Now Hanging ~
Art for Food Lovers ~

"John Donohue, an editor of the New Yorker’s “Goings on About Town” section, certainly has a lot going on"

At Atlantic Gallery's current exhibition, “EAT/ART: A Visual Feast.” Food for thought, and for art, and for a good cause...
Read more: Now Hanging | Art for Food Lovers; nytimes.com

"Hospitality is making your guests feel at home, even if you wish they were." ~Author Unknown (quotegarden.com)

Delightfully yours, Food Meditations

~ Bring parsnips, sprouts, carrots, cabbage and Jerusalem artichokes centre stage, so they can take pride of place on our Christmas table...
Read more: Reach for the stars; deliciousmagazine.co.uk

~ Long relegated to the Christmas table, Brussels sprouts have a dreadful reputation...
Read more: Brussels sprouts recipes; bbc.co.uk

~ Christmas Dinner Menu: Create Your Own; finecooking.com

~ Hot Holiday Pet Products; zootoo.nypost.com
~ Pets: Great books for pet-lovers; baltimoresun.com

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Crab Canapes

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Health food repertoire ~
The Truth About Soy Health Claims ~

"...the industry commonly uses hexane, a solvent and known neurotoxin, to process soy ingredients found in many “natural” food products..."

Thanks to Michael Pollan, many Americans are now aware that when a food boasts a health claim it usually means it’s actually not that healthy...

Read more: The Truth About Soy Health Claims; civileats.com

"Good things, when short, are twice as good." ~Baltasar Gracian, The Art of Worldly Wisdom (quotegarden.com)

Delightfully yours, Food Meditations

~ Have you been good this year? Then let your hair down and savour some scrumptious puddings this Christmas...
Read more: It’s time for our just desserts; telegraph.co.uk

~ Holiday Gift Guide; latimesmagazine.com

~ 12 Stylish Ideas for Your Next Cocktail Party; bonappetit.com

~ 10 Seasonal Experiential Food Gifts for Foodies; ecosalon.com
~ How to Go Green: Food & Health; planetgreen.discovery.com
~ 10 Secrets to Cooking Healthier; eatingwell.com

~ Put down the blender, step away from the food processor. It’s time to get in touch with your caveman roots...
Read more: How to Create a Caveman Kitchen; foxnews.com

~ Del Posto Pastry Chef Brooks Headley and Chestnuts; nymag.com

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Gingerbread Cookies

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Autumnal offerings ~
Savoring the Fruits of Fall ~

"It happens every year. Autumn gets going and the delicate fruits of summer fade out, making way for their deeper, moodier relatives"

From persimmon spoonbread to apple slaw, 14 recipes that cast the season's bounty in a starring role...
Read more: Savoring the Fruits of Fall; wsj.com

"If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, "thank you," that would suffice." ~Meister Eckhart (quotegarden.com)

Delightfully yours, Food Meditations

~ Holiday Gallery: 10 Gluten-Free Thanksgiving Recipes; blisstree.com
~ The stress-free pleasure of Thanksgiving for two; washingtonpost.com
~ Healthier Thanksgiving Desserts: 21 Recipes; theatlantic.com
~ New York’s best holiday markets; oyster.com

~ Some healthy seafood appetizer recipes, full of flavor, with a variety of fish and shellfish to satisfy every seafood lover...
Read more: Healthy Seafood Appetizer Recipes; eatingwell.com

~ New World Gravlax; eatingwell.com
~ The Beautiful Taste—Fish handling, Part 1; jonrowley.com

~ San Sebastián is a small city with small plates and many chefs. It's also the home to the 12th Annual Gastronomika conference...
Read more: Welcome to San Sebastián, Land of Rain and Chefs; eater.com

~ Kitchen Anxiety: Handling Home Cooking in the 'Top Chef' Era; eater.com

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Appetibilis
~ carrot parsnip soufflé; artandlemons.com
~ Ger-Nis Culinary and Herb Center Delicata Squash Recipe; appetiteforgood.com
~ Pecan Pie Recipe; simplyrecipes.com
~ Pumpkin Latkes; kosherfood.about.com
~ V; 5secondrule.typepad.com

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Carrot Pudding Souffle

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Holiday foods ~
Unconventional Thanksgiving Recipes ~

"From Chinese sausage stuffing to Louisiana seafood pie, our most food-focused holiday doesn't have to be a cliche"

Kitchen Challenge - Every week, a challenge to create an eye-opening dish within a capricious themes and parameters. Here are the best, most personal or unconventional Thanksgiving dishes...
Read more: Your best unconventional Thanksgiving recipes; salon.com

"The conscious mind allows itself to be trained like a parrot, but the unconscious does not—which is why St. Augustine thanked God for not making him responsible for his dreams." ~Carl Gustav Jung; Psychology and Alchemy, 1953

Delightfully yours, Food Meditations

~ A bit of brunch; independent.ie
~ A hungry adventurer explores Marrakech; boston.com
~ Passing on a Guidebook, Looking for What the Locals Eat; nytimes.com

~ Gathering seeds for a growth enterprise; washingtonpost.com

~ Rice, white or brown, makes a good substitute for bread or cornbread in dressing or stuffing, especially for those on gluten-free diets...
Read more: Rice is just right for gluten-free stuffing; bradenton.com

~ TreeHugger writer Kelly Rossiter has whipped up (and sampled!) nine delicious vegetarian recipes - so you can pack your menu full of tasty delights...
Read more: Weekday Vegetarian: 9 Thanksgiving Recipes, Tried and Tasted; treehugger.com

~ Gravy - With a few store-bought staples, it's surprisingly easy, and worlds better than anything you'd get out of a jar...
Read more: The Food Lab Thanksgiving Special: Why You Should Make Your Own Gravy; seriouseats.com

~ Tasting Notes: Varieties of Apple; saveur.com
~ Pasta Types (glossary); thenibble.com
~ Broccoli hybrid broccolini, or broccoletti, has pleasant, mild taste; washingtonpost.com

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Appetibilis
~ Tarte Au Citron Recipe; taste.com.au
~ Cranberry Chutney; food-soil-thread.com
~ Pistachio-Orange Cocktail Cookies Recipe; leitesculinaria.com
~ François Payard’s Brown-Butter-Roasted Pears; nymag.com
~ mum’s Christmas pudding; insidecuisine.com

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Pear

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It is not for the faint of palate ~
Burger Queen

"In a blind taste test, you could identify Bloomfield’s food by its blasts of salt and lemon. The Spotted Pig, April Bloomfield’s gastropub revolution"

‘Copious’ is a word I like to use when buttering my potatoes,” she says. But in the kitchen she is as composed as her cooking is brazen...
Read more: Burger Queen; newyorker.com

"It is the Americans who have managed to crown minced beef as hamburger, and to send it round the world so that even the fussy French have taken to le boeuf hache, le hambourgaire." ~Julia Child (foodreference.com)

Delightfully yours, Food Meditations

Read more: Can kids thrive on a vegetarian diet?; theage.com.au

~ A Tokyo Thanksgiving — Turning to tradition in a faraway place; culinate.com
~ Pro Cheapskate Jeffrey Strain Attempts Thanksgiving Dinner for 6 - For Less Than $1; aolnews.com

~ Canada Warns Public About Beef Pet Food; foodsafetynews.com

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Appetibilis
~ Turkish Semolina Cake in Syrup (Revani); honeyandbutter.com
~ Pie-love; 5secondrule.typepad.com
~ smoky corn & bean "chili"; injennieskitchen.com
~ Gluten Free “Healthy” Brownie Recipe; glutenfreefun.blogspot.com
~ Italian-Tofu Steak Sandwiches w/ Red Pepper Mayo and Pumpkin Gazpacho; singerskitchen.com

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Revani

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International fraternity of foodies ~
It Was Delicious While It Lasted

"It begins with a glistening sphere, wobbling on a spoon, a silver atomizer to spray a gin-and-vermouth mixture, than a 34 courses meal"

Gastronomes have been trekking to the remote Spanish cove where Ferran Adrià has changed culinary history...
Read more: It Was Delicious While It Lasted; vanityfair.com

“The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms” ~Lao Tzu (thinkexist.com)

Delightfully yours, Food Meditations

~ The real masterchef: Ferran Adrià is closing El Bulli's doors but has vowed to keep experimenting; independent.co.uk
~ The World's Most Influential Chefs; epicurious.com
~ Q&A with Madhur Jaffrey; post-gazette.com

Read more: Why Does Spicy Food Taste Hot? wired.com

~ Britain may be in the vanguard of culinary progress, but when it comes to breeding (or eating) good beef...
Read more: Why Can't Britain Make a Good Burger?; esquire.com

~ Collective Good Taste; latimesmagazine.com

~ The Best of the Eater Flickr Pool; ny.eater.com
~ New Orleans family oyster company devises new business model to stay alive; nola.com

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Appetibilis
~ Nigel Slater's classic baked camembert recipe; guardian.co.uk
~ Whisky and honey baked pears with cinnamon cream recipe; telegraph.co.uk
~ Grilling: Pizza 8 Ways; cookingchanneltv.com
~ Grilled Lamb Chops and Asparagus with Balsamic Berry Sauce; motherrimmy.com
~ Southern Crab Hash; kateiscooking.blogspot.com

French Madeleines

Check also:
~ the ockstyle digest
~ the gluten free etc... daily
~ the andante con gusto daily

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In praise of fast food ~
That's right - fast food

"Strawberries ... in late October? And not just any strawberries - luscious little organic ones. San Francisco's Ferry Plaza farmers market"

Cooking is wonderful, but there's something powerful about standing up in a crowded cityscape and eating something simple and delicious...
Read more: In praise of fast food; grist.org

"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." ~Leonardo da Vinci

Delightfully yours, Food Meditations

~ For decades men kept their mouths shut about what they ate unless they had a favorite burger haunt or a choice tip for grilling steaks...
Read more: The Diet Wars; details.com

~ Country Fare: Paso Robles, California; wmagazine.com
~ The Top Ten Food Cities of America; ifood.tv

~ At the court of the mushroom kings; ft.com

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Appetibilis
~ Turkish Feta Parsley Buns (Pogca); honeyandbutter.com
~ Fried Okra; eclecticrecipes.com
~ Orange Veggies and Ginger Soup - Recipe Revisited; foyupdate.blogspot.com
~ Sirloin Steak Stir-Fry; susikochenundbacken.blogspot.com
~ Beef and Guinness Stew; notecook.com

Homemade Hamburger Buns

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~ the ockstyle digest
~ the gluten free etc... daily
~ the andante con gusto daily

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Hog Heaven ~
Lardo di Colonnata

"Few things are as sublime as thin ribbons of lardo, piled on warm crostini, its buttery texture and complex taste of herbs and spices borne on a subtle tide of brine"

Does prudence ever truly prevail when, after landing on Italian soil, you promise yourself not to go hog wild eating?...
Read more: Hog Heaven: Lardo di Colonnata; leitesculinaria.com

"Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside." ~Mark Twain (quotationspage.com)

Delightfully yours, Food Meditations

~ Modern science is beginning to uncover the ultimate power of spices and herbs, as weapons against illnesses...
Read more: 6 of the World's Healthiest Spices; eatingwell.com

~ 10 Healthy Flavor-Boosters; foodnetwork.com

Read more: At Barneys, Simon Doonan's Very Foodie Holiday Windows; nytimes.com;

~ Chocolate and Cheese Sandwich...
Read more: Would You Eat This Sandwich?; thedailybeast.com

~ Consumption of gluten can cause serious health problems when eaten by people sensitive to this protein or...
Read more: Tips for buying, cooking gluten-free foods; bradenton.com

Read more: One for Your Bookshelf: 'Avec Eric'; gq.com

~ Sandra Steingraber on How We've Made The Environment Dangerous To Our Health...
Read more: The Good Earth?; thesunmagazine.org

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Appetibilis
~ Sandwich Makeover - One Whole Minute; wholeliving.com
~ Spiced pumpkin pots de crème with sautéed apples and pistachios; latartinegourmande.com
~ Fig Eggplant and Feta Cheese Salad; mysocialchef.com
~ Seared swordfish steaks with wasabi-ginger sauce; flahertywines.com
~ Pan Fried Alaskan Cod with Caper Butter; flowfit.ca

Fava Crostini

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Check also:
~ the OCK Style digest
~ the Food Meditations digest
~ the Andante con Gusto daily
~ the Gluten-Free Etc. daily
~ the Golosi e Creativi daily

Sustainable seafood ~
A new school for undervalued fish ~

"Adventurous chefs are introducing some unlikely fish in the name of 'sustainable seafood.' Will the public bite? Cuttlefish, Sheepshead, Pompano..."

Chefs and seafood lovers rarely see eye to eye where fish is concerned. Diners, for the most part, want fish that tastes mild and...
Read more: The New School; wsj.com

"An apology is a good way to have the last word." ~Author Unknown (quotegarden.com)

Delightfully yours, Food Meditations

~ It's over-fished and under threat – but sustainable stocks of cod are available, and, if you salt it, very little will go an awfully long way...
Read more: Cure for seasonal blues: Skye Gyngell cooks with cod; independent.co.uk

Read more: She is as lovely in person as she is on TV; boston.com

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Appetibilis ~ Appetizing Posts
~ Unlocking the True Flavor of Mackerel; nytimes.com
~ Cure For The Common Salmon; cavemancooking.wordpress.com
~ Red Pepper Pesto Pasta; eclecticrecipes.com
~ ChezWhat?: wild mushroom parmigiana; alittlebitofchristo.blogspot.com
~ Fig, goat cheese, and honey napoleon; kitchenhealssoul.blogspot.com

Atlantic Spanish Mackerel

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The Water Myth ~
Debunking the dilution solution

"Drinking a glass of water every now and then is rather different from having to drink two litres a day, which is what we should all be drinking, if you believe them"

How did we become convinced that we need to drink litres and litres of the stuff, preferably bottled, every single day?...
Read more: The Water Myth: Debunking the dilution solution; independent.co.uk

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." ~Confucius (quotegarden.com)

Delightfully yours, Food Meditations

~ An artisanal plea from a fed-up foodie; grist.org

Read more: The Year in Sanity: Sid Lerner; salon.com

~ Pies, both sweet and savory, mini plates, fried vegetables among other trends...
Read more: Pies top 2011 restaurant trend list; nrn.com

~ Thanksgiving Potatoes Slideshow: bonappetit.com
~ Salt goes gourmet; mercurynews.com

Read more: The forgotten fruit: Loquat; mindfood.com

~ Ice Cream vs. Gelato: The Differences of Frozen Desserts; divinecaroline.com
~ Egg-Free Ice Cream Lets Flavors Bloom; nytimes.com
~ How Much for Artisanal Ice Cream?; nytimes.com
~ The Food Lab: Real Ice Cream Without an Ice Cream Machine; seriouseats.com

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Check also:
~ the OCK Style digest
~ the Food Meditations digest
~ the Andante con Gusto daily
~ the Gluten-Free Etc. daily
~ the Golosi e Creativi daily

Tofu

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