Something sweet . . . and good to eat
Not in peak season but available almost everywhere, sweet potatoes are still shaking up taste buds around The Cookery this spring. I’ve had a run-in with sweet potatoes in recent weeks, starting with a superb soup at an Austin restaurant. Then a neighbor shared a load of unwanted sweet potatoes. These were beautiful and I couldn’t think of turning […]
Hungry? Make this a meal
Hungry? Round up four primary ingredients and make this a meal. Prepare rice and chicken to your liking, add fresh spinach and feta, and fold these flavors into a worthy meal. Skip the chicken or substitute rice with your preferred grains to recycle your recipe.
Excess calories + lack of physical activity = any number of problems
Without any sugar coating, this letter states the clear facts of a major public health challenge. Check in on the debate.
Help stamp out hunger
Want to help stamp out hunger? If you have a mailbox and a letter carrier, you can help. Letter carriers, in conjunction with the U.S. Postal Service, will collect non-perishable food items today, May 8, and deliver them to your local food pantries and food banks. Place food items at your mailbox, and your donations will soon be on […]
Minimize waste with a lunchbox spork
Reusable food containers and tools help cut the waste. The spork, that practical spoon-fork-knife combo, isn’t just for kids – but it works well for the lunchbox-toting school crowd. We use sporks for campouts, school lunches and day trips, and the reusable utensils always make the return trip back to a sudsy sink. If you’re packing a lunch, planning a picnic or just […]
Food Allergy Awareness – on the menu for May
Food Allergy Awareness Week is every week around The Cookery, but the awareness endeavor makes the official May menu, and to help those with food allergies, encourage respect for every bite with FAAN. FAAN shares ideas to get involved in Food Allergy Awareness Week – May 9-15. Need inspiration? Browse this list of food allergy links […]
Sweet Loaf
You won’t want to skimp on the eggs with this bread recipe. It’s perfectly rich, courtesy of our Austin baker man. He modified the variation he learned from his grandmother to continue the sweet tradition. Portuguese sweet bread 4-5 loaves (half-batch) 2.5 lbs flour (That’s the starting point, though you’ll probably need another one or two […]
Walk for food allergies in Austin
Worthy causes present themselves everywhere, and here’s one with food allergies in mind. The 2010 Walk for Food Allergy aims to raise awareness of food allergies while helping raise funds for food allergy research. Orchestrated by the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, a walk is scheduled May 22 in Austin. Find out more about walking or supporting the […]
Baker in disguise
I’ve seen a few good men turn out perfect peach cobbler at the campsite, but that’s no wonder. They’ve been preparing the dutch oven dessert for years. What really marked surprise was discovering that our neighbor is a baker in disguise. He keeps busy working with the law, staying active with his family, and training to look like a […]
Cookbook receipt marks carrot soup recipes
Among the cookbooks I received that belonged to my late sister, I found a copy of Fields of Greens, New Vegetarian Recipes from the Celebrated Greens Restaurant by Annie Somerville. The inspiration of this recipe collection only gets better with the tiny scrap of history tucked into the pages. My sister purchased the cookbook way back in 1994, at […]