegetarians (who eat eggs and drink milk) and I am still on my pescatarian dairy-free kick Read More......(read more)

Wanted: Tomatoes in My Garden

2010-03-09T17:13:00Z

If there's one vegetable I look forward to growing in the garden every year, it's the tomato (yes, I know botanically speaking, it's a fruit). I've had a long love affair with the tomato ever since I was a child. Its bright red-orange color, smooth taut Read More......(read more)

Impromptu Picnic

2010-03-09T14:27:05Z

Last weekend the weather in Seattle was sunny with spring-like warmth. On those kind of days I love my back deck! With it's southern and sunny exposure it's the perfect place to sit outside and enjoy the day. Although the temperatures have dropped back Read More......(read more)

The World's Most Famous Chef You've Never Heard Of

2010-03-09T14:20:09Z

Chef Sanjeev Kapoor is India's Martha Stewart times a hundred. His 17-year-old "Khana Khazana" cooking show is the longest running television show in Asia, with 500 million viewers watching in 120 countries. He has authored dozens of cookbooks, selling Read More......(read more)

Cooking with coffee: grilled espresso steaks

2010-03-09T11:43:02Z

Since I’m giving away bags of Peet’s Uzuri African Blend coffee this week (enter my giveaway here), I thought I’d feature some recipes that use coffee. Coffee isn’t just for decadent desserts like Julia Child’s Chocolate Mousse and Mexican Cream,... Read More......(read more)