Food Blog-a-round Archive

  • I’ve got some plaintains right now turning a nice black in my kitchen. I have loved plaintains even before we lived in Miami, and now I’m bummed about how difficult it is to find really good ones cooked up here. I do like that Cuban restaurant down on Kearny near Pine (Paladar Cafe Cubano – also their Cafe con Leche is great) but cooking up a batch at home is easy, and this recipe for Grilled Plaintains with Brown Sugar Glaze from Serious Eats is perfect for grilling season (which I guess is technically nearly year-round here in Berkeley). They...

    Foodblog-a-Round: The Odd Fruit or Vegetable

    Posted on 2010.06.18 | No Comments
    I’ve got some plaintains right now turning a nice black in my kitchen. I have loved plaintains even before we lived in Miami, and now I’m bummed about how difficult it is to find really good ones cooked up here. I do like that Cuban restaurant down on Kearny near Pine (Paladar Cafe Cubano – also their Cafe con Leche is great) but cooking up a batch at home is easy, and this recipe for Grilled Plaintains with Brown Sugar Glaze from Serious Eats is perfect for grilling season (which I guess is technically nearly year-round here in Berkeley). They...

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  • I've been obsessed with berries this season, mostly eating them straight or maybe drizzled with lemon juice or coated in some vanilla yogurt or perhaps with a swirl of balsamic and a little sugar. But maybe it's time to get baking.

    Food-Blog-A-Round: Is it Summer Yet?

    Posted on 2010.06.01 | 1 Comment
    I've been obsessed with berries this season, mostly eating them straight or maybe drizzled with lemon juice or coated in some vanilla yogurt or perhaps with a swirl of balsamic and a little sugar. But maybe it's time to get baking.

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  • I know, I know, I’ve been lax about my supposedly “weekly” Food blog round up. So this time I”m just going to give links to a number of posts I have seen over the past few weeks that intrigued me. Want to cook Spring Sangria from Local Lemons — The pictures are so beautiful my mouth is already drooling Springtime Sparkling Strawberry Lemonade from Yum Sugar — For those who prefer as we used to say in school “EANABS” — equally attractive non-alcoholic beverages Spaghetti Carbonada from Umami Girl — Vegetarian spaghetti carbonara… sounds lovely. And I see it as...

    Food Blog-a-round: Catch-up Edition

    Posted on 2010.05.10 | 1 Comment
    I know, I know, I’ve been lax about my supposedly “weekly” Food blog round up. So this time I”m just going to give links to a number of posts I have seen over the past few weeks that intrigued me. Want to cook Spring Sangria from Local Lemons — The pictures are so beautiful my mouth is already drooling Springtime Sparkling Strawberry Lemonade from Yum Sugar — For those who prefer as we used to say in school “EANABS” — equally attractive non-alcoholic beverages Spaghetti Carbonada from Umami Girl — Vegetarian spaghetti carbonara… sounds lovely. And I see it as...

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  • Welcome to this week’s foodblog round-up — the “all dessert all the time” edition! Maybe it’s because I’m in the middle of my quest to get in shape, but so many sweet luscious photos caught my eye this week. Irresistible. I’m thinking that if I blog about them, maybe I will be able to resist actually baking and eating them. The Waspy Redhead took votes for her featured post, and since I voted for Strawberry Limeade Granita, it seems fitting to rave about it here. It looks so beautiful and refreshing… perfect for springtime but even more perfect for summer....

    Foodblog-a-round: Week of 2010.04.05

    Posted on 2010.04.12 | 1 Comment
    Welcome to this week’s foodblog round-up — the “all dessert all the time” edition! Maybe it’s because I’m in the middle of my quest to get in shape, but so many sweet luscious photos caught my eye this week. Irresistible. I’m thinking that if I blog about them, maybe I will be able to resist actually baking and eating them. The Waspy Redhead took votes for her featured post, and since I voted for Strawberry Limeade Granita, it seems fitting to rave about it here. It looks so beautiful and refreshing… perfect for springtime but even more perfect for summer....

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  • And here’s the foodblog-a-round for the posts that most caught my eye in the last 7 days! Easter week yielded a lot of great posts about my favorite Easter goodies: Peeps! And the coolest “new” peeps development this year is the arrival of Peepshi. Full instructions at Serious Eats show how to combine Peeps with Rice Krispie Treats and Froot-by-the-Foot into colorfully sweet treats. Awesome. Simple Good and Tasty tells us where to get “homemade” Prariepeeps in gourmet flavors of Chocolate Heirloom and Coconut Vanilla. And Blondie and Brownie did ‘em up right with a great “Let My Peeple Go”...

    Foodblog-a-round: Week of 2010.03.29

    Posted on 2010.04.05 | No Comments
    And here’s the foodblog-a-round for the posts that most caught my eye in the last 7 days! Easter week yielded a lot of great posts about my favorite Easter goodies: Peeps! And the coolest “new” peeps development this year is the arrival of Peepshi. Full instructions at Serious Eats show how to combine Peeps with Rice Krispie Treats and Froot-by-the-Foot into colorfully sweet treats. Awesome. Simple Good and Tasty tells us where to get “homemade” Prariepeeps in gourmet flavors of Chocolate Heirloom and Coconut Vanilla. And Blondie and Brownie did ‘em up right with a great “Let My Peeple Go”...

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  • This week I observed that the stock at Ciao Bella Gelateria on Shattuck in Berkeley was getting thinner and thinner and got down to the reason for it yesterday: they were closing. I stopped by yesterday and I’m sad I didn’t pick up one last treat (I would have if I had known it was their last day). Well, now there is just more excuse to make my own gelato. Since the hubby has been out of town I have cooked almost nothing (multiple pots of popcorn probably don’t count). But my mouth is still watering over the blog posts...

    Foodblog-a-round: Week of 2010.03.22

    Posted on 2010.03.29 | No Comments
    This week I observed that the stock at Ciao Bella Gelateria on Shattuck in Berkeley was getting thinner and thinner and got down to the reason for it yesterday: they were closing. I stopped by yesterday and I’m sad I didn’t pick up one last treat (I would have if I had known it was their last day). Well, now there is just more excuse to make my own gelato. Since the hubby has been out of town I have cooked almost nothing (multiple pots of popcorn probably don’t count). But my mouth is still watering over the blog posts...

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  • I’ve decided to add a new feature — a round-up of blog posts that caught my eye over the past week. And the posts will be lined up with what I usually write about here — Quickies but Goodies, meals that look like they are Worth the Time, and Places to Go. Not only will it help me keep track of what I want to cook and where I want to go, but it will help me spread the love with ya’ll. Lovin’ it! So without further ado… For Quickies but Goodies, I’m still struggling on the final definition. Is...

    Foodblog-a-Round: Week of 2010.03.15

    Posted on 2010.03.22 | 3 Comments
    I’ve decided to add a new feature — a round-up of blog posts that caught my eye over the past week. And the posts will be lined up with what I usually write about here — Quickies but Goodies, meals that look like they are Worth the Time, and Places to Go. Not only will it help me keep track of what I want to cook and where I want to go, but it will help me spread the love with ya’ll. Lovin’ it! So without further ado… For Quickies but Goodies, I’m still struggling on the final definition. Is...

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