Posted on Apr 05

Organic Black Soybean Pasta – gluten free

What you see here is 100% organic pasta made from black soybeans, a product of a company called Nutrition Kitchen. I picked up my pack at The Living Earth in Worcester, MA, when I was doing my organic shopping. I got it because I wanted to try something new. Since it is made from one ingredient,...

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International Boston Seafood Show 2007: Mantis Shrimp

What is a Mantis Shrimp? Well, you are looking at three of them in the photo above. I was walking through the IBSS and came across some Southeast Asian seafood purveyors who had some interesting displays, this one included. These animals are much larger than most shrimp, you would likely need two hands to hold one...

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International Boston Seafood Show 2007: Frozen Sushi from Polar Seas – Delicious!

When my daughter and I went to the 2007 International Boston Seafood Show this last Monday, we got to meet Kathy Maister and Stephen from startcooking.com and stephencooks.com respectively. Wow, what a couple of awesome foodies and food bloggers. We were chatting (after various mishaps in trying to find one another in that...

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Paula Deen’s Special Collector’s Issue “Quick & Easy Meals”

[This post appeared on the Paper Palate blog, a member of the Well Fed Network] (Source: Hoffman Media, click image to go to magazine order page) I watch only a few shows on the Food Network, two of those being Alton Brown’s “Good Eats” and Paula Deen’s “Home Cooking“. I do not watch the “Paula’s Party” show...

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Peeps, Peeps, and more Peeps, eh.

You know what peeps lead to? Yeah, more peeps, eh. Do you remember that Second City show “Strange Brew” from the early 80s? It was about beer drinking Bob & Doug McKenzie, played by the actors Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis (of “GhostBusters” and “Honey I shrank my..” mind fame as well as lots of other...

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Posted on Mar 07

Local Food: Northeast Family Farms

As I promised, this post covers my experience with the New England Farmer’s Conference in Sturbridge, MA this last week. This was the first year for this event and it was well attended. Many small farm farmers packed into several auditoriums and theaters to listen to topics such as how to grow for and...

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How to organize your Food Life

[This article was published on the Paper Palate blog in the Well Fed Network] When the Well Fed Network was given an opportunity to review the russel+hazel Recipe Binder Set, I had to try it out. The best way to describe this concept is that it is like Levenger for your kitchen. Instead of messy food...

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“Preserving Memories” by Judy Glattstein (Well Fed Network)

(I wrote the following article for the Paper Palate blog, in the Well Fed Network) I recently had an opportunity to review the cookbook Preserving Memories: Growing Up in My Mother’s Kitchen by Judy Glattstein. As you might imagine from the title, this is a book about the making of jams, jellies, marmalades, and other preserved...

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Posted on Feb 27

Local Foods: New England Farmers’ Direct Marketing Conference and Trade Show

(A corn field in northern Connecticut) Tomorrow and Thursday, I will be attending the New England Farmers’ Direct Marketing Conference and Trade Show on a press pass and will be reporting back here about the small farm and specialty foods from the New England region. This is a NE specific small farm Agri-Business event organized by Harvest...

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Stewing goodness: Oxtail soup and homemade corn tortillas

Ahh, this was yesterday’s lunch. For supper we had the soup, more meat, all over rice. This sort of food is just so amazingly fulfilling and filling. It is very fulfilling for the cook who likes to create foods that are rich, deep in flavor, and that start from very inauspicious ingredients....

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