Monthly Archives: November 2010

More Changes at bklyn foodie …

Hi Folks, We know it’s been a kind of crazy few months here at bklyn foodie — new look, new contributors, ever-changing content. But thanks to two new developments, we’re going through another change. I’ve just signed on to be the editor of a new Park Slope news website, Park Slope Patch (parkslope.patch.com — launching in December!) [...]
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Italian with Lauren: Everyday Decadence

When you’re in the supermarket, passing by the jams and jellies and peanut butter aisle, you might notice another packaged spread that hails all the way from Italy — Nutella. This hazelnutty spread is a standard in our grocery stores these days. And though it may seem to the average consumer like just another American [...]
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The Veggie Tales: Bad brussels sprouts at Radish

It was a busy end of summer — between getting married, travelling to Mali, and being in two more weddings, I missed several weeks of the McCarren Park Greenmarket. Accordingly, as I wandered farther up north than my daily routine takes me, I was immediately lured in by a cute, vintage-inspired newcomer that sprang up [...]
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Cook the Book: Cauliflower and Gorgonzola Soup

Today’s recipe is from Ottolenghi: The Cookbook. His publicists were nice enough to send me a copy, and I immediately earmarked about three-quarters of the book. Ottolenghi apparently has a mission to make cauliflower a more-loved vegetable, so naturally I picked a cauliflower-centric recipe for my first foray into the world of Ottolenghi. This [...]
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The Best Thing We Ate and Drank

The Best Thing We Ate — Curried Cauliflower Wrap at S’Nice: It was another hectic, work-filled weekend, filled with leftovers and take-out. Saturday, I managed to sneak out to S’Nice for a sandwich — this wasn’t the most intriguing sandwich I’d ever had but S’Nice gets points for the idea. Their version was a curried [...]
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Politics + Policy: Happy Cows Equal Happy Hamburgers

Money has been tight recently, for all of us, I imagine, and that always leads to questions about what to spend money on. We all have to compromise sometimes, much as we may hate to admit it. For myself, the hardest thing is, as I call it, “happy meat.” By happy meat, [...]
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In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite Winner

Congrats to Jamie, the winner of our In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite winner! Good call on the Turkey Day leftovers.
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