Well prepared vegetables of any kind. I eat as many as I caqn, whenever possible. I'm not a vegetarian but I do wish more vegetables were available at restaurants., usually only high end places have anything besides salads.
Great produce! You can get alot of unusual produce in NYC but it's not really wonderful and fresh. I am fortunate to live in Berkeley just a couple blocks from one of the world's great produce markets. NY visitors fall on their knees when they see the variety and quality.
Swanson's low sodium chicken broth, bottled clam sauce, canned tomatoes, tomato paste in a jar, canned beans of all colors and flavors, canned roasted red peppers, frozen artichoke hearts and frozen spinach, Hellman's mayo, a jar of salted anchovies, frozen chorizo and Italian sausage, and dried pasta and rice.. Combined with whatever is fresh or left over and my spice cabinet I can have a healthy entree and salad in no time.
Monograms or the couples initials are nice designs. Dotted swiss dots are elegant, a simple flower in a single color.
I want cookbooks for techniqueand food history, not really recipes. Marcella Hazen for Italian, Rick Bayless for Mexican, Paula Wolfert for Middle Eastern.
I guess it shows my age but it has to be "Alice's Restaurant". But I also like "You say tomato", also known as "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off."
I'm way too spoiled. There is a certified organic market 2 blocks away on Tues. and one 6 blocks away on Sat. But I live 6 blocks away from one of the world's best produce markets, Berkeley Bowl and about a mile from another , Monterey Market. So I rarely go to the farmer's markets, because the other 2 are always there!
I love a mix of fresh berries with Greek yogurt. My favorites are usually blackberries and blueberries from the local farmers' market.
The most important thing--always--is the company I keep, even if it's just myself. Sharing a little paper sack full of hot salty fries at a fast food joint in the Tenderloin with my best friend who is in serious need of some girl talk is way more wholesome than any multi-grain, fat-free, non-whatever eaten in distress. That being said, a ripe red tomato, just picked and still warm from the garden, sprinkled with a little salt and eaten like an apple over the sink is heaven on earth. Oh, and it doesn't hurt to have a little Devendra Banhart on the stereo and my honey walking through the front door. Yum.
I definitely have a sweet tooth, so when I reach to satisfy it, but keep my health in mind, I'll do one of two things: A big bowl of berries with some Splenda and cinnamon sprinkled on top OR a bowl of sugar snap peas raw or steamed. Mmmm...and the natural sugar is so much kinder on my tummy!
A big bowl of steamed green beans. Or raw sugar snap peas. I can never buy enough!
roasted nuts - especially cashews! yum!!
My morning smoothie/shake, soy milk and any and all fruits I want. I can change it any time I want, and make it fancy or simple. AAAnd there's no guilt, ever!!
Can I ask what Northern Chinese Islamic cuisine consists of?
Extra virgin olive oil. The cardiovascular benefits are vast, and I don't know how I would cook without it!
My favorite healthy and pleasurable dish would be tomatoes from my parent's garden sliced thick and topped with chopped flat-leaf parsley and basil and thin slivers of red onions. Dress with a vinagrette of champagne vinegar, dijon mustard, a touch of extra virgin olive oil, crushed garlic, salt and lots of fresh ground black pepper and garnish with some toasted pinenuts for good measure. It has all the great textures - the juiciness of the sweet tomatos, the crisp heat of the onions and the crunch of the pinenuts.
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