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Drying Fresh Herbs
After submitting my last comment, I did a little research. I found out that basil (the herb I tried to dry) tends to lose a lot of its flavor. A better way to preserve it is in olive oil or honey!
Drying Fresh Herbs
I've had some trouble with drying herbs too - they seem to lose a lot of flavor. Do you do anything special with them when you hang them up love2cook?
Leah
The Jew & The Carrot
http://jcarrot.org
In Videos: Three-Year Old Mark 'Mini Minimalist' Bittman Is a Big (Little) Deal
So cute! I loved the video segment Bittman did with his Mini minimalist on The NY Times.
Leah
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Dinner Tonight: Kale-Flecked Mashed Potatoes
Great recipe - and congrats on getting yummy things to grow in Brooklyn! I have one quibble with your post title though. Kale, in my opinion is the Michelle Obama of vegetables - sturdy, elegant, and grounded. (Michelle is also seriously intelligent, but I don't know if I'd attribute intelligence to a vegetable, so I'll leave the comparison there).
Anyway, I think "fleck" simply isn't a serious enough verb for a vegetable like kale. So how about kale "infused" mashed potatoes or kale "enriched" mashed potatoes instead? :)
Leah
The Jew & The Carrot
http://jcarrot.org
Drying Fresh Herbs
After submitting my last comment, I did a little research. I found out that basil (the herb I tried to dry) tends to lose a lot of its flavor. A better way to preserve it is in olive oil or honey!
Drying Fresh Herbs
I've had some trouble with drying herbs too - they seem to lose a lot of flavor. Do you do anything special with them when you hang them up love2cook?
Leah
The Jew & The Carrot
http://jcarrot.org
In Videos: Three-Year Old Mark 'Mini Minimalist' Bittman Is a Big (Little) Deal
So cute! I loved the video segment Bittman did with his Mini minimalist on The NY Times.
Leah
The Jew & The Carrot
http://jcarrot.org
What should I make for Passover?
Passover is a celebration of the Exodus from Egypt, sure - but really it's also a celebration of spring! What better time to make lots of foods full of spring-y goodness like garlic sauteed fiddlehead ferns?
Also - I'm surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet - it's the biggest secret for carb-craving Jews on Passover...you can eat quinoa during Passover (technically it's a seed, not a grain).
This menu has two quinoa recipes for the seder - one with almonds and the other with beets and fresh oranges:
Hamentashen
My friends and I made SAVORY hamantaschen this year - I know, we're rebels. We took the sugar out of the dough and added dried rosemary, then we stuffed them with a onion, mushroom, and cheese mixture. They were amazing.
Here's the recipe:
http://jcarrot.org/yiddish-savory-hamantaschen/
In Videos: I Drink Your Shamrock Milkshake
Wow - to the extent that commercials can be viewed as a snapshot of time, that one really says a lot... It also made me realize how much more subtle and sneaky advertising has become in the last 20 years!
Eating for Two: What to Eat While Pregnant
Zoe Singer, formally of New York Magazine recently started posting about this subject in a blog called Mom Appetit. It's cute - more musings than anything super-factual or advise column-like, but worth a look.
http://www.fitpregnancy.com/blog/pregnancyrecipes/229?section=914
Leah
Editor, The Jew & The Carrot
http://www.jcarrot.org
My Local Valentine
This is a great list Brian. I grew up absolutely hating canned macaroons. But a few years ago at a friend's party, I tasted these amazing homemade chocolate-studded, melty, coconut-nugget things that I loved - and then was told they were macaroons! I'm glad they waited until after the first bite to tell me.
I also wanted to share a list of kosher-certified, organic, fair trade (and depending on where you live!) local chocolates I compiled for The Jew & The Carrot blog - they'd make great sustainable valentines day gifts:
http://jcarrot.org/resources/kosher-sustainable-chocolate-list/
Leah,
Editor, The Jew & The Carrot blog
Behold the Bacon Pig
Agreed, Raphael, it would make a really cute shirt. I recently posted a different-but-related article on The Jew & The Carrot blog about a Jewish guy, Jeff Yoskowitz, who is researching the pork industry in...Israel. Ironic? maybe, but it's definitely a big business over there.
Check it out here:
http://jcarrot.org/the-jew-and-the-pig-on-kibbutz/
Leah,
Editor, The Jew & The Carrot
The Cheeseburger in a Can Reveals Itself
Decidedly gross - I don't understand what sort of business thinking leads to a product like this. Another funny and related product we posted on The Jew & The Carrot blog today is The Mobile Barbeque which actually cooks your hamburger while you drive...
http://jcarrot.org/worst-product-ever/
Leah
Editor, The Jew & The Carrot
http://www.jcarrot.org
Wrapping sandwiches, deli-style
This question brings me back to my first year in college when I discovered the amazing burritos made at the college "grab and go." The fresh, copious fillings were great - but the best part of the whole experience was watching the folks at the counter wrap a burrito. They were totally in the zone, and with a few flicks of the wrist turned a floppy tortilla piled with stuff into a tightly wrapped, spill proof burrito. amazing.
I unfortunately have never mastered the burrito-wrapping skill like they have - nor do I know the secrets of wax paper wrapping. What I CAN contribute, are some ideas about convenient and eco-friendly bags and boxes to wrap your sandwich in, once it's tucked away in the butcher paper. Check it out at The Jew & The Carrot
http://jcarrot.org/bread-butter-and-a-reusable-lunchbox/
Leah
Editor, The Jew & The Carrot blog
Dinner Tonight: Indian-Style Broccoli with Spiced Yogurt
Great post Nick - I totally understand that intense need for veggies after getting home from a trip where you either ate a bunch of crap, or just ate really differently than you normally do. I almost always crave kale as my detox vegetable. My recipe is simple - steam/sauteed with soy sauce and minced garlic and splashed with vinegar or lemon juice at the end. Ending a trip never quite seems complete until I've had this welcome-home meal.
Leah
Editor, The Jew & The Carrot
http://www.jcarrot.org
Michael Pollan, Joan Dye Gussow, Dan Barber: Healthy, Green, and Hedonistic?
Thanks for this Adam. My personal opinion as an audience member was that although Gussow was a great moderator overall, she focused too much on Pollan (new book aside), and missed out on the opportunity to question Barber about his own real life struggle about what to serve his customers.
For a review of some ideas discussed at the Barber/Pollan/Gussow event at the 92nd street Y, check out The Jew & The Carrot blog:
http://jcarrot.org/meeting-of-minds/
- Leah
p.s. Does anyone else find it funny that that Barber and Pollan were wearing almost the exact same thing? Not only do we know what we should eat - we know how serious foodies should dress! :)
The Best Black and White Cookies? Half-Moons? Amerikaners?
The best black and white cookies I've had are the ones that have a slight dome in the middle or, rather, just hint at being cone shaped. It makes that super fluffy middle bite so wicked. Are domed black and whites a sub-species of the cookie, or just a lucky coincidence?
Leah
Editor, The Jew & The Carrot
www.jcarrot.org
Dinner Tonight: Carrot Mint Salad with Currants
I'm a big Peter Berley fan - especially his newest book The Flexitarian Table, which focuses on dishes that would please vegetarians, and meat eaters alike.
Leah
The Jew & The Carrot
www.jcarrot.org
Best Burritos: What's your recipe?
Burritos are kind of like pancakes - you add just about anything to them, and they're always great. But here are the four things that (in my opinion) find their way into most successful burritos:
1. Avacado (in slices or guac form)
2. Fresh cilantro
3. Sharp cheddar (Tillamook is a favorite)
4. Good salsa (I like Green Mountain Gringo)
Leah
The Jew & The Carrot www.jcarrot.org
The Presidential Primaries: Who Actually Has a Food Policy?
I was at an event with Michael Pollan, Dan Barber, and Joan Dye Gussow (swoon) at the 92nd Street Y in NYC yesterday - and Pollan said something that spoke to Ed's question.
He said that having the first primary in Iowa - where heavily subsidized corn and ethanol are king - actually makes it challenging for candidates to articulate a progressive food policy.
Of course the Iowa primaries are only one small part of the story - and it's still sad that despite all of the amazing work around the Farm/Food Bill this year, that more candidates haven't taken a stand on food policy issues. But it's still fascinating to think how much one state can impact not only the outcome of the primaries, but the topics candidates feel comfortable talking about.
Leah
Editor, The Jew & The Carrot
http://www.jcarrot.org
Cooking with Kids: "Nitrate-Free" Hot Dogs, Now With More Nitrates
Great post - it's always a challenge to find foods that appeal to kids (or look like what all the other kids are eating), and are still healthy, sustainable etc. Perhaps that's why you see things like "organic sprinkles" - which I personally find very bizarre!
The blog I edit, The Jew & The Carrot, just posted a similar post about finding nitrate-free, kosher hot dogs and it got some interesting (and hopefully useful to the Serious Eats audience) comments:
http://jcarrot.org/what-does-a-guy-have-to-do-to-get-a-kosher-organic-nitrate-free-hot-dog/
Leah
Editor, The Jew & The Carrot
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Great recipe - and congrats on getting yummy things to grow in Brooklyn! I have one quibble with your post title though. Kale, in my opinion is the Michelle Obama of vegetables - sturdy, elegant, and grounded. (Michelle is also seriously intelligent, but I don't know if I'd attribute intelligence to a vegetable, so I'll leave the comparison there).
Anyway, I think "fleck" simply isn't a serious enough verb for a vegetable like kale. So how about kale "infused" mashed potatoes or kale "enriched" mashed potatoes instead? :)
Leah
The Jew & The Carrot
http://jcarrot.org