Why is it we all eat more seafood in the Summer? People do that, right? I grew up eating bluefish and will always associate it with Summer. Today I’m at my parents’ house and we’re eating bluefish for dinner. I don’t cook fish as often as I should, but my mother does. She lives closer…
Category: Travel
{diy project} Homesick Horchata
I’ve lived a lot of places but grew up mostly in Phoenix. Phoenix is a very interesting place. The things I love about it are pretty much what most tourists would find really stupid, or just plain odd. Since my whole family still lives there (How can they possibly still live there? It’s so hot!!)…
{spring recipe} Beans, Beets & Sorrel Salad
Editor’s Note: Ellie Markovitch of storycooking.com is back with another seasonal recipe, this time with sorrel. -Christina The weather here is still fighting between late winter and springtime, but last week, I got a taste of Spring from Rebekah Rice’s 9Mile farm green house — a bunch of “azedinha” as we call them in Brazil. You may know it…
{travel} “Is it Local?”
I am declaring Portland, Oregon a foodie mecca. It doesn’t boast the rich culinary history that charmed Ms. Julia Child in Paris, or the centuries-old traditions of Tuscany and the Italian countryside. Portland doesn’t have as many restaurants as New York City. But in terms of devotion to healthy, organic, local and from-scratch foods… well,…
{garlic scape week} Tzatsiki!
After taking a language-course trip to Greece when I was in high school I developed a mild obsession for Greek cuisine. This has led me on two parallel quests: 1) finding the best local Greek food I can get my hands on and 2) recreating, to the best of my ability, my favorite dishes from…
{reflections} Social Meat Eating
I was raised by a Czech mother who was a fabulous cook. Her repertoire included pancake soup, dumplings with goulash, pork roast so tender it melted in your mouth, Weiner schnitzel, thin beef rouladen stuffed with pickles and mustard. Almost every dinner we ate for my entire childhood, with the exception of creamed spinach and…
In the Land of Corn & Cattle
Recently we took a road trip to Indiana to see my in-laws. If you’ve ever driven through, or flown over the middle of the country you know there are lots of very large farms. During the several days there I kept thinking about a few things in relation to these farms. Before I go further…
{Dark Days} Week 9: Cooking in LA?
Editor’s Note: This is the ninth week of a 4 1/2 month challenge, Dark Days, a pledge taken by 88 blogs spanning the country, to eat one meal a week as sustainable, organic, local and ethical possible. – Christina ——————————– I feel like I really blew it on this Dark Days challenge. Here I am…
{travel} California Lovin’
Editor’s Note: Leslie and her family were very lucky to escape Upstate’s winter weather, -20 degrees a few days ago, for the sunnier, warmer climate of Los Angeles, CA. She will be rubbing our faces in it reporting from the West Coast during her one-month stay.-Christina So, here I am on the West coast, living…
{WNIMK} Winter Summer Rolls
Editor’s Note: What’s New in My Kitchen Wednesdays, is a weekly post where we weave a personal story with a review of a beloved or new “item” in our kitchen, in our glass or on our plate. Alexis was inspired by the sight of rice paper spring roll wrappers in the grocery store. -Christina There…
{New Year} Projects to Keep Me on My Toes!
I started this food group and blog to give me something tangible and productive outside of my work & family while also being relevant in my day-to-day life and feeding my passion of all things food, photography, cooking, community, politics and friendship. Food is everywhere and in our house, food is life or death. After…
{weekend reading} Weekday Edition 2011
Okay, so I pondered and reflected in yesterday’s weekend reading and now its time to get back to business at hand- current food-related goodies happening NOW! Not last November, that would be sooo 2010. This WR is very recipe heavy because honestly, post-holidaze & three birthdays (yup, me, my husband & my son all have…
from scratch club 