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National Soup Swap Day is on the way
Save the date, invite your friends, and plan to put a pot on the stove: the Third Annual Soup Swap Day is January 24. This event–started in Seattle six years ago because it’s January, it’s cold, and who doesn’t love … Continue reading
Groovy Tuesday tidbits
Eat in: Trendhunter names cooking one of the top 20 trends for 2009. “Fuelled by the credit crunch and food as a fashionable hobby, we’ll see a return to the kitchen, especially for the celebrated meals,” they report. Fat … Continue reading
Want to find a recipe on this site?
Check out the updated Recipe page on Eat Cheap, Eat Well, Eat Up, where you’ll find links to all the recipes I’ve mentioned on the site. Cheers! –Alison
Bigger is better in Texas
I’m on Day 3 of my cross-country road trip–with dog and cat in tow, in a Mini. Driving along the I-40 for 10 hours a day is bound to lead to a few epiphanies: Obama’s plan to create new … Continue reading
Sunday lagniappes
Cilantro–love it or hate it? (I love it.) Cast your vote–Serious Eats More 2009 food and travel forecasts, including jumbo beans, ice cream supplanting cupcakes, artisanal yogurt, and Cuba and Iceland will emerge as top (i.e., affordable) destinations–Gourmet … Continue reading
Biscuits, chocolate gravy, and cheese straws
My friend and neighbor Kevin treated me to a wonderful goodbye breakfast this morning: homemade biscuits and chocolate gravy (mmmm) with sidecars of bacon and scrambled eggs. Biscuits and chocolate gravy are one of his family’s beloved treats, and I’m … Continue reading
’70s flashback
When I was 11, Dad asked Mom, “Shouldn’t Alison learn to cook something?” Her response: “Why?” I’m not sentimental about much, but as I pack up my crap to move, I still can’t let go of our family’s meager … Continue reading
Kitchen nightmares, part 1: flame thrower
Flambeed food is exciting. Cherries jubilee, bananas Foster, baked Alaska–if flames are dancing on it, I want it. Usually. Cookies flambe weren’t what I had in mind when I decided to whip up a quick batch of chocolate chip … Continue reading
Oh, Eric
I just cruised over to Chef Eric Ripert’s delightlful blog, Avec Eric. Like many, I’m seduced by his adorable prematurely gray hair, his Gallic charm, his kid-in-a-candy-store enthusiasm, his sexy accent, his way with food…let me count the ways. “The … Continue reading
