Featured Story
Scratch Cooking November 19th
Tonight I made sweet corn tamales. I have never even attempted to make tamales before, but I was in the mood to try something new. I made a variation on an Emerile La...
Ramen noodle waffles?
Yup, that's just one of the ways creative cooks have used the student staple. Others, including coating and frying fish in the ground "flour" from the noodles and "St...
Come together
It would seem that Bollywood stars have something to teach America about family and coming together. Oprah Winfrey, one of America's most famous people, on Monday int...
Let's Talk Disaster
By: bombaysapphiregirl
As the days get longer and colder, my focus has shifted from trying to keep the house cool to what I will do if we have a natural disaster again. Last year, the snow ...
Have yourself a merry jar o...
By: chriscancook
Oh joy of preholiday baking joys! The King Arthur Flour mail order drool fest came in my mailbox today. My mom and I spent some time paging through it together, playi...
Slow, Hard Food (That Sound...
By: anewphilosophy
The publicity for the new movie Julie and Julia reached fever pitch this month, and as I was listening to an interview with director Nora Ephron on The Splendid Table...
Wine always pairs well with...
By: amandarama
I work in a wine store in NYC that specializes in wine and food pairing. This is one of many jobs that I work to support myself as an actress. What is your favorite v...
Food, Inc. in Review
By: flechette
This is one of the first times I have been truly grateful for living in New York City; I just got back from a screening of Food, Inc, in its limited-release opening t...
Cake
I like cake. Cakes are celebratory. And pretty. Cakes are romantic. Can you imagine being sent an exquisite, elegant cake from your lover? Or fed cake by candlelight ...
Popular Stories in: Food & wine
Cheers to pomegranates!
Tangy, tasty, terrific. I love pomegranates. In salads and in beverages. Especially this season, when the fruits start popping up at markets everywhere. To me they look l...
Let's Talk Disaster
As the days get longer and colder, my focus has shifted from trying to keep the house cool to what I will do if we have a natural disaster again. Last year, the snow and ...
Scratch Cooking October 30th
How fun to chat with some of you girls last night as part of Girls Night Out. I was dizzy from the speed of the conversation! And thanks to those of you that gave me the ...
Quinoa The Magical Food
Hi myboobiesplace and thank you for your comment and question about quinoa - hopefully this little post will provide some information! Quinoa is fabulous and I’m glad y...
The empty chair has my thoughts
I recently had the joy of spending a week in the Chianti region of Italy on a scholarship from Women Chefs and Restauranteurs; it was my first real vacation in close to 2...
Fast, Easy, Cheap, Wonderful
Okay, here's a great desert that one of our church women made for Sunday coffee hour. 1 box chocolate cake mix 1 can pumpkin Combine, add a little water to thin batter. B...
Two Special Winter Markets
November-07 INDOOR/OUTDOOR MARKET AT ST. ANDREW'S HANEY UNITED CHURCH at Dewdney Trunk Road and 222nd Street, from 10 - 3. This lively Autumn Market features the best of ...
From Ukraine with Love: Borsch.
As promised as it seems now a long time ago at the era I was babysitting my two dear children who lately seem to graduate to the advance level of blood sucking and virtuo...
TAPAS & Music & Crafts
TAPAS is here...Sebastopol is serving tapas at ONE! Join the crowd in Sebastopol on November 21th (this Saturday) from one to five at the Community Church (just north of ...
Why Asian Vegetarian Meals Are Popular All around the World?
Meals that take their origin from Eastern countries have been popular all around the world. We all know that they are tasty, spicy, unusual, nutritious, and healthy, but ...
Frappacianos
Starbucks knockoff. Does anyone in pnn land know how to make a frappiciano that is as good as Starbucks caramel light? that is the only cold drink that i like at this par...
Pin Wheels...Not the cookie
Sometimes I just want a snack. But I want my snack to fill me. Now, i have found many uses for my Flat Out wraps that I buy at the grocery store, but this one is topping ...
Featured Story
Linguini with pesto kissed ...
By: veggiehippiechic
This recipe is a family favorite!!!!!! INGREDIENTS 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 small onion chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/4 cup tomato paste 1 28 oz can crushed tomat...
One Last Fling...In The Kitchen
I despise cold weather, so I’m always glad when March rolls around. I start anticipating warmer weather starting March 1st. It snowed here yesterday though, so that t...
Fast, Easy, Cheap, Wonderful
By: wearmanyhats
Okay, here's a great desert that one of our church women made for Sunday coffee hour. 1 box chocolate cake mix 1 can pumpkin Combine, add a little water to thin batte...
Eat Real Food, Not Twinkies
By: hali
I had my first day at the Rocky Moutain Chocolate Factory yesterday. It was fun and kind of tiring. Everyone there seems really nice and the customers appreciate that...
Frugal vs. Foodie
By: frugalfoodie
If you are like me, and self identify as a foodie, you may understand this conondrum. Being a foodie is about eating the choicest delecacies, the most elegant and exq...
Dine-In and Fight Childhood...
By: jms
Today, I accepted the challenge to dine-in for the next 24 hours(through the Kashi Community website). No cheating! I'm eating fruits, vegetables, milk, and rice/past...
Holy Crepe!
By: blueplatespecials
So far we've talked a lot about dinners and lunches. But what about the most important meal of the day? It used to be a routine around our house to make pancakes on S...
Sometimes A Little Simplici...
By: letmefeedyou
I left work today late. Like 7:30pm late. I was tired and not really in the mood to cook. As I walked down 14th Street on my way to the train station, I passed every ...
Just Posted: Food & wine
TAPAS & Music & Crafts
TAPAS is here...Sebastopol is serving tapas at ONE! Join the crowd in Sebastopol on November 21th (this Saturday) from one to five at the Community Church (just north of ...
Scratch Cooking November 19th
Tonight I made sweet corn tamales. I have never even attempted to make tamales before, but I was in the mood to try something new. I made a variation on an Emerile Lagass...
Why Asian Vegetarian Meals Are Popular All around the World?
Meals that take their origin from Eastern countries have been popular all around the world. We all know that they are tasty, spicy, unusual, nutritious, and healthy, but ...
Scratch Cooking November 17th
I have one word for you; Rumpledethumps. According to the Sundays at Moosewood Cookbook, they are a kind of colcannon, a potato and cabbage dish served on the Celtic Brit...
More about TAPAS!
Analy High School Honor Choir has been invited to sing at Carnegie Hall in NYC this spring, and we are raising funds to ensure that every Honor Choir student can particip...
TAPAS in Sebastopol
TAPAS is here...Sebastopol is serving tapas at noon! Join the crowd in Sebastopol on November 21th from noon to five at the Community Church (just north of town on hwy 11...
Scratch Cooking November 15th
This weekend's cooking projects had a distinctly French theme. I guess I was just in a Parisian state of mind. Saturday, I made croissants using a recipe I had cut out of...
Ramen noodle waffles?
Yup, that's just one of the ways creative cooks have used the student staple. Others, including coating and frying fish in the ground "flour" from the noodles and "Stoodl...
Frappacianos
Starbucks knockoff. Does anyone in pnn land know how to make a frappiciano that is as good as Starbucks caramel light? that is the only cold drink that i like at this par...
Scratch Cooking November 12th
Tonight we had a major breakthrough. My daughter ate eggplant and liked it! In fact, I think her exact words were "I have never before been so surprised to actually like ...
Scratch Cooking November 11th
I was just listening to The Story on NPR. A segment about the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPS, from World War II. They risked, and some lost, their lives in servi...
More good news on the beverage beat!
If you've never been to Barcelona, put it on your bucket list. Why? Yes, it's a fabulous city in so many ways (that's a whole other post), but I'm referring to its obsess...
Fast, Easy, Cheap, Wonderful
Okay, here's a great desert that one of our church women made for Sunday coffee hour. 1 box chocolate cake mix 1 can pumpkin Combine, add a little water to thin batter. B...
Scratch Cooking November 9th
So I was sitting there writing an article about grassroots organizing versus astroturfing (setting up fake grassroots organizations that are actually industry front group...
Scratch Cooking November 8th
When someone asks me what's cooking, I find myself answering quite literally. Is that a reflection of my obsession? lack of social life? Lack of social skills? Incredible...
Pin Wheels...Not the cookie
Sometimes I just want a snack. But I want my snack to fill me. Now, i have found many uses for my Flat Out wraps that I buy at the grocery store, but this one is topping ...
Protein-infused vodka?
Yup, it's the latest addition to the bonanza of beverages that aim to do some good while you're being bad. But does it diminish the thrill of the swill? No, says its crea...
Indian Food and Drinks Market: Emerging Opportunities
With vast population base, growing middle class and strong macroeconomic environment, the Indian food & drinks market has emerged as the one of the fastest growing se...
Have yourself a merry jar of pie filling?
Oh joy of preholiday baking joys! The King Arthur Flour mail order drool fest came in my mailbox today. My mom and I spent some time paging through it together, playing "...
Scratch Cooking November 4th
Last night I went to the first night of the Second Annual Great Bliss festival featuring the Honorable Lama Marut. It was just what I needed to get some perspective after...
