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Come Savor Sustainability
I will be joining the Monterey Bay Aquarium for its tenth Cooking for Solutions celebration, May 20-22, 2011. In a weekend of celebrations, live cooking demonstrations, intimate salons and culinary adventures you’ll discover how I and some of the nation’s … Continue reading
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Top 10 Cookbooks of 2010
Here are my top ten favorites from a fantastic crop of cookbooks in 2010: • One Big Table by Molly O’Neil. Simon and Schuster $50. • Tartine Bread by Chad Robertson. Chronicle Books $40. • In the Green Kitchen, Techniques … Continue reading
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Plan Now for a Great Spring Event
Every year I look forward to the annual “Cooking for Solutions” get together in May at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. It’s always a sell out and folks tell me that they wish they would have signed up for some or … Continue reading
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Best Wines of 2010
I’m sharing Tom Simoneau’s “Best Wines of 2010″, which I think you’ll find interesting. Tom is “The Wine Guy” on KSRO radio where I have my show, “The Good Food Hour”, broadcast every Saturday morning at 11 AM Pacific. You … Continue reading
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A Cranberry Recipe from a Pioneer in the Industry
This is a recipe I got from Tom Darlington of Medford New Jersey whose Aunt Elizabeth was one of the prominent pioneers in the cranberry industry. She is credited with creating individual cellophane packaging as part of her work with … Continue reading
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Bean Counting
In an earlier blog entry I’ve written about my love of beans. It seems that heirloom beans are experiencing a revival as more chefs and home cooks experiment with the many varieties being cultivated by farmers. The September … Continue reading
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Cooking with Wine
Most cooks will tell you that adding wine to sauces, marinades, risottos, braises, ragus, broths, the stuck-on browned bits in a sauté pan, and many other foods enhances flavor. If you ask why, they may tell you that the wine’s … Continue reading
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Sustainable Seafood Bouillabaisse
This year’s Cooking for Solutions event at the Monterey Bay Aquarium was the best one yet. This event is part of the aquarium’s educational outreach to help all of us make good choices with the seafood that we buy. Many … Continue reading
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Cold Summer Soups
Here in Northern California, we are still waiting for the really hot days of summer to arrive. But in other parts of the country, I know you’ve experienced your share of those steamy, warm days when it’s tough to think … Continue reading
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And now for the answer to the question in my last blog entry– which fruits do NOT ripen after picking? Answers: Cherries Citrus Cucumber Grapes Pineapple Pomegranate Soft Berries like straw and raspberries Watermelon Be sure to keep these in … Continue reading
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