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It was only after I began to shop at Farmers’ market and buying local produce that I began to understand a bit more what food activists were complaining about when they talked about the loss of biodiversity that the current centralization of agriculture in the hands of fewer corporate farms, who buy their seeds from [...]  Browsing through Mark Bittman’s Food Matters Cookbook, I came across this recipe for a tomato crisp. I had seen other recipes for tomato crisp in the past but they often rely on simply breadcrumbs and butter. Bittman’s addition of oats, olive oil, cheese, and nuts proved too irresistible. It was very easy to make since [...] Reading Barry Estabrook’s Tomatoland: How Modern Agriculture Destroyed our Most Alluring Fruit has only confirmed the importance of eating seasonally. I’ll talk more about the book in another occasion, today I just wanted to say how excited seeing the first tomatoes of the season make me feel. The past couple of weeks have brought grape [...] Okra is typical of the region where my father grew up, where it is served often in a chicken stew. I would like to say it reminds me of my childhood but until very recently I actually never ate it. It’s the slime, you know. It tends to throw kids off. You see, okra tends [...] I’ve only discovered the wonderful world of cooking magazines recently and I already have my favourites. On top of the list is Saveur not only for the wonderful food but because it combines a few things I love: travel and well-researched articles about other cultures with a great emphasis on the place of food in [...] I have only two weeks before handing in my thesis and time is at a premium. There’s no time to blog or try anything too time consuming in the kitchen. Luckily it is summer, time for colourful salads and tomatoes, LOTS of tomatoes. I don’t think I discovered what truly good tomatoes were until about [...] I got some fresh shelling peas in my CSA share this past week and when I came a Venetian-style risotto in Mario Batali’s book Molto Italiano, I couldn’t resist. I adapted somewhat to the ingredients I had at hand – pancetta instead of prosciutto, onions instead of shallots, and a cup of cava in place [...] As you know, I made lots of butter this weekend. Looking for something to do with it other than spreading it on bread, I came across this recipe from Smitten Kitchen. It seemed perfect in every way – unless you have high cholesterol and want to lose lots of weight fast; but in that case, [...] It is no secret on this blog that I love my cast iron skillet and inventing different cornbread recipes. So here’s today’s version: Kale and Sundried Tomatoes Cornbread. Recipe below the fold |
 Hi, I'm Alexandra. Born in Brazil, Canadian by choice, and having lived in exciting Barcelona for a year between 2006 and 2007, my earliest childhood memories revolve around food and food is what I remember most about every place I’ve ever lived. After writing a more general blog for the past few years, it was time to organize my writing about food in one place. © All pictures on this blog are taken by me unless otherwise noted. About the title of this blog |
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